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Most dementia people living at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs

Most people with dementia who live at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs, any number of which could jeopardize their ability to remain home for as long as they desire, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

20 Dec 2013

Insurers extend payment deadline for Jan. 1 coverage to Jan. 10

California, Connecticut and Washington, as well as some other states, have indicated that they will follow slightly different deadlines.

20 Dec 2013

Some Americans reflect on insurance they had pre-health law

Americans who are slated to have new insurance from the health law are reflecting on what their old coverage was like -- if they had it at all. Also, an architect of the Massachusetts health law reflects on the federal health law.

20 Dec 2013

Patient assessment of clinical services quality predicts survival for colorectal cancer patients

Patient assessment of clinical services quality was shown to be an independent predictor of survival for colorectal cancer patients in a study recently published in the Journal of Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), www.nahq.org.

20 Dec 2013

Congress closes in on permanent fix to Medicare doctor payments

With a bipartisan budget deal behind it, Congress may be on the verge of solving the way it makes Medicare payments to doctors. Meanwhile, national spending on health care is growing at the slowest pace ever recorded, according to The New York Times.

19 Dec 2013

UVA earns national award for video detailing efforts to improve quality of care for children with asthma

For a video detailing efforts to improve the quality of care for children with asthma, University of Virginia Health System has earned a national award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

19 Dec 2013

PM360 names Atlantis Healthcare as Innovator in Pharma Marketing

Atlantis Healthcare, a global leader in treatment adherence programs, was named an Innovator in Pharma Marketing by PM360 in their special 2013 Innovators issue. The annual showcase honors 60 of the "most forward-thinking ideas and problem solving solutions" that meet current needs in pharmaceutical marketing.

19 Dec 2013

Reverse Medical's BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device gets CE Mark approval

Reverse Medical Corporation today announced CE Mark approval for European commercialization of their BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device and the first European clinical case. The BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device is intended for use with occlusive devices in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

19 Dec 2013

State highlights: Va. governor-elect will keep Republican's health secretary; Ill. gov. shifts Medicaid contract to state employees

Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe will keep Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's health secretary on as his own, a choice that could help the new governor sell Medicaid expansion to wary Republicans but that also infuriates some abortion-rights activists. McAuliffe (D) will announce Wednesday that he will reappoint Dr. William A. Hazel Jr., an orthopaedic surgeon from Northern Virginia who served as secretary of health and human resources under McDonnell (R), two people familiar with the decision said (Vozzella, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Seriously, one has to hope the new guy -- Kurt DelBene, former head of the Microsoft Office Division -- brings only a portion of Microsoft's heritage along with him. Aside from the XBox, the software giant isn't known for great consumer experiences. Its products have been maddeningly complex and notoriously buggy, at least in their early versions. Kind of like HealthCare.gov! (Jon Healey, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

Tryton Medical launches Bifurcation Institute to advance care for bifurcated coronary artery disease

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to treat bifurcation lesions, today announced the launch of the Bifurcation Institute. The Bifurcation Institute is a comprehensive education resource established to advance the standard of care for bifurcated coronary artery disease, a common, and often untreated, clinical need.

19 Dec 2013

Ex-Microsoft exec takes over HealthCare.gov fixes

Kurt DelBene, who previously was president of the Microsoft Office Division, was named by President Barack Obama to replace Jeffrey D. Zients and oversee efforts to rescue the federal government's health care website.

19 Dec 2013

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on clinical performance

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on their clinical performance, as well as evaluations of their performance compared to their fellow residents as a whole, according to a study in the January issue of Anesthesiology.

19 Dec 2013

Satisfaction can be enhanced by improving quality of information received by day-surgery patients

Satisfaction expressed by day-surgery patients can be enhanced by improving the quality of information they receive, and also help assure successful post-operative recovery without the need for outpatient follow-up, according to research reported in the Journal of Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), www.nahq.org.

19 Dec 2013

Nearly two-thirds of nation's leading health care executives positive about health care reform

Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of the nation's leading health care executives say they believe the health care system will be somewhat or significantly better by 2020 than it is today as a result of national health care reform. Additionally, 93 percent believe that the quality of care provided by their own hospital or health system will improve during that time period.

19 Dec 2013

Under fire, MNsure director resigns abruptly

Criticized about the launch of Minnesota's health insurance marketplace and about a tropical vacation, April Todd-Malmlov resigned Tuesday.

19 Dec 2013

Children with buck teeth can be corrected in early adolescence stage

Children with prominent front teeth, colloquially known as buck teeth, often require orthodontic work to straighten their teeth and improve both their bite and appearance.

19 Dec 2013

Maryland insurers agree to delay deadline for Jan. 1 enrollment

For consumers seeking coverage on the state's health exchange, Maryland's insurers will extend the enrollment deadline from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27. Rhode Island also plans to extend its deadline. Meanwhile, news outlets offer updates from Texas, Connecticut, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Washington.

19 Dec 2013

Mazor Robotics gets first order for Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced today that it has received its first order for a Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering Inc., its distribution partner in Turkey. This represents the first Renaissance system order in Turkey, and Cordamed will install the system at a prominent hospital in Istanbul.

19 Dec 2013

Cambia Health Solutions president applauds AHIP's announcement on extension of insurance payment

Mark Ganz, president and CEO of Cambia Health Solutions, and incoming board chair for America's Health Insurance Plans, applauds today's AHIP announcement that health plans are voluntarily extending the deadline for consumers to pay their first month's premium to January 10, 2014.

19 Dec 2013

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Most dementia people living at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs

Insurers extend payment deadline for Jan. 1 coverage to Jan. 10

Some Americans reflect on insurance they had pre-health law

Patient assessment of clinical services quality predicts survival for colorectal cancer patients

Congress closes in on permanent fix to Medicare doctor payments

UVA earns national award for video detailing efforts to improve quality of care for children with asthma

PM360 names Atlantis Healthcare as Innovator in Pharma Marketing

Reverse Medical's BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device gets CE Mark approval

State highlights: Va. governor-elect will keep Republican's health secretary; Ill. gov. shifts Medicaid contract to state employees

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Tryton Medical launches Bifurcation Institute to advance care for bifurcated coronary artery disease

Ex-Microsoft exec takes over HealthCare.gov fixes

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on clinical performance

Satisfaction can be enhanced by improving quality of information received by day-surgery patients

Nearly two-thirds of nation's leading health care executives positive about health care reform

Under fire, MNsure director resigns abruptly

Children with buck teeth can be corrected in early adolescence stage

Maryland insurers agree to delay deadline for Jan. 1 enrollment

Mazor Robotics gets first order for Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering

Cambia Health Solutions president applauds AHIP's announcement on extension of insurance payment

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