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War of partisan words ramps up for election season

A conservative group and "dozens of Democrats" are adjusting their messages for the midterm election.

20 Feb 2014

Certify Data Systems to introduce latest version of HealthLogix platform at HIMSS 2014

Certify Data Systems, Inc., a pioneer of inspired technology for life, will introduce the latest version of HealthLogix, a next-generation, fully integrated population health management platform, at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Certify is a subsidiary of Humana Inc.

20 Feb 2014

Delayed Obamacare deadlines 'far from unprecedented'

Enforcement of a variety of sweeping new laws has often been delayed, Bloomberg News reports. Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Obamacare enrollment is off to a "hell of a start."

20 Feb 2014

Study finds association between prices of fruits, vegetables and higher child BMI

High prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are associated with higher Body Mass Index (BMI) in young children in low- and middle-income households, according to American University researchers in the journal Pediatrics.

20 Feb 2014

BettrLife, Withings partner to jointly promote interactive mobile healthcare applications and products

Health and wellness technology leader BettrLife, and pioneer in consumer connected health devices Withings, have announced a business partnership to jointly promote their interactive mobile healthcare applications and products.

20 Feb 2014

Medicare beneficiaries discharged from nursing homes return to hospital within month

Nursing homes are widely used by Medicare beneficiaries who require rehabilitation after hospital stays. But according to a recent study led by a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, a high percentage of Medicare patients who are discharged from nursing homes will return to the hospital or the emergency room within 30 days.

20 Feb 2014

Advances in data analysis technology are effective in controlling Medicare and Medicaid fraud

The annual bill for Medicare and Medicaid fraud hit 11 digits in 2012. That's tens of billions. The numbers might be daunting, but University of Cincinnati research shows that recent strategies to combat this unique form of white-collar crime are increasingly effective.

20 Feb 2014

Cyberonics receives CE Mark approval in Europe for AspireSR generator

Cyberonics, Inc. announced today the CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) approval in Europe for the AspireSR generator, the novel sixth-generation VNS Therapy generator.

20 Feb 2014

Survey finds inconsistency in inpatient psychiatry services for youth at hospitals across Ontario

A first of its kind benchmarking survey was used to evaluate the state of inpatient psychiatry settings and services for youth at hospitals across Ontario, as published today in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. On average, the province's services are comparable to other settings internationally, helping youth with the most severe and complex mental health problems, but also show similar signs of inconsistency across settings in the types and quality of inpatient care.

20 Feb 2014

New technology offers potential to link patient records at different hospitals, overcome communication problems

Although trauma, heart and stroke patients benefit from being transferred from a local hospital to a higher-level care facility, it's unclear why patients transferred with non-urgent medical conditions show at least a 30 percent higher death rate than had they stayed put, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University's nursing school.

20 Feb 2014

Italian Society of Nephrology and Springer join forces to promote research in renal diseases

Beginning in 2014, Springer will publish the Journal of Nephrology, the official publication of the Italian Society of Nephrology. The new agreement will enable the journal to expand and strengthen its mission to stimulate advancements in medicine, focusing on nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation.

20 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 20, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about Medicaid expansion challenges in Virginia and Arkansas.

20 Feb 2014

iASSIST device improves surgical precision, accuracy in total knee replacements

Each year, approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures are performed in the United States, a number that is expected to rise exponentially in the next decade as the population ages. Successful surgeries require precise alignment in the knee, a challenging task made even more daunting by the expected rise in procedures. To help meet this demand, UC San Diego Health System is the first in the nation to use iASSIST, a computer navigation system with Bluetooth-like technology that improves surgical precision and accuracy in total knee replacements, decreasing the need for revision surgery.

20 Feb 2014

Wellcome Trust to launch new digital publication dedicated to science of life

Mosaic, a new digital publication dedicated to exploring the science of life, is set to launch on 4 March 2014. Mosaic will carry long-form features, articles and films that tell the stories behind biomedical research and its impact on society.

20 Feb 2014

Anesthesia Business Consultants to host 2014 AIAPM event in Las Vegas

Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC) announces today that the first annual Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management (AIAPM) is less than two months away—reserve your spot today! ABC has partnered with Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Medical Business Solutions to present the AIAPM.

20 Feb 2014

Citizens for Health names April 11, 2014 as "Read Your Labels Day"

Citizens for Health, one of the country's oldest consumer advocacy groups, is once again encouraging American families to get the "411" on what's in packaged foods and beverages by naming 4/11/2014 as the second annual "Read Your Labels Day."

20 Feb 2014

Stress does lead to more headaches, new study reveals

A new study provides evidence for what many people who experience headache have long suspected—having more stress in your life leads to more headaches. The study released today will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.

20 Feb 2014

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge guides children to choose healthy foods and beverages

During the school year, 21 million children receive free or reduced-price lunches, yet less than 10% of those children participate in the Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program.

20 Feb 2014

Travelers offer businesses tips on how to create safe workplace

The four most common workplace injuries among Texas employers in 2013 included strains, sprains, fractures and contusions, according to a recent analysis of Travelers' 2013 workers compensation claim data. Based on this data, Travelers is offering businesses tips on how to create a safe workplace.

20 Feb 2014

Mauna Kea installs flagship Cellvizio system at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata

Mauna Kea Technologies (Paris:MKEA) (Euronext: MKEA, FR0010609263), leader in the optical biopsy market, announced today it has installed its flagship Cellvizio system at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata, a leading center of excellence in Gastroenterology in India, part of the Apollo Hospitals Group.

20 Feb 2014

Healthcare News

War of partisan words ramps up for election season

Certify Data Systems to introduce latest version of HealthLogix platform at HIMSS 2014

Delayed Obamacare deadlines 'far from unprecedented'

Study finds association between prices of fruits, vegetables and higher child BMI

BettrLife, Withings partner to jointly promote interactive mobile healthcare applications and products

Medicare beneficiaries discharged from nursing homes return to hospital within month

Advances in data analysis technology are effective in controlling Medicare and Medicaid fraud

Cyberonics receives CE Mark approval in Europe for AspireSR generator

Survey finds inconsistency in inpatient psychiatry services for youth at hospitals across Ontario

New technology offers potential to link patient records at different hospitals, overcome communication problems

Italian Society of Nephrology and Springer join forces to promote research in renal diseases

First Edition: February 20, 2014

iASSIST device improves surgical precision, accuracy in total knee replacements

Wellcome Trust to launch new digital publication dedicated to science of life

Anesthesia Business Consultants to host 2014 AIAPM event in Las Vegas

Citizens for Health names April 11, 2014 as "Read Your Labels Day"

Stress does lead to more headaches, new study reveals

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge guides children to choose healthy foods and beverages

Travelers offer businesses tips on how to create safe workplace

Mauna Kea installs flagship Cellvizio system at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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