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Mergers, acquisitions and new affiliations change roles for insurers, providers

But something had changed: his cardiologist's practice had been bought by Renown Health, a local hospital system. Dr. Hubbard was caught up in a structural shift that is sweeping through health care in the U.S. -- hospitals are increasingly acquiring private physician practices. Hospitals say the acquisitions will make health care more efficient. But the phenomenon, in some cases, also is having another effect: higher prices.

28 Aug 2012

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Data from four French nationwide registries of STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) patients initiated five years apart and covering more than 15 years show that mortality rate decreased by 68% over this period, from 13.7% to 4.4%. Around one quarter of this mortality reduction could be attributed to a change in patient characteristics.

28 Aug 2012

Process for setting new global development goals should be open, inclusive

In this CNN opinion piece, Jamie Drummond, co-founder and executive director of ONE, notes the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is approaching, assesses progress towards these goals and examines issues surrounding the creation of a new set of goals.

28 Aug 2012

Public fear of medical data theft slows acceptance of electronic health records

A Harris Interactive survey has found that 63 percent of Americans fear their health data will be stolen -- slowing public acceptance of electronic health records.

28 Aug 2012

ICU misdiagnosis alarmingly common in the acute care setting

Each year as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an unknown medical condition that may have caused or contributed to their death, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts report in a recent study.

28 Aug 2012

Views on Medicare: Rep. Kathy Hochul's campaign; Ryan's vision; Wyden's role

Kathy Hochul is a young, first-term Democratic congresswoman fighting for her political life in a solidly Republican district outside Buffalo, N.Y. Unlike most of that liberal state, this is Romney country; a poll last week showed the GOP candidate ahead of President Obama in her district by a whopping 12 points.

28 Aug 2012

Official predicts consequences for Ala. Medicaid if voters don't OK emergency funds

The Associated Press reports that the official running Alabama's Medicaid program finances says if voters there don't approve funding the program with more than $437 million from the state's trust fund, the resulting large cuts could jeopardize medical care for the poor.

28 Aug 2012

World leaders, scientists gather in Stockholm for World Water Week; Researchers warn overconsumption draining world's water supply

Some 2,500 officials, policymakers and scientists will gather this week at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) for the largest annual meeting on water development issues as the international community recognizes World Water Week, observed August 26-31, VOA News reports. According to the news service, this year's theme is "water and food security."

28 Aug 2012

American moms with full-time jobs less likely to spend time on children's diet and exercise

When it comes to cooking, grocery shopping and playing with children, American moms with full-time jobs spend roughly three-and-half fewer hours per day on these and other chores related to their children's diet and exercise compared to stay-at-home and unemployed mothers, reports a new paper by a Cornell University health economist.

28 Aug 2012

Community-based pharmacists could provide added resource in identifying knee OA

Canadian researchers have determined that community-based pharmacists could provide an added resource in identifying knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study, published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), represents the first evidence supporting a collaborative approach to managing knee OA.

28 Aug 2012

Postoperative complications lead to hospital readmissions among general surgery patients

Postoperative complications are the most significant independent risk factor leading to 30-day hospital readmissions among general surgery patients, according to a new exploratory study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

28 Aug 2012

IASIS Healthcare, Aurora announce collaboration

Aurora Health Care and IASIS Healthcare today announced a wide ranging partnership which includes the formation of a development joint venture, Aurora IASIS Health Partners, to pursue healthcare acquisitions, new construction, management of facilities and development of clinical services with an initial focus on new and existing markets in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

28 Aug 2012

United Health Products’ HemoStyp gauze receives CE Mark

United Health Products, Inc., which develops and markets products and technologies in the healthcare sector, today announced that its hemostatic gauze, which is registered and branded in the U.S.A. under the trademark HemoStyp, has been granted use of CE mark which is a mandatory conformity mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA), under the application and registration of its manufacturing agent.

28 Aug 2012

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation and partners applaud Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day

The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) today announced its partnership with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) in support of the first national Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA on October 17, 2012.

28 Aug 2012

Haiti at risk of fresh cholera outbreak after tropical storm Isaac hits island nation

"Rain-battered Haiti is at risk of a fresh cholera outbreak" after "tropical storm Isaac ripped through the impoverished Caribbean island Saturday," children's charity Plan International warns, according to AlertNet.

28 Aug 2012

Nearly 7% of urologic MDCT scans for hematuria result in incidental findings

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital reports that nearly seven percent of urologic multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans for hematuria result in incidental findings that may be clinically important for the patient. The study is published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

28 Aug 2012

Views on abortion debate: Akin's defiance hurts Romney; Sen. Snowe on mending the GOP's image

Rep. Todd Akin doesn't look like he's going away. And that's a problem for Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican nominee. Akin's open defiance makes Romney look like a figurehead. After Romney joined other Republican Party leaders urging Akin to step down as the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri, Akin told the nominee to mind his own business. "Don't you think he may have built this thing up and made a bigger deal about it than he needed to?" Akin said on Sean Hannity's radio show. "Why couldn't he run his race and I'll run mine?"

28 Aug 2012

Viewpoints: Health law will leave some poor families 'in lurch'; Mich. Gov.'s effort to get health exchange

Confusing language in the health care reform law has raised the possibility that millions of Americans living on modest incomes may be unable to afford their employers' family policies and yet fail to qualify for government subsidies to buy their own insurance. This is a bizarre development that undercuts the basic goal of health care reform - to expand the number of insured people and make their coverage affordable.

28 Aug 2012

Roundup: Ga. AIDS Drug Assistance waiting list at zero; Mass. signs up for health law's disabled adults program

The state has eliminated a waiting list for a program that provides lifesaving medications to thousands of low-income, uninsured Georgians with HIV/AIDS more than two years after the list was first started. Established in July 2010, the wait list for Georgia's AIDS Drug Assistance Program rapidly ballooned to more than 1,600 -- at one time becoming the largest in the country. A spike in the need for the program was largely fueled by the economic downturn as people lost their jobs and health insurance.

28 Aug 2012

Chinese Medical Association, Copyright Clearance Center announce agreement

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing solutions, announces an agreement with the Chinese Medical Association (CMA), the largest medical journal publisher in China.

27 Aug 2012

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Mergers, acquisitions and new affiliations change roles for insurers, providers

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Process for setting new global development goals should be open, inclusive

Public fear of medical data theft slows acceptance of electronic health records

ICU misdiagnosis alarmingly common in the acute care setting

Views on Medicare: Rep. Kathy Hochul's campaign; Ryan's vision; Wyden's role

Official predicts consequences for Ala. Medicaid if voters don't OK emergency funds

World leaders, scientists gather in Stockholm for World Water Week; Researchers warn overconsumption draining world's water supply

American moms with full-time jobs less likely to spend time on children's diet and exercise

Community-based pharmacists could provide added resource in identifying knee OA

Postoperative complications lead to hospital readmissions among general surgery patients

IASIS Healthcare, Aurora announce collaboration

United Health Products’ HemoStyp gauze receives CE Mark

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation and partners applaud Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day

Haiti at risk of fresh cholera outbreak after tropical storm Isaac hits island nation

Nearly 7% of urologic MDCT scans for hematuria result in incidental findings

Views on abortion debate: Akin's defiance hurts Romney; Sen. Snowe on mending the GOP's image

Viewpoints: Health law will leave some poor families 'in lurch'; Mich. Gov.'s effort to get health exchange

Roundup: Ga. AIDS Drug Assistance waiting list at zero; Mass. signs up for health law's disabled adults program

Chinese Medical Association, Copyright Clearance Center announce agreement

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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