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USA Today: Medicare's hospice costs show dramatic increase

Medicare costs for hospice care have increased more than in any other health care sector as for-profit companies continue to gain a larger share of the end-of-life medical market, government records show.

8 Aug 2011

Guardian features fact pages on MDGs

The Guardian on Friday published fact pages on the eight Millennium Development Goals.

8 Aug 2011

House call program improves quality of care for Vets in Philadelphia

Dr. Bruce Kinosian still makes house calls, and he's proud of it. In fact, he introduces himself as a physician who goes to see his patients in their homes rather than insisting that they come to see him at his office.

8 Aug 2011

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for restraints and fall prevention products

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that new agreements for restraints and fall prevention products have been awarded to J.T. Posey Company of Arcadia, Calif.; and Personal Safety Corporation of Hiawatha, Iowa, a small business enterprise.

8 Aug 2011

Leprosy spreading in India, WHO official warns

"Six years after leprosy was declared officially eliminated in India, officials and doctors are warning that the disfiguring disease is spreading in poverty-stricken pockets of the country," Agence France-Presse reports.

8 Aug 2011

CMS unveils updated website to help consumers compare quality data

Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Friday that site includes updated data to help consumers compare hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home care or dialysis providers.

8 Aug 2011

Aultman Hospital selects ProVation Order Sets

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Aultman Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the hospital's electronic order set solution.

8 Aug 2011

Former OMB health policy adviser tapped to lead Penn medical ethics department

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a well-known bioethicist who has worked at the National Institutes of Health and until recently was special health-policy adviser to the White House Office of Management and Budget's director, will join the University of Pennsylvania faculty on Sept. 1.

8 Aug 2011

Health care sector shows muscle in job report

The health care industry added 31,300 jobs last month, higher than its average monthly increase since 2007.

8 Aug 2011

Number of cancer survivors to increase exponentially

The field of survivorship is relatively new, in part because the idea that cancer is survivable is too. In 1971, the year Richard Nixon declared war on cancer, there were 3 million survivors in the United States.

8 Aug 2011

Fallout from S&P downgrade could add heightened 'super committee' focus on entitlement cuts

Speculation continues about whether the yet-to-be named panel, created by the debt deal, will be able to find the necessary budget cuts to reach the goal of $1.2 trillion in savings over the next 10 years. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is among those who have low expectations.

8 Aug 2011

First Edition: August 8, 2011

Kaiser Health News staff writer Marilyn Werber Serafini reports: "GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has scorned the health plans engineered by President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, even linking them with the term Obamneycare. Instead, the former Minnesota governor is brandishing a health plan his state passed in 2008 as a model for the nation".

8 Aug 2011

Brits do not trust care homes for elderly relatives: Research

THREE quarters of Brits would rather take on the burden of caring for elderly relatives then put them into a home - because they don't trust care homes.

8 Aug 2011

Share A Smile program for kids in need of major orthodontic care

An Orange County-based charity that puts smiles back on the faces of underprivileged kids in need of major orthodontic care is the first charitable organization featured as part of a unique social media campaign designed to inspire people to get involved with nonprofits.

8 Aug 2011

FDA clears Toshiba's patient-friendly 3T MR system

In the 3T MR marketplace, patient compliance often impacts image quality and patient throughput. As the only 3T MR system designed to improve patient compliance and comfort while offering advanced radiology capabilities, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s new Vantage TitanTM 3T open bore MR has received FDA clearance.

8 Aug 2011

Dell, NextGen to market and deliver advanced health IT solutions for hospitals

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today an agreement with Dell to market and deliver advanced technology solutions and services to medical practices of all sizes, rural and community hospitals and physician networks.

8 Aug 2011

Proact supplies storage systems to Sint Franciscus hospital

The Sint Franciscus Gasthuis is a major hospital with a rich history and offers care covering a wide range of specialisms. As a team its 100 medical specialists and 2000 staff aim to respond positively to the needs of the patient, with high-quality care and a service-oriented attitude.

8 Aug 2011

Los Angeles' otolaryngologist to receive AAO-HNS Distinguished Service Award

John House, MD, of Los Angeles, CA, will receive the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Distinguished Service Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Francisco, CA, September 11-14, 2011.

8 Aug 2011

S&P downgrade puts pressure on 'super committee' to fix entitlements

"S&P sees the debt agreement as falling short of what's necessary to fix the nation's finances. The spending cuts Democrats and Republicans agreed on were relatively modest".

8 Aug 2011

Turning from debt debate, some GOP House members renew health law attack

Healthcare reform still loomed large in voters' minds last week as members of Congress began their traditional series of recess town hall meetings. The issue had drifted down the political agenda after the 2010 midterm elections.

8 Aug 2011