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ACP applauds CMS' improved Medicare ACO Final rule

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today applauded CMS for making substantial improvements in its long- awaited Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations.

22 Oct 2011

Super committee: Are all the old deficit-reduction ideas new again?

As the panel considers its approach to reach deficit-reduction targets, much of the input it is getting from congressional committees and outside interest groups seems to track with existing ideas rather than innovative approaches.

22 Oct 2011

FAO, IDF and IFCN develop world map of animal feeding systems in dairy sector

The International Dairy Federation (IDF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) have developed, in partnership and with support from the animal feed industry, a world map of animal feeding systems in the dairy sector. The first results will be presented at the Sustainable Feed Security Conference at the IDF World Dairy Summit, on 18 October 2011.

22 Oct 2011

State roundup: Wis. insurance savings; N.Y. major hospital merger possible; psychiatric hospitals' hard times

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton claimed the first major success of his drive to improve government efficiency Thursday, saying a competitive-bidding process for state health insurance programs will save $242 million in the next two years. …. Republicans, who control the state House and Senate, launched an extension of their own government-efficiency plans - labeled "Reform 2.0" - in August.

22 Oct 2011

Groups provide policymakers new rules for better addressing weight-related health issues

Are words weighing down America's ability to improve its health? According to a group of weight and health experts assembled by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the answer is yes. There is a need for media and policymakers to more responsibly address weight-related health issues, the experts said, and remove the verbal barriers that are getting in the way of a more informed, responsible conversation.

21 Oct 2011

Republican rivals' attacks on 'Romneycare' gaining traction

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's health policies are not only the target of his Republican opponents but are also drawing attention and barbs from Democrats. Also on the trail, Newt Gingrich, another GOP primary candidate, criticized the tenor of the campaign season so far.

21 Oct 2011

Energy Star- equivalent nutrition rating system for foods and beverages

Federal agencies should develop a new nutrition rating system with symbols to display on the front of food and beverage packaging that graphically convey calorie counts by serving size and a "point" value showing whether the saturated and trans fats, sodium, and added sugars in the products are below threshold levels.

21 Oct 2011

AHRQ: Only 8.7M of 12.1M women suffering from chronic pain received treatment in 2008

An estimated 12.1 million women age 18 and older reported suffering from chronic pain in 2008 as a result of underlying medical conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, fibromyalgia and vulvodynia. Of these women, only 8.7 million reported receiving treatment that year at a total cost of $12.9 billion, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

21 Oct 2011

Effective, safe care depends on coordination across primary and secondary healthcare service levels

The Norwegian healthcare services are organized in primary and secondary service levels. According to PhD student Kristin Laugaland at UiS effective and safe care depends on coordination across the two service levels in which transitions across them represent a crucial stage in the recovery of elderly people.

21 Oct 2011

Human innovation will lead to malaria eradication

Noting advances in bednet, mosquito repellent and malaria vaccine technologies, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in a post on the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "People used to say eradication was impossible, but we remain optimistic because human beings have a spectacular ability to innovate."

21 Oct 2011

NIH awards DNASU $6.5M grant to expand Protein Structure Initiative-Materials Repository

Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute- is home to a rich trove of biological material. Known as DNASU, this growing storehouse-a sort of genetic Library of Congress-holds over 147,000 plasmids, (circular DNA samples that can be used to produce individual proteins), as well as full genome collections from numerous organisms and proteins associated with many leading human diseases.

21 Oct 2011

Fixed braces for children could save millions of crowns each year

Society could save millions of crowns each year if more children were fitted with fixed braces. This is shown in unique studies performed by Sofia Petrén, a dentist and orthodontic specialist at the Section for Orthodontics at Malmö University.

21 Oct 2011

ACS to host high school students from the Bay Area on Oct. 26

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) will host dozens of high school students from the Bay Area on Wednesday, October 26, at its annual Clinical Congress taking place next week at San Francisco's Moscone Center.

21 Oct 2011

EAE, ASE to issue echocardiography guidelines for early detection of cardio toxicity

"Considering that the early detection of cardio toxicity is a critical issue for patients undergoing chemotherapy, the ASE and the EAE have come together to write guidelines which will highlight the technical advantages of echocardiography in identifying cardio toxicity early," explained Prof Juan Carlos Plana, Co-Director of the Cardio-oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, from the ASE. "

21 Oct 2011

CMS provides new guidance on EHR payment program

Modern Healthcare reports on this development, which will set up a "double check" to ensure that hospitals have what is necessary to become "meaningful users" of electronic health records.

21 Oct 2011

Bayshore implements number of initiatives after merger with Meridian Health

Last fall Bayshore Community Hospital became the sixth hospital in Meridian's Monmouth and Ocean county system. With a strong focus on customer service, alignment with Meridian Health clinical best practices, a new leadership team, and countless new physicians, Bayshore has begun to develop an exciting plan to create a destination hospital that will become the pride of the community.

21 Oct 2011

New Zealand can provide valuable model for health policy makers, IT professionals

A new report suggests that New Zealand can provide a valuable model for health policy makers and IT professionals seeking to reduce costs and increase the quality of health care in the United States and other nations.

21 Oct 2011

Antimicrobial copper surfaces reduce hospital acquired infections in ICU rooms

Results from a comprehensive multi-site clinical trial demonstrated that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms reduced the amount of bacteria in the rooms by 97 percent and resulted in a 41 percent reduction in the hospital acquired infection rate.

21 Oct 2011

Health prevention strategies can help Canadians achieve optimal health

Health prevention strategies to help Canadians achieve their optimal health potential could add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan and save the economy billions of dollars as a result of reduced cardiovascular disease, says noted cardiologist Dr. Clyde Yancy.

21 Oct 2011

Nasal irrigation safe and effective for people with chronic sinus

Before reaching for an over-the-counter medication to relieve cold and allergy symptoms, try a simple source of relief that's been around for centuries.

21 Oct 2011

Healthcare News

ACP applauds CMS' improved Medicare ACO Final rule

Super committee: Are all the old deficit-reduction ideas new again?

FAO, IDF and IFCN develop world map of animal feeding systems in dairy sector

State roundup: Wis. insurance savings; N.Y. major hospital merger possible; psychiatric hospitals' hard times

Groups provide policymakers new rules for better addressing weight-related health issues

Republican rivals' attacks on 'Romneycare' gaining traction

Energy Star- equivalent nutrition rating system for foods and beverages

AHRQ: Only 8.7M of 12.1M women suffering from chronic pain received treatment in 2008

Effective, safe care depends on coordination across primary and secondary healthcare service levels

Human innovation will lead to malaria eradication

NIH awards DNASU $6.5M grant to expand Protein Structure Initiative-Materials Repository

Fixed braces for children could save millions of crowns each year

ACS to host high school students from the Bay Area on Oct. 26

EAE, ASE to issue echocardiography guidelines for early detection of cardio toxicity

CMS provides new guidance on EHR payment program

Bayshore implements number of initiatives after merger with Meridian Health

New Zealand can provide valuable model for health policy makers, IT professionals

Antimicrobial copper surfaces reduce hospital acquired infections in ICU rooms

Health prevention strategies can help Canadians achieve optimal health

Nasal irrigation safe and effective for people with chronic sinus

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