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Health coaches could play an important role in the battle of the bulge

Coaches can help athletes score touchdowns and perfect their golf swing, but can they also influence weight loss? Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say health coaches could play an important role in the battle of the bulge, according to the findings of a pilot study published online in the journal Obesity.

31 Jul 2012

Conn. nursing home strike may be hurting care; Judge rules nursing home operator violated federal law

The CT Mirror reports workers are protesting cuts to their benefits, but some say care is suffering because of the strike.

31 Jul 2012

National Marfan Foundation’s annual conference to be held in Chicago

The National Marfan Foundation is gearing up for its 28th Annual conference, held at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, August 2-5. Hosted by Northwestern Medicine- and the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, the four-day conference has something for everyone with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and related disorders, including access to many of the top MFS experts in the world.

31 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Health law no threat to innovation; Failure to expand Medicaid would 'doom' thousands; Don't stigmatize mentally ill

For better or worse, the Democrats incorporated a good deal of mainstream Republican thinking about health care reform from the past decade, including mandated coverage and health insurance exchanges, into the Affordable Care Act. This leaves the GOP, embarrassingly, with little to say about what is wrong with the act.

31 Jul 2012

Roundup: N.J. public may decide if judges should pay more for health care; Ore. Medicaid experiment to launch; Uncertainty around Va. abortion clinic rules

The New Jersey State Assembly is set to consider a measure that would allow voters to decide whether New Jersey judges should pay more for their pensions and health benefits. The state Supreme Court ruled last week that judges don't have to contribute more toward pensions and health care despite a new law requiring them to do so. The court said the law diminishes judges' salaries, which are protected by state law.

31 Jul 2012

CNN examines progress, challenges in global polio eradication efforts

"Health efforts are close to wiping out polio, but two significant challenges remain: money and the operational logistics of getting the vaccine to people who need it," CNN writes in an article examining "how far we've come with polio and what's left to be done."

30 Jul 2012

XIX International AIDS Conference concludes in Washington, D.C.

"The XIX International AIDS Conference [AIDS 2012] drew to a close Friday without the physical presence of President Obama but with a full cast of other high-profile U.S. politicians who expressed their commitment to ending the disease," CQ HealthBeat reports (Norman, 7/27).

30 Jul 2012

Ebola outbreak identified in Uganda

"The world's first major outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever since 2009 has killed at least 14 of 20 people infected in a remote area of midwestern Uganda," the Wall Street Journal reports (Bariyo/McKay, 7/29).

30 Jul 2012

Encore Health Resources on list of Best Places to Work in Healthcare

For the third time since its founding just over three years ago, Encore Health Resources has won a place on Modern Healthcare Magazine's prestigious list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Encore, a recognized leader in advanced information technology consulting services and solutions for the Healthcare Industry, earned the award based on survey feedback from its employees nationwide.

30 Jul 2012

White House projections include steep reductions in Medicare, Medicaid spending

Buried in the White House's annual "mid-session review" budget update on Friday are some steep reductions in projected spending for some of the government's largest expenditures -- Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest on the debt.

30 Jul 2012

GenomeQuest's genomic decision support system achieves HIPAA compliance

GenomeQuest Inc., a global provider of large-scale genomic software applications, today announced that its GQ-Dx genomic decision support system for the production of clinical-grade diagnostic reports from next-generation sequencing (NGS) runs now meets Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security and privacy standards.

30 Jul 2012

Court backs Obama administration crackdown on drug company execs

A federal appeals court backed the Obama administration's drive to levy greater punishments on pharmaceutical executives tied to corporate wrongdoing, saying the administration could effectively derail the executives' careers by barring them from doing business with federal programs including Medicare.

30 Jul 2012

Some AIDS experts view health law coverage expansion with hope

Meanwhile, the Obama administration announced it would add new funds to increase access to HIV/AIDS care, but questions remain about whether it will be enough to address waiting lists for the drug assistance program. Also in the news, reports on treatment developments.

30 Jul 2012

Concierge medicine buys patients more of doctors' time and attention

The Los Angeles Times reports that a growing number of California physicians are turning toward this type of practice.

30 Jul 2012

Political cartoon: 'Testing My Patience'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Testing My Patience" by Roy Delgado.

30 Jul 2012

Roper enters into definitive agreement to acquire Sunquest Information Systems

Roper Industries, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., the leading provider of diagnostic and laboratory software solutions to healthcare providers, in an all cash transaction valued at $1.415 billion, including $25 million in cash tax benefits.

30 Jul 2012

Nurse burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates

Nurse burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates (HAIs) and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

30 Jul 2012

Assay Depot launches virtual research laboratory

Assay Depot Inc. today announced the launch of a virtual research laboratory. Developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, the virtual laboratory is a powerful vendor relationship management (VRM) system that gives researchers easy access to a distributed network of thousands of research service providers located inside and outside the company.

30 Jul 2012

MEDNAX acquires Anesthesia Medical Alliance of East Tennessee

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Anesthesia Medical Alliance of East Tennessee a physician group practice based in Knoxville, Tenn. that provides anesthesia services at 16 practice locations throughout the East Tennessee region.

30 Jul 2012