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Memorial Sloan-Kettering initiates to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in U.S. South Asian

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is leading an innovative initiative to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in South Asian immigrant communities in the United States.

20 Sep 2013

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Gen Xers and baby boomers should no longer ignore their hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute, which is raising awareness of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health in recognition of World Heart Day on September 29th.

20 Sep 2013

House to vote Friday on bill tying govt. funding to repeal effort

News outlets report that the decision by the House GOP leadership to link the two efforts increases the likelihood of a government shutdown.

20 Sep 2013

House GOP lambasts Senate Republicans for caving on Obamacare

The showdown over the health law that some expected would unify the party has turned into a war of words between House and Senate colleagues. Meanwhile, Politico reports that while most people are focused on the threat of a government shutdown, the bigger threat is a U.S. debt default

20 Sep 2013

House conservatives offer Obamacare alternative

The legislation, advanced by the Republican Study Committee, would expand tax breaks for people who buy their own health insurance and increase funding for high-risk pools.

20 Sep 2013

Obama focuses attention on fiscal risks involved in GOP health law defunding strategy

President Barack Obama issues tough talk about Capitol Hill during a speech to the Business Roundtable. Meanwhile, JP Morgan Chase & Co. backs away from a research note in which it predicted a delay was imminent in the launch of key provisions of the health law.

20 Sep 2013

Lightning strike causes IED-like injuries

Eight-year-old twin boys, camping in a backyard tent, received penetrating blast injuries when a bolt of lightning struck a transformer near their tent, sending them to the emergency department for treatment.

20 Sep 2013

Experts discuss ways to improve preoperative surgical site cleaning to minimize risk of infection

Infection is the most common complication of surgery and occurs at a rate of 1-15%. A group of experts from the Surgical Infection Society recently convened to discuss how to optimize the preoperative surgical site cleaning done by the patient to minimize the risk of infection.

20 Sep 2013

State highlights: Penn State ends health plan penalty

After weeks of vociferous objections by faculty members, Pennsylvania State University said on Wednesday it was suspending part of a new employee wellness program that some professors had criticized as coercive and financially punitive (Singer, 9/18).

20 Sep 2013

An in-depth approach to examine placebo effect and its impact on doctor-patient relationship

The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article, "Placebo and the New Physiology of the Doctor-Patient Relationship," (http://bit.ly/14QfSur) published in Physiological Reviews.

20 Sep 2013

As opening day approaches, health law advocates caution the public to be ready for some marketplace glitches

Stateline examines concerns about what could go wrong, and other news outlets look at enrollment, outreach and implementation efforts for the online marketplaces that will sell insurance policies.

20 Sep 2013

Administrative data can help gauge potential liability and risk during hospitalization

Several studies have shown that hospitalized patients still have unacceptably high rates of harm and injury due in part to limited access for quality staff to obtain primary care data from electronic medical records. As a result, hospital incident reports do not capture most harm that occurs in hospitals.

20 Sep 2013

Who's leading the charge? Politicians jockey for position in battle to undo health law

With a House vote set for Friday on a bill to strip the health law of funding and to avert a government shutdown, House and Senate lawmakers, state officials and other politicans angle for advantage.

20 Sep 2013

IPF World Week underlines the need for integrated approach towards idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

This year's IPF World Week (September 21-29) sees healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), who have an estimated median survival time of two to five years, and their families calling for an integrated approach to further strengthen the national and international network of people working to support patients with this fatal orphan lung disease.

20 Sep 2013

Urgent Matters announces winners of ACEP's Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

Urgent Matters, Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group are pleased to announce the winners of the Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a newly created competition to foster innovation in emergency departments nationwide.

20 Sep 2013

Uthealth receives funds to establish Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science

The University of Texas School of Public Health has received $20 million in funding from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today as part of an ongoing interagency partnership.

20 Sep 2013

AMS SPHER HIPAA Compliance Solution now available to Amerinet's members

All Medical Solutions, the Healthcare division of Fusion Systems North America, announced today Amerinet, Inc., a leading national healthcare solutions organization, has signed a new agreement that will make the AMS SPHER™ HIPAA Compliance Solution available to its members.

19 Sep 2013

White House takes steps to assure consumers about safety of insurance marketplaces

The announcement of anti-fraud measures, part of a coordinated federal effort to protect consumers, came after a House committee warned of "risks of fraud and misinformation" in efforts to enroll millions of people eligible for subsidized insurance in new online marketplaces.

19 Sep 2013

SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

SuccessEHS's SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS's MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.

19 Sep 2013

Sophisticated ultrasound techniques used in space now being adapted to treat people in remote regions

Fast, efficient and readily available medical attention is key to survival in a health emergency. When a person is stricken with injury or illness, getting a quick and accurate diagnosis through medical imaging technology can be crucial for ensuring proper treatment. For people who live in major cities and towns where fully-equipped hospitals are only a quick ambulance ride away, that's not usually a problem. But for those without medical facilities within easy reach, it can mean the difference between life and death.

19 Sep 2013

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering initiates to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in U.S. South Asian

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

House to vote Friday on bill tying govt. funding to repeal effort

House GOP lambasts Senate Republicans for caving on Obamacare

House conservatives offer Obamacare alternative

Obama focuses attention on fiscal risks involved in GOP health law defunding strategy

Lightning strike causes IED-like injuries

Experts discuss ways to improve preoperative surgical site cleaning to minimize risk of infection

State highlights: Penn State ends health plan penalty

An in-depth approach to examine placebo effect and its impact on doctor-patient relationship

As opening day approaches, health law advocates caution the public to be ready for some marketplace glitches

Administrative data can help gauge potential liability and risk during hospitalization

Who's leading the charge? Politicians jockey for position in battle to undo health law

IPF World Week underlines the need for integrated approach towards idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Urgent Matters announces winners of ACEP's Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

Uthealth receives funds to establish Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science

AMS SPHER HIPAA Compliance Solution now available to Amerinet's members

White House takes steps to assure consumers about safety of insurance marketplaces

SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

Sophisticated ultrasound techniques used in space now being adapted to treat people in remote regions

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