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NEVHC, CHCN select NextGen technology to support Meaningful Use

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that Northeast Valley Health Corporation and Community Health Center Network have selected NextGen technology to support their Meaningful Use and business growth initiatives.

28 Jun 2011

Global food insecurity could become a 'permanent disaster,' Annan says

Global food insecurity that has left almost one billion people hungry could become a "permanent disaster" and endanger millions of lives, former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan said, Bloomberg reports.

28 Jun 2011

Many advanced breast cancer patients do not receive postmastectomy radiation therapy

Forty-five percent of women with advanced breast cancer in the U.S. did not receive postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) despite the publication of evidence-based guidelines outlining PMRT as a potentially lifesaving treatment, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

28 Jun 2011

Sebelius comes to IPAB's defense as others line up against it

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius penned an op-ed last week offering a strong defense of the health law's Independent Payment Advisory Board. Meanwhile, however, the American Medical Association has taken an official position against the panel, and 270 other health care organizations sent a letter to members of Congress expressing their opposition too.

28 Jun 2011

Elderly care budget faces cuts: Age UK report

According to a report by charity Age UK, spending on social care for the elderly has been cut by around £600m this year. The research was based on 139 council responses under the Freedom of Information Act, and has uncovered an 8.4% cut to elderly care budgets.

28 Jun 2011

Care for 'dual eligibles' proves ultra-expensive, plagued with problems

As the U.S. wrestles with rising health expenses, one group of patients stands out for government-paid care that is both ultra-costly and plagued with problems.

28 Jun 2011

Golden Rule Insurance offers summer travel tips

Summer is here and it's time to get away. But while you are making vacation plans, take a few minutes to think about what you might do if an unexpected medical emergency should occur, especially if you are traveling away from home.

28 Jun 2011

HHSC, Texas Health extend Kofax Capture solution

Kofax plc, the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has extended its Kofax Capture solution to process a higher number of documents annually.

28 Jun 2011

GlobalPost examines family planning and maternal health in Malawi

GlobalPost on Sunday published two articles examining family planning and maternal mortality in Malawi.

28 Jun 2011

Stretch U.S. foreign aid spending by encouraging competition

Given the competing factors of America's growing international interests and shrinking resources to engage on the global arena, the federal government must take a more critical look at how best to deliver accountable, transparent, and sustainable development aid to countries in need and ask itself how best to support our national security, economic, and humanitarian goals.

28 Jun 2011

ACU agrees to partner with AlphaGalileo Foundation

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and AlphaGalileo Foundation Ltd have agreed to collaborate to promote research being carried out around the world by ACU's 500 member universities.

28 Jun 2011

Number of adults with diabetes doubled over past three decades, study shows

The number of adults with type 2 diabetes has doubled worldwide over the last three decades, rising from 153 million in 1980 to 347 million, "a sign that the epidemic will impose an ever-greater cost burden on health systems," according to a study published on Saturday in the Lancet, the Wall Street Journal reports.

28 Jun 2011

FDA warns consumers not to eat alfalfa, spicy sprouts from plastic bags

The FDA is warning consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts from plastic bags labeled "Evergreen Produce" or "Evergreen Produce Inc."

28 Jun 2011

One in twenty Australian workers use alcohol at work: Survey

A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before work. These findings, published online today in the journal Addiction, have implications for workplace safety.

28 Jun 2011

Mobile technology, global health and humanitarian relief

This ONE Blog post describes a $28 million public-private partnership between the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the Vodafone Foundation, which has helped mobile technology "become inextricably connected to global health and humanitarian relief."

28 Jun 2011

Health care providers brace for new round of Medicaid cuts

But the one Medicaid cost that states have usually been able to cut without worrying too much about the federal government is reimbursement to the providers themselves. And that is what most of them are doing this year. At least 33 states have reduced provider fees for the fiscal year that starts July 1, according to a report by the National Association of Budget Officers.

28 Jun 2011