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IETF announces March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month

The International Essential Tremor Foundation is proud to announce that the United States House of Representatives formally passed House Resolution 1264 sponsored by Congressman Dennis Moore officially designating the month of March as "National Essential Tremor Awareness Month".

10 Dec 2010

Southwest Washington Health System announces formal affiliation agreement with PeaceHealth

Southwest Washington Health System and PeaceHealth today announced a formal affiliation between the two organizations. As part of the agreement, Southwest's two hospital campuses, clinics, foundation, medical group, and other programs will join the PeaceHealth system of hospitals and health services, effective January 1, 2011, pending final regulatory approvals.

10 Dec 2010

Physiotherapy Associates announces new MS Specialty Program

Physiotherapy Associates, the nation's foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, announced its new MS Specialty Program, which includes physical therapy services and a health and wellness program designed to reduce or alleviate the symptoms of MS for patients, available in its more than 600 clinics throughout the United States.

10 Dec 2010

Senate approves Medicare 'doc fix'

The Senate's $19.2 billion pay fix was approved by unanimous consent Wednesday and now will go to the House, where it is expected to gain passage before Congress leaves Washington for the holidays. The measure is paid for by a tweak in the health overhaul law.

10 Dec 2010

NCCN announces new guidelines for patients with multiple myeloma

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recently announced the latest addition to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients, the NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Multiple Myeloma. This new resource is a patient-friendly translation of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Multiple Myeloma, which physicians use when determining appropriate cancer treatment.

10 Dec 2010

Rule makers in health reform hot seat; Number of administration waivers from key aspect of law climbing

As rulemaking continues to be the new focus in the health law debate, media outlets report on the Obama administration use of waivers regarding a key aspect of the new law.

10 Dec 2010

Five Fairfield County community health centers awarded grants to increase access to primary care

The GE Foundation-the philanthropic organization of GE- and the GE Corporate Diversity Council today announced $1.25 million in grants to five Fairfield County community health centers with the goal of increasing access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations across the county.

10 Dec 2010

Chinese study examines association between alcohol intake, CAD

Among a large number of Chinese men presenting with chest pain or EKG changes, sequential subjects undergoing cardiac angiography were evaluated for obstructive coronary artery disease lesions according to their reported recent alcohol intake. The study population consisted of 1,476 consecutive men 36 to 84 years of age; participants were categorized as nondrinkers, light drinkers, moderate drinkers, or heavy drinkers.

10 Dec 2010

Powerful GOP lawmakers clarifying plans for cutting health costs, repealing reform law

The Republican lawmaker who will take the chair of the House's main investigative committee has made clear his interest in examining the overuse of expensive medical procedures while a newly tapped GOP subcommittee chief pledges to "dismantle Obamacare." Meanwhile, the food safety bill has been folded into must-pass legislation to fund the U.S. government.

10 Dec 2010

FDA grants approval to manufacture Collagenase SANTYL Ointment at DPT Laboratories' facility

Healthpoint today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to manufacture commercial supplies of Collagenase SANTYL Ointment, a biologic enzymatic debriding agent, at DPT Laboratories' Center of Excellence for Sterile & Specialty Products facility in Lakewood, New Jersey.

10 Dec 2010

Tobacco-cessation expert receives 2011 ASPO Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award tobacco research

Behavioral scientist and tobacco-cessation expert, Alexander V. Prokhorov, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the recipient of the 2011 American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award for Excellence in Tobacco Research.

10 Dec 2010

New Jersey judge dismisses another health reform legal challenge

In New Jersey, a federal district court judge issued the latest dismissal in the ongoing legal challenges to health reform. Still, all eyes continue to watch for a ruling from a Virginia court sometime this month.

10 Dec 2010

More young people in nursing homes; Home health care agencies face Medicare rate cuts

An analysis of federal data from the Department of Health and Human Services by NPR's Investigative Unit found that there's one age group that's going into nursing homes at a higher rate. And it's not the elderly (Shapiro, 12/9).

9 Dec 2010

The Joint Commission names AMC as Certified Primary Stroke Center

Adventist Medical Center, a nonprofit, 302-bed acute care hospital in southeast Portland, Ore., has been named a Certified Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. This distinction means AMC offers fast and effective stroke care, and has a commitment to continuing education and improvement to issues connected with stroke.

9 Dec 2010

IKEA pencils better than traditional felt tipped pens for facial, head surgery, two surgeons say

IKEA pencils are better at marking out cuts in the bone for facial and head surgery than traditional felt tipped pens, say two surgeons in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today.

9 Dec 2010

OpEds: How debt panel 'punted' on health costs; Sustainable 'doc fix;' Arizona 'death panel;' Sebelius on flu vaccine

In this Kaiser Health News column, Austin Frakt and Aaron Carroll write: "By some accounts, the Republican takeover of the House is a game changer for health reform. Already, it has reinvigorated debate over the law, and the media have focused on what federal legislators can or will do to alter it. But more attention should be directed elsewhere. The future trajectory of health reform will be shaped far more by interest group agendas and state-level actions than by the new House leadership's stated plans. Not only has the game changed, but so have the most important players" (12/9).

9 Dec 2010

MyHospital website goes live

The public will have access to nationally-consistent performance data for almost 1,000 Australian hospitals online for the first time at the federal government’s MyHospitals website. The website includes information on 922 public and private hospitals around the country and is live at 11am (AEDT) on Friday.

9 Dec 2010

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software and related services today announces plans to launch its leading, internet-based EMR and practice management solution, Nightingale On Demand, for use on the Apple® iPad™.

9 Dec 2010

LUMEDX implements CardioInventory software at Iowa Health Systems' affiliate hospitals

LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-neutral, integrated cardiovascular imaging and information systems (CVIS), announced the successful implementation of CardioInventory at nine Iowa Health Systems (IHS) affiliate hospitals. The final go-live at St. Luke's Medical Center in Cedar Rapids represents an important milestone in the ongoing installation of a centralized, enterprise-wide LUMEDX cardiovascular image- and data-management system for Iowa Health System.

9 Dec 2010

November U.S. Well-Being Report released by Gallup and Healthways

Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. today released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for November 2010.

9 Dec 2010

Healthcare News

IETF announces March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month

Southwest Washington Health System announces formal affiliation agreement with PeaceHealth

Physiotherapy Associates announces new MS Specialty Program

Senate approves Medicare 'doc fix'

NCCN announces new guidelines for patients with multiple myeloma

Rule makers in health reform hot seat; Number of administration waivers from key aspect of law climbing

Five Fairfield County community health centers awarded grants to increase access to primary care

Chinese study examines association between alcohol intake, CAD

Powerful GOP lawmakers clarifying plans for cutting health costs, repealing reform law

FDA grants approval to manufacture Collagenase SANTYL Ointment at DPT Laboratories' facility

Tobacco-cessation expert receives 2011 ASPO Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award tobacco research

New Jersey judge dismisses another health reform legal challenge

More young people in nursing homes; Home health care agencies face Medicare rate cuts

The Joint Commission names AMC as Certified Primary Stroke Center

IKEA pencils better than traditional felt tipped pens for facial, head surgery, two surgeons say

OpEds: How debt panel 'punted' on health costs; Sustainable 'doc fix;' Arizona 'death panel;' Sebelius on flu vaccine

MyHospital website goes live

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

LUMEDX implements CardioInventory software at Iowa Health Systems' affiliate hospitals

November U.S. Well-Being Report released by Gallup and Healthways

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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