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Budget talks moving further from GOP's health law concerns

Republicans blame Democrats for throwing up new roadblocks to a compromise, but at the same time Sen. Lindsey Graham says making changes to the health law is "unrealistic."

14 Oct 2013

Study finds empirical evidence of external market factors that may facilitate or inhibit ACO formation

Accountable care organizations are rapidly being formed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and they are being established in areas where it may be easier to meet quality and cost targets, researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice said in a study published in the journal Health Services Research.

13 Oct 2013

Rutgers getting ready to launch solution to deliver more effective care at lower cost

During nearly three decades as a primary care physician, Alfred Tallia has identified a daunting list of flaws with the nation's health care.

13 Oct 2013

Use of iPad for educational purposes increases among Millennial residents

With the entry of "Millenials" into medical residency programs across the country, institutions have started to examine ways to improve programs to correspond with that generation's learning behaviors and preferences.

13 Oct 2013

Blame for Healthcare.gov's problems placed on key design element

As outside experts offered opinions about the reasons for the glitches in the federal health insurance exchange, administration officials asked consumers for patience while the system undergoes repairs. Meanwhile, House and Senate Republicans launched investigations into the difficulties.

12 Oct 2013

AHF, FLEX Spas team up to help bolster safety standards, protect public health of patrons

In a groundbreaking new partnership, national bathhouse chain FLEX Spas has teamed up with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest AIDS organization in the United States, to help bolster its safety standards and protect the public health of its patrons.

12 Oct 2013

State highlights: Calif. gov. OK's extension of autism treatment coverage; Kansas tries to improve billing, Medicaid flap in N.C.

Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a 2 1/2-year extension of a program that requires insurance coverage for early autism treatment. Since its creation in 2011, the program has helped more than 12,500 Californians, according to Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), the author of the bills creating and extending the program (McGreevy, 10/10).

12 Oct 2013

SPIRE Institute receives 2013 Barrier-Free America Award from Paralyzed Veterans

Paralyzed Veterans of America has awarded the 2013 Barrier-Free America Award to SPIRE Institute, for accessible architectural design demonstrating the importance of equal access for disabled veterans and all people with disabilities.

12 Oct 2013

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Data supporting the need for better recognition of iron deficiency will be presented this week at the United European Gastroenterology Week Congress in Berlin. Iron deficiency is frequently under-diagnosed, resulting in increased hospitalisation, reduced quality of life and higher death rates in patients with comorbid conditions. The WHO has estimated that iron deficiency causes the loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide, more than is seen with lung cancer.

12 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Health law's threat to privacy; 'catastrophic' debut of marketplaces should signal need for delay; in budget impasse can either side accept a compromise?

Every day, personal information is the subject of hundreds of thousands of hacking attempts from all over the world. From nation states to crime rings, knowing and exploiting your information is big business. On October 1, a major component of Obamacare made you even more vulnerable to devastating attacks on your personal information and the administration is doing too little about it (Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., 10/10).

12 Oct 2013

GE Healthcare to introduce new technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013

GE Healthcare will introduce several new technologies that demonstrate its ongoing commitment to improving the quality of patient care at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, taking place October 12-16 in San Francisco.

12 Oct 2013

Continental Anesthesia expands delivery of quality anesthesia care in Presence Health System

Continental Anesthesia announced it has signed a new contract to be the exclusive provider of anesthesia services at five hospitals within the Presence Health System. This agreement continues Continental's best-practice services at Presence Resurrection Medical Center, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, and Presence Holy Family Medical Center, and adds new service at Presence Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center and Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center.

12 Oct 2013

Unlike the federal exchange, state online insurance marketplaces have had more luck addressing issues

News outlets report on how the exchanges are working and how consumers are responding in Pennsylvania, Florida, Mississippi, Hawaii, Minnesota and California.

