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Skylight's Seventh Annual Client Conference recognizes 35 hospitals for excellence

Healthcare professionals from leading acute care, specialty, academic, and pediatric hospitals gathered at the Hotel Del Coronado Nov. 20-22 for Skylight's Seventh Annual Client Conference.

4 Dec 2013

Update on reimbursement coverage for Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation procedures

Uroplasty, Inc. a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today provided an update on reimbursement coverage for Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) procedures delivered via the Company's Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System for treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) and associated symptoms of urinary urgency, urinary frequency and urge incontinence.

4 Dec 2013

Electronic informational technologies provide better means of transparency in health care costs

-The "shroud of secrecy" once draped across private health care service costs could be lifted with innovative information technologies, Princeton University professor Uwe Reinhardt wrote in a review published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

4 Dec 2013

French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality formulates twenty recommendations

Twenty recommendations have been formulated by the French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality with the aim of raising awareness among health professionals and prospective parents, in consultation with the French National College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the French Society of Anaesthetists/Obstetric Anaesthesia Club.

4 Dec 2013

Skiing trips can have positive impact on one's health and well-being

Are you contemplating a skiing holiday? The all-out pleasure and enjoyment you experience on a pair of skis or a snowboard is positively priceless to enhance your overall happiness.

4 Dec 2013

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

"Appearance exposure" on the Internet has been linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls. A new study that links specific Facebook activities, but not overall Facebook use to body dissatisfaction and a drive for thinness in teen girls is published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

4 Dec 2013

Appearance of sickness may have limited value in diagnosis of actual state of health

Physicians have long been taught that a physical examination is not complete without an assessment of whether a patient appears to be acutely or chronically ill.

4 Dec 2013

mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments predicted to be the key subjects in 2014

Frost & Sullivan released today its three big predictions for the global healthcare market. Based on a '2013 Search for Growth' survey which involved 1835 executives in more than 40 countries worldwide, Frost & Sullivan's insight highlights new areas of growth. mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments will be the key subjects in 2014 and beyond.

4 Dec 2013

Food expert to hold talk on healthy eating

Food expert Dr Nazanin Zand is taking her healthy eating message into the community with a talk to parents and young people in Kent.

4 Dec 2013

Lord Walton of Detchant receives honorary degree from Northumbria University

Northumbria University, Newcastle has today awarded Lord Walton of Detchant with an honorary degree in recognition of his long career as a world-leading neurologist.

4 Dec 2013

Another government shutdown possible in coming months, say majority of Americans in poll

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans say it’s likely there will be another government shutdown in the months ahead as Congress continues to debate deficit and budget issues, according to a new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America and the American Society of Hematology.

4 Dec 2013

State highlights: Okla. gov. looks for cuts to cover $60M more in health care costs; Miss. gov. wants to offer hospitals money to offset health law

A selection of health policy stories from Oklahoma, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Delaware, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Georgia and California.

4 Dec 2013

Health law complicates Democratic Senators' reelection efforts in the south

The Wall Street Journal reports that three of the four most vulnerable Senate Democrats are from southern states. The paper also looks at how members of Congress will fare on the new online insurance marketplace.

4 Dec 2013

Hospital prices -- biggest driver of medical inflation -- remain opaque

Nothing is more convoluted than hospital charges, which represent about a third of the nation's $2.7 trillion annual health care bill, reports The New York Times. Reuters finds that hospitals may quote prices for parking but not for procedures. Meanwhile, Kaiser Health News describes the trend in palliative care programs, designed to relieve pain and distress, regardless of how long a patient has to live.

4 Dec 2013

Frequent emergency department users have multiple chronic conditions, many hospitalizations

While it has often been said that the most frequent users of overburdened hospital emergency departments are mentally ill substance abusers, a study out today (Dec. 3) by researchers from NYU Wagner and the University of California, San Francisco, has found that this belief is unfounded - an "urban legend."

4 Dec 2013

CJR surgeons to perform free joint replacement surgeries on 17 patients

More than 2 million Americans suffer from debilitating hip, knee and joint conditions. Severe joint pain and arthritis can affect almost all aspects of an individual's life, often preventing them from working, enjoying the activities they love and performing simple, everyday tasks.

4 Dec 2013

Toshiba introduces new MR technologies that improve image quality, patient comfort

To help healthcare providers image patients faster and more comfortably, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is introducing enhancements to its Vantage TitanTM MR product line. The new technologies improve workflow, image quality and patient comfort.

4 Dec 2013

Allegiance Health, UMHS sign letter of intent to serve Jackson community

The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) and Allegiance Health have signed a letter of intent to affiliate, with Allegiance Health becoming a member of the UMHS network.

4 Dec 2013

Supreme Court turns down Liberty University's challenge to the health law's employer mandate

The Christian college, located in Virginia, argued that the mandate is unconstitutional, but the high court rejected the petition, marking the second time in two years that it has declined to review the constitutionality of the overhaul's requirements for most large employers regarding health coverage for workers.

4 Dec 2013

MHIF creates scientific program to address gaps in treating valvular heart disease patients

Despite significant medical advances, there continue to be significant gaps in the health care of the growing number of patients with valvular heart disease. In the USA, the total number of people aged 65 years or older with valvular heart disease will grow to approximately 5.2 million by year 2020, and 6.8 million individuals by the year 2030. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation- has created a scientific program, "Valve Summit 2014: The Science and Delivery of Optimal, Multi-Disciplinary Care," to address the ongoing, complex evolution in the clinical management of patients with valvular heart disease. The conference will be held on April 25th and 26th at the Radisson Blu in downtown Minneapolis.

4 Dec 2013

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Skylight's Seventh Annual Client Conference recognizes 35 hospitals for excellence

Update on reimbursement coverage for Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation procedures

Electronic informational technologies provide better means of transparency in health care costs

French National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality formulates twenty recommendations

Skiing trips can have positive impact on one's health and well-being

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

Appearance of sickness may have limited value in diagnosis of actual state of health

mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments predicted to be the key subjects in 2014

Food expert to hold talk on healthy eating

Lord Walton of Detchant receives honorary degree from Northumbria University

Another government shutdown possible in coming months, say majority of Americans in poll

State highlights: Okla. gov. looks for cuts to cover $60M more in health care costs; Miss. gov. wants to offer hospitals money to offset health law

Health law complicates Democratic Senators' reelection efforts in the south

Hospital prices -- biggest driver of medical inflation -- remain opaque

Frequent emergency department users have multiple chronic conditions, many hospitalizations

CJR surgeons to perform free joint replacement surgeries on 17 patients

Toshiba introduces new MR technologies that improve image quality, patient comfort

Allegiance Health, UMHS sign letter of intent to serve Jackson community

Supreme Court turns down Liberty University's challenge to the health law's employer mandate

MHIF creates scientific program to address gaps in treating valvular heart disease patients

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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