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Research roundup: Eye care disparities; more complications for Medicaid patients after spine surgery; the cost to states opting against Medicaid expansion

After analyzing 2003-2004 data of patients who underwent spinal surgery at two medical institutions, they found that Medicaid beneficiaries were at much higher risk of experiencing any type of complication than patients who are privately insured. "The results of our study further support the growing body of literature that Medicaid patients have higher rates of complications," the authors write. When evaluating patients and considering the likelihood of complications, "Medicaid status should be considered as well," they concluded (Hacquebord et al., 7/15).

20 Jul 2013

AACN Nurse Manager Priorities conference aims to meet unique needs of nurse managers

Today's increasingly complex healthcare environment requires nurses in management roles to balance staff leadership, patient care and budget considerations while also keeping their own nursing skills current.

20 Jul 2013

Health law views: Responding to 'farcical bit of political theater;' Senators call for revision of law's definition of full-time job

The recent announcement of the premium cuts in New York and President Barack Obama's health speech has galvanized opinion writers.

20 Jul 2013

Lower premiums in health exchanges -- but only if right people buy; other state online marketplace news

CBS News looks at the dynamics of the health exchanges. In the meantime, officials in Minnesota and Maryland are weighing how to educate consumers about the nuances of the marketplaces, while private organizations are filling that role in Texas.

20 Jul 2013

Hyundai Motor America to open Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC Children's

On Tuesday, July 23, Hyundai Motor America and its U.S. dealer council, through their nonprofit organization Hyundai Hope On Wheels, will celebrate the grand opening of the Hyundai Cancer Institute.

20 Jul 2013

EHR enables physicians to assist patients faster, help combat vaccine-preventable diseases

Using an Electronic Health Record system to automate the immunization data shared between health providers and public health agencies enables physicians to assist individual patients faster and more effectively, while also providing more immediate, cohesive community data to the agencies tasked with promoting public health.

20 Jul 2013

U.S. News and World Report names Porter Adventist Hospital as one of Colorado's top three hospitals

Porter Adventist Hospital has recently been named as one of the top three hospitals in the state by U.S. News and World Report.

20 Jul 2013

Based on preliminary insurance premiums, HHS sees lower-than-expected Obamacare costs

Coverage of health law implementation issues include reports about a recent Department of Health and Human Services analysis that concluded premium costs would be less than initially projected in 11 states, as well as news about rate shock, the role of the health law in triggering a shift to part-time work and other issues.

20 Jul 2013

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Research from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research has found that many family caregivers of older adults with dementia are willing to consider stopping cancer screening of the elderly individual; they are also relieved when the older adult's physician brings it up.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers explain most likely pathways of international spread of MERS coronavirus

The life-threatening MERS coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East could spread faster and wider during two international mass gatherings involving millions of people in the next few months, according to researchers who describe the most likely pathways of international spread based upon worldwide patterns of air travel.

20 Jul 2013

IMS Health study assesses effectiveness of healthcare system in India

While progress has been made in India over the past decade from both public and private sector initiatives, significant challenges persist in providing quality healthcare on an equitable, accessible and affordable basis across all regions and communities, according to a new IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics study.

20 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Expanding abortion restrictions; Lift the ban on gay blood donors; Medicare's price schedules

What's going on in Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa ought to be a wake-up call to Minnesotans who prefer that physicians, not politicians, guide an individual's medical care. Minnesota's neighbors have moved with alarming alacrity to cripple women's access to a safe and legal medical procedure - abortion (7/18).

20 Jul 2013

EU-funded project examines dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition

Until now, we have had very little understanding of the extent of malnutrition in Europe, especially in populations at risk of poverty. Now, an EU-funded project calledCHANCE, aims to address the dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition.

20 Jul 2013

Almost 70% of New Yorkers with disability are obese

The New York State Department of Health's new information on the high rates of obesity among the disabled community is deeply concerning, says a statewide coalition of disease prevention experts and advocates.

20 Jul 2013

Food safety tips to keep your picnic free from unpleasant side effects

July is National Picnic Month and many of us are headed outdoors to celebrate this summer ritual. As food heats up in warmer temperatures, bacteria can multiply rapidly.

20 Jul 2013

House panel releases draft bill to repeal Medicare's payment system for doctors

The proposal would get rid of the sustainable growth rate formula and replace it with a system that rewards doctors based on quality and efficiency measures, MedPage Today reports.

20 Jul 2013

UCLA-led study shows that many countries have guaranteed health protection, but not US

Uruguay has it. So does Latvia, and Senegal. In fact, more than half of the world's countries have some degree of a guaranteed, specific right to public health and medical care for their citizens written into their national constitutions.

20 Jul 2013

Obama's health law speech: The politics in play

News outlets analyze the strategic, political and public opinion dynamics that are currently in play -- and offer some fact-checking -- as that White House works to inspire public enthusiasm for the measure's implementation.

20 Jul 2013

NorthStar Anesthesia announces new partnership with MetroWest Medical Center

NorthStar Anesthesia announced today a new partnership with facilities on both campuses of MetroWest Medical Center. Framingham Union Hospital in Framingham, Mass. and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass. serve local communities west of Boston and are the newest healthcare facilities to implement the NorthStar model of anesthesia care.

20 Jul 2013

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

In a Thursday White House speech, President Barack Obama stepped into his role as the overhaul's campaigner-in-chief and talked about the millions of Americans who are already benefiting from insurance benefits.

20 Jul 2013

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Research roundup: Eye care disparities; more complications for Medicaid patients after spine surgery; the cost to states opting against Medicaid expansion

AACN Nurse Manager Priorities conference aims to meet unique needs of nurse managers

Health law views: Responding to 'farcical bit of political theater;' Senators call for revision of law's definition of full-time job

Lower premiums in health exchanges -- but only if right people buy; other state online marketplace news

Hyundai Motor America to open Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC Children's

EHR enables physicians to assist patients faster, help combat vaccine-preventable diseases

U.S. News and World Report names Porter Adventist Hospital as one of Colorado's top three hospitals

Based on preliminary insurance premiums, HHS sees lower-than-expected Obamacare costs

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Researchers explain most likely pathways of international spread of MERS coronavirus

IMS Health study assesses effectiveness of healthcare system in India

Viewpoints: Expanding abortion restrictions; Lift the ban on gay blood donors; Medicare's price schedules

EU-funded project examines dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition

Almost 70% of New Yorkers with disability are obese

Food safety tips to keep your picnic free from unpleasant side effects

House panel releases draft bill to repeal Medicare's payment system for doctors

UCLA-led study shows that many countries have guaranteed health protection, but not US

Obama's health law speech: The politics in play

NorthStar Anesthesia announces new partnership with MetroWest Medical Center

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

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