12 Oct 2013

Research roundup: Medicare Part D in 2014; barriers to mental health care; scattered patterns of ACOs

Medicare Part D continues to be a marketplace with an array of competing plans offered at a wide range of premiums and benefit designs. In 2014, Medicare beneficiaries will have a choice of 35 stand-alone PDPs, on average, up by four from 2013. ... Beneficiaries receiving Low-Income Subsidies will have access to a modestly higher number of plans for no monthly premium in 2014 compared to 2013 ... Notable trends for 2014 include a growing share of PDPs using preferred pharmacy networks and adopting more formulary cost-sharing tiers.

12 Oct 2013

Public largely blames GOP for shutdown while health law grows more popular, poll shows

A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds sharp drop in support for a Republic position on government shutdown and health law. Meanwhile, The New York Times explores how some of the most vocal elements of the conservative wing of the GOP are splintering over the House strategy to tie defunding of the health law to the federal budget.

12 Oct 2013

Island Doctors to host community diabetes awareness campaigns across NE Florida

On October 12th and 13th, Island Doctors will participate, sponsor, and co-host three events in Putnam and St. Johns County, Florida. The events are part of Island Doctors continued commitment to community diabetes awareness campaigns across NE Florida.

12 Oct 2013

No deal yet, but GOP offer on debt limit raises hopes

Speaker John Boehner's offer represented give on the part of Republicans, who had been insisting on cuts to the federal health care law as the price for reopening government and extending the debt limit. While Boehner proposed moving only to raise the debt limit, discussions broadened to include efforts to reopen the government in exchange for entitlement cuts. In the past, President Barack Obama has refused to consider those unless Republicans agree to raise revenues.

12 Oct 2013

Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery performs colorectal procedures using daVinci EndoWrist Stapler

The Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at St. David's North Austin Medical Center recently became one of the first facilities in the nation to perform colorectal procedures using the new daVinci EndoWrist Stapler.

12 Oct 2013

Gov't. shutdown creates difficult issues at NIH

The National Institutes of Health is trying to cope with the effects of the government shutdown on patients and medical research.

12 Oct 2013

Consumers still have a number of questions about how they will fare under health law

During its first week, California's insurance exchange received nearly 60,000 calls from consumers and about 1 million Web visitors. Despite numerous technical glitches, federal officials say 8 million people logged on last week to their online exchange for 36 states not running their own marketplace. This rollout has prompted many questions from people about what President Obama's Affordable Care Act will mean for them.

12 Oct 2013

Healthcare News

Budget talks moving further from GOP's health law concerns

Study finds empirical evidence of external market factors that may facilitate or inhibit ACO formation

Rutgers getting ready to launch solution to deliver more effective care at lower cost

Use of iPad for educational purposes increases among Millennial residents

Blame for Healthcare.gov's problems placed on key design element

AHF, FLEX Spas team up to help bolster safety standards, protect public health of patrons

State highlights: Calif. gov. OK's extension of autism treatment coverage; Kansas tries to improve billing, Medicaid flap in N.C.

SPIRE Institute receives 2013 Barrier-Free America Award from Paralyzed Veterans

WHO: Iron deficiency causes loss of 48,225 disability-adjusted life-years worldwide

Viewpoints: Health law's threat to privacy; 'catastrophic' debut of marketplaces should signal need for delay; in budget impasse can either side accept a compromise?

GE Healthcare to introduce new technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013

Continental Anesthesia expands delivery of quality anesthesia care in Presence Health System

Unlike the federal exchange, state online insurance marketplaces have had more luck addressing issues

Research roundup: Medicare Part D in 2014; barriers to mental health care; scattered patterns of ACOs

Public largely blames GOP for shutdown while health law grows more popular, poll shows

Island Doctors to host community diabetes awareness campaigns across NE Florida

No deal yet, but GOP offer on debt limit raises hopes

Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery performs colorectal procedures using daVinci EndoWrist Stapler

Gov't. shutdown creates difficult issues at NIH

Consumers still have a number of questions about how they will fare under health law

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