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Nexidia's Enterprise Speech Intelligence solution to be implemented at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Nexidia, a leading provider of customer interaction analytics solutions for business transformation, today announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has selected Nexidia's Enterprise Speech Intelligence (ESI) solution to support the company in determining enhancements to its service center operations.

24 Oct 2011

Romney's next health policy challenge: Medical help for illegal immigrants

A new issue from the Massachusetts health law has surfaced and is now haunting GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, other candidates - specifically Rick Perry and Herman Cain - take on abortion issues and positions.

24 Oct 2011

Exploring palliative care's positives and negatives

What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick?

24 Oct 2011

Wal-Mart increases premium costs, cuts benefits

Costs for this employer's most popular health coverage plan will increase to about $15 per two-week pay period. It's current cost is $11 per pay period.

24 Oct 2011

Study finds measuring quality does improve care

The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality was founded on a simple premise: To improve the quality of health care, you must be able to measure it. ... Yet the premise that tracking the quality of care truly prods physicians to change the way they practice medicine has been more accepted than studied.

24 Oct 2011

Retainers for primary care?

Given the financial and regulatory uncertainty engulfing most of the health care industry, retainer-based primary-care medical practices are doing just fine, industry executives say.

24 Oct 2011

Earlier Medicare enrollment period brings new round of ads

Open enrollment periods for health plans also focus the spotlight on how health coverage is likely to change in 2014 when key elements of the health law take effect.

24 Oct 2011

Apelon introduces cloud-based terminology mapping solution

Apelon, Inc., a leading provider of terminology and data interoperability solutions, today announced the availability of the first comprehensive, cloud-based terminology mapping solution.

24 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 24, 2011

Today's headlines include a variety of health policy news developments, including speculation about how the Supreme Court might review the health law and what's happening with the super committee.

24 Oct 2011

Aetna and Carilion Clinic launch Whole Health plans for Roanoke-area businesses

Aetna and Carilion Clinic have launched a suite of new health benefit plans - called Aetna Whole Health - now available to Virginia employers with two to 100 eligible employees.

24 Oct 2011

Holtorf Medical Group opens new affiliate center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Holtorf Medical Group, California's leading integrative, evidence-based medical facility, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest affiliate center, Garabedian Medical Clinic in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

24 Oct 2011

eCareSoft announces new channel partner for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

eCareSoft, Inc. announced today its new channel partner for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, e-Meds Healthcare Information Solutions. e-Meds will represent eCareSoft's integrated clinical, financial and EHR technology for hospitals.

24 Oct 2011

SafeMinds praises UNEP's draft treaty ban on use of mercury in pharma products

SafeMinds applauds UNEP's draft treaty language which does not exempt the use of mercury in pharmaceutical products, including vaccines, from the global ban. Governmental regulators, public health officials and pharmaceutical companies have recognized that the toxicity of mercury in pharmaceutical and personal care products, to which people are directly exposed, justifies a preventive approach to minimize all exposures.

24 Oct 2011

HealthWarehouse.com to provide prescription medications for WhiteGlove

HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a leading VIPPS-accredited retail mail-order pharmacy, announced today that it will begin providing prescription medications for WhiteGlove Health, Inc., a leader in service-driven healthcare.

24 Oct 2011

Elsevier / CPM announces availability of CarePoints Emergency

Elsevier / CPM Resource Center (CPM), a leader in developing clinical decision support tools for healthcare, announced today the availability of CPM CarePoints Emergency.

24 Oct 2011

Six prominent surgeons receive ACS' Honorary Fellowship

Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was awarded to six prominent surgeons from South Africa, England, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, and the People's Republic of China last night during Convocation ceremonies that preceded the official opening of the College's 97th Annual Clinical Congress.

24 Oct 2011

UCSF academic surgeon wins ACS' 2011 Distinguished Service Award

The Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) presented Mary H. McGrath, MD, MPH, FACS, of San Francisco, CA, with the College's 2011 Distinguished Service Award on October 23, during its Annual Clinical Congress in San Francisco.

24 Oct 2011

First public showcase of Ascom's Home Care Services

This summer Ascom Wireless Solutions launched their brand new line of Home Care Services - which is now getting ready for its first public showcase. In a couple of weeks attendees at Manchester's Healthcare Estates Exhibition will get the first opportunity to experience innovations ready to redefine independent living.

24 Oct 2011

Simulation improves cardiac surgical training results

Residents in cardiac surgery who receive extra training on a take-home simulator do a better job once they get into the operating room, Dr. Buu-Khanh Lam today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

24 Oct 2011

Proper daily care and maintenance of central lines might reduce infection rate in PICUs

By following a few basic rules for handling central venous catheters, nurses and doctors at a group of children's hospitals have, in three years, prevented nearly a thousand infections and saved more than a hundred children's lives and millions of dollars, according to a study by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere.

24 Oct 2011