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Two Los Angeles County behavioral health facilities named Top Performers

Two behavioral health facilities located in Los Angeles County have been named Top Performers for hospital-based inpatient psychiatric care by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. Aurora Charter Oak Hospital, located in Covina, and Aurora Las Encinas Hospital, located in Pasadena, each received recognition for their performance on key quality measures achieved during 2012.

14 Nov 2013

State regulators explore options on insurance plan cancellations

Oregon regulators rejected calls to push back the cancellation dates of 140,000 health insurance policies in the state, even as momentum to delay the cancellations builds among California officials and some national Democratic figures. Meanwhile, PBS Newshour explores the reasons for the cancellations of policies which are sold directly to individuals.

14 Nov 2013

High-power blue laser gadgets can cause serious eye damage

A type of high-power blue laser toy readily available over the Internet and increasingly popular among male teens and young adults can cause serious, sometimes irreversible, eye damage, according to a report by investigators from Saudi Arabia’s King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine.

14 Nov 2013

State marketplaces still plagued by technical problems

The New York Times examines how states running their own insurance exchange websites are doing. Meanwhile, USA Today looks at how insurance choices vary across the country.

14 Nov 2013

Some Democrats supporting GOP bill allowing Americans to keep canceled health plans

Democrats consider or profess their support for a Republican plan that would allow Americans to keep their canceled health insurance plans. In the meantime, fights continue to rage over the health law's navigators, and in political races.

14 Nov 2013

Leading pediatric health system to examine causes of divergence and variability

The Department of Defense has awarded Nemours a $3.9 million grant to evaluate how physicians use best practice guidelines and to consider strategies to maintain clinical skills and consistency of care. The study, which will examine care provided throughout Nemours' pediatric health system, could help the military reintegrate physicians after deployment and better understand how their time away from routine practice affects their clinical knowledge and skill.

14 Nov 2013

Policy developments: SCOTUS won't hear appeal of ruling striking down Okla. abortion law

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a ruling striking down an Oklahoma abortion law that would have required pregnant women to have an ultrasound before having an abortion. In the meantime, The Washington Post fact-checks an insurance premium claim by HHS Secretary Sebelius.

14 Nov 2013

New center launched to increase efficacy, reduce costs at four health care providers across Indiana

In response to rising national health care costs, the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute have launched a new center to increase efficacy and reduce costs at four major health care providers across Indiana.

14 Nov 2013

Healthcare.gov troubles continue to claim headlines

The Washington Post offers a not-so-rosy progress report on repairs to the federal online health insurance marketplace. Other news outlets examine what went wrong in terms of the project management and what might be gleaned from the soon-to-be released enrollment numbers.

14 Nov 2013

Novel study explores effects of meditation on the heart and vascular system

Demystifying meditation with science, researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute have teamed with The Chopra Foundation and The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in a novel study of the ancient practice that uses wireless health sensors to collect physiological data from meditators.

14 Nov 2013

Health law outreach efforts try new controversial ads, enrollment tactics

Health law outreach efforts take on new wrinkles -- Colorado officials launch controversial ads geared toward women and Enroll America changes how it tries to get people to sign up for health coverage. In the meantime, Republicans are releasing their own set of ads mocking the law.

13 Nov 2013

NBTY wins Healthy and Fit Workplace Award

NBTY, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively "NBTY"), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of high-quality vitamins and nutritional supplements, has been awarded the Healthy and Fit Workplace Award in honor of the array of wellness initiatives it has in place for its Associates. The company was formally recognized at a ceremony on November 7.

13 Nov 2013

Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

Bay Area Surgical Management, one of the largest and fastest growing ambulatory surgery center providers in the San Francisco Bay Area, has reached an agreement to become an in-network provider for Cigna, one of the country's largest health insurance companies.

13 Nov 2013

Bill Clinton says health law should be changed so consumers can keep coverage they like

Comments by the former president piled pressure on to the White House's efforts to find a solution to the policy cancellations that may affect several million consumers who buy their own insurance. His statements were immediately pounced upon by Republicans.

13 Nov 2013

NGAGE signs five-year representation deal with SIEMENS Healthcare

NGAGE US LLC today announced the signing of a five-year representation agreement with SIEMENS Healthcare of Malvern, PA. Under the agreement, NGAGE will complement the direct sales force of SIEMENS by deploying teams of sales executives in selected products and geographies. NGAGE will focus on two market segments: Women's Health and Diagnostic Imaging in targeted growth areas.

13 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Today's headlines include not-so-positive predictions about whether healthcare.gov will be fully functional by the end of November.

13 Nov 2013

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

Are Northerners really more likely to get flu? Does regular exercise help you to recover faster? And what impact will the new childhood flu vaccinations have on the spread of the virus in schools? These are just some of the questions scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine want to explore as they launch the annual nationwide Flusurvey, collecting data from men, women and children of all ages around the country.

13 Nov 2013

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

MORE than 100 healthcare professionals from across the country gathered for the first ever national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures – a disabling condition often mistaken for epilepsy.

13 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Health law foes wage battle to keep young adults from coverage; Sen. Rubio: Website's snags could open the door to con artists

This is the strangest P.R. campaign yet against the Affordable Care Act. Generation Opportunity, the Koch-funded group behind the Creepy Uncle Sam ads, is throwing tailgate parties to "educate" young people about the exchanges. Read: To convince young people to forgo health insurance.

13 Nov 2013

American Thyroid Association develops ethics guidelines for thyroidology

In this changing era of health care delivery, physician guidelines on ethics are more important than ever. As each specialty area faces its own issues and dilemmas regarding patient care, scarcity of resources, and conflicts of interest, the American Thyroid Association has developed ethics guidelines specific to the field of thyroidology.

13 Nov 2013

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Two Los Angeles County behavioral health facilities named Top Performers

State regulators explore options on insurance plan cancellations

High-power blue laser gadgets can cause serious eye damage

State marketplaces still plagued by technical problems

Some Democrats supporting GOP bill allowing Americans to keep canceled health plans

Leading pediatric health system to examine causes of divergence and variability

Policy developments: SCOTUS won't hear appeal of ruling striking down Okla. abortion law

New center launched to increase efficacy, reduce costs at four health care providers across Indiana

Healthcare.gov troubles continue to claim headlines

Novel study explores effects of meditation on the heart and vascular system

Health law outreach efforts try new controversial ads, enrollment tactics

NBTY wins Healthy and Fit Workplace Award

Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

Bill Clinton says health law should be changed so consumers can keep coverage they like

NGAGE signs five-year representation deal with SIEMENS Healthcare

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

Viewpoints: Health law foes wage battle to keep young adults from coverage; Sen. Rubio: Website's snags could open the door to con artists

American Thyroid Association develops ethics guidelines for thyroidology

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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