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Federal officials say new program can improve health services

The Innovation Advisors Program, intended to help leaders bring change to Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, could help spark changes throughout the industry, Modern Healthcare reports.

8 Nov 2011

Reform necessary to overcome challenges to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan

In this Huffington Post opinion piece, Sania Nishtar, founder of Heartfile and the recently launched Sania Nishtar Health Fund, writes that "after 23 years of commencing the World Health Organization-led Global Polio Eradication Initiative, billions of dollars in investment, mobilization of 20 million health workers and a population wide intervention in 125 countries, vaccinating more than two billion children, there are only four countries in the world which continue to harbor the disease," and Pakistan is "a living threat to the global goal of eradicating a disease for the second time from the face of this planet."

8 Nov 2011

Socioeconomic status may affect people's physical functioning

A new national study shows that wealthier Americans and those with private health insurance fare better than others on one important measure of health - and this health gap only grows wider as they age.

8 Nov 2011

GlobalPost reports on second round GHI country selections

GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog reports on the addition of 21 countries to the original group of eight Global Health Initiative (GHI) countries in a second round of selections. The Obama administration has "review[ed] detailed plans from each on main strategies and goals," according to U.S. officials, the blog reports.

8 Nov 2011

Perry's health benefits noted; Romney and Perry spar on immigrants and health care

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is entitled to a lucrative pension from his government job that includes lifetime health care paid for by the state, The Texas Tribune reports. Meanwhile, Perry and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney exchanged barbs about their records.

8 Nov 2011

Referral to stroke prevention clinic reduces mortality by 26%

Research led by Dr. Vladimir Hachinski of The University of Western Ontario reveals just how important it is for patients to be referred to a stroke prevention clinic following either a mild stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The study, published in the journal Stroke in November, showed a 26% reduction in one-year mortality rates among those referred to a stroke prevention clinic.

8 Nov 2011

States trying to wrangle Medicaid costs; rural hospitals struggling; health hiring steady

In Michigan, the plan to replace state nursing assistants at the veterans home resulted in a lawsuit contending that some temporary workers employed by the contract company had already jeopardized patient care. ... A judge has granted a preliminary injunction that keeps the state employees at work while the lawsuit moves forward.

8 Nov 2011

FIGMD CEO presents 'Healthcare in India' at ACC Professional and Corporate Consortium meeting

Sanket Baralay President and CEO of FIGMD presented "Healthcare in India" at the ACC Professional and Corporate Consortium meeting October 25th at the ACC Heart House in Washington D.C.

8 Nov 2011

Viewpoints: Weighing the ballot measures in Miss. and Ohio; the super committee's task

For all their sincerity and fervor, proponents of the personhood movement represent a small minority nationwide. In Gallup polls, support for a total abortion ban is almost exactly where it was in 1973 - at just over 20%, despite a rise in backing for limitations. Most people certainly don't want homicide charges brought against women who choose to have abortions or doctors who perform them.

8 Nov 2011

First city-wide study of impact of widespread HIE data access in EDs

Sharing of electronic health information across every major emergency department in the Memphis, Tenn., area resulted in reduced hospital admissions, reduced radiology tests and an annual cost savings of nearly $2 million, according to a Vanderbilt study released today by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

8 Nov 2011

Study examines how men's crime, tobacco and alcohol use change over time

After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.

8 Nov 2011

First public health study to examine a state-level approach to fire safety

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds fire and life safety programs in Delaware offer a strategic, comprehensive and coordinated approach to fire prevention.

8 Nov 2011

CGD releases report on improving clinical trials, regulatory pathways for fighting neglected diseases

The Center for Global Development (CGD) last week released a new report on global health, the Global Health Technology Coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog reports.

8 Nov 2011

Economic burden of chronic hepatitis C-related liver disease

Health care costs for hepatitis C patients with end-stage liver disease are nearly 2.5 times higher than those in the early stages, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

8 Nov 2011

Health coverage issues for young and old: Broadening access to CHIP; closing the door on CLASS Act

As many states open CHIP programs to provide coverage for children of some state employees, the halting of CLASS Act implementation means consumers must carefully consider their long-term care options.

8 Nov 2011

Patient and nurse safety may be related by common causes

A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University. Researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer Taylor, an assistant professor in Drexel's School of Public Health, found that safety climate was associated with both patient and nurse injuries, suggesting that patient and nurse safety may be linked outcomes.

8 Nov 2011

South Africa draws inspiration from Brazil's health care system despite skepticism by some Brazilians, IPS reports

Inter Press Service reports on how the South African government, in setting up its own universal health coverage scheme, was inspired by Brazil's Sistema Unico de Saude or Single Health System (SUS), which was shaped during the 1980s when the system was restructured to make health care a universal right. However, IPS notes that the news may be met with skepticism by Brazilians with a negative opinion of the country's public health care system.

8 Nov 2011

First-ever Mantle Cell Lymphoma Symposium to be held on Nov. 12

The Lymphoma Division of the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center with the participation from the Facebook groups "Hope for Lymphoma" and "Our MCL Family," will host its first-ever Mantle Cell Lymphoma Symposium on Saturday, November 12 from 8:30am - 3:45pm.

8 Nov 2011

Sen. Grassley seeks more public information on doctors; some experts say physicians could take tough stance with 'assertive' patients

Full public access should be restored to a federal databank on sanctioned doctors maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services, Republican Sen. Charles E. Grassley said in a letter to the agency Friday. Grassley wrote to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to reiterate his objections to a decision by the Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA) to remove the National Practitioner Databank's Public Use File from its website.

7 Nov 2011

Medicare touts progress on closing doughnut hole

Meanwhile, MedPAC makes recommendations for controlling costs for "dual eligibles," and Medicare sees new rules bring costs down for weight loss surgery.

7 Nov 2011

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Federal officials say new program can improve health services

Reform necessary to overcome challenges to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan

Socioeconomic status may affect people's physical functioning

GlobalPost reports on second round GHI country selections

Perry's health benefits noted; Romney and Perry spar on immigrants and health care

Referral to stroke prevention clinic reduces mortality by 26%

States trying to wrangle Medicaid costs; rural hospitals struggling; health hiring steady

FIGMD CEO presents 'Healthcare in India' at ACC Professional and Corporate Consortium meeting

Viewpoints: Weighing the ballot measures in Miss. and Ohio; the super committee's task

First city-wide study of impact of widespread HIE data access in EDs

Study examines how men's crime, tobacco and alcohol use change over time

First public health study to examine a state-level approach to fire safety

CGD releases report on improving clinical trials, regulatory pathways for fighting neglected diseases

Economic burden of chronic hepatitis C-related liver disease

Health coverage issues for young and old: Broadening access to CHIP; closing the door on CLASS Act

Patient and nurse safety may be related by common causes

South Africa draws inspiration from Brazil's health care system despite skepticism by some Brazilians, IPS reports

First-ever Mantle Cell Lymphoma Symposium to be held on Nov. 12

Sen. Grassley seeks more public information on doctors; some experts say physicians could take tough stance with 'assertive' patients

Medicare touts progress on closing doughnut hole

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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