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MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

Mark Farrah Associates, a leading provider of market data and intelligence solutions, found health insurance companies across the U.S. are altering their vendor management policies.

19 Feb 2011

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

Thirty-Day Readmission Rates For Medicare Beneficiaries By Race And Site of Care - Using national Medicare data on 30-day readmissions after hospitalizations for heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia, the authors report that "black patients had 13% higher odds of all-cause 30-day readmission than white patients.

19 Feb 2011

FirstHealth selects Bottomline's Inprotica workflow solution to streamline patient data collection

Bottomline Technologies today announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas, located in Pinehurst, N.C., has selected Bottomline's interactive automation solution to streamline patient data collection and automate information flow between disparate systems.

19 Feb 2011

HHS approves Medicaid expansion for Minnesota

Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to expand the state's Medicaid rolls by 95,000 people has been approved by federal authorities, his office said Thursday. The move, which begins March 1, will provide health insurance to 12,000 low-income adults who previously were uninsured, and broader coverage at lower cost to another 83,000 who received care under two state-funded programs, MinnesotaCare and General Assistance Medical Care (2/17).

19 Feb 2011

State roundup: Mass. cost control plan advances; Texas Senate's abortion bill vote; Miami's public hospital crisis

The governor of Massachusetts proposed changes on Thursday to the state's comprehensive healthcare program, one often seen as a prototype for national reforms, to attempt to bring rising costs under control. The plan would give the U.S. state more authority to scrutinize fees paid to hospitals and doctors, reform the current standard by which healthcare providers are compensated and enact medical malpractice reform.

19 Feb 2011

CareTech Solutions to unveil its new brand identity on Feb. 21 at HIMSS11

CareTech Solutions, an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals will unveil its new brand identity on Monday, Feb. 21 as an exhibitor at HIMSS11, the Health Information and Management Systems Society's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. CareTech's new market positioning reflects the company's intent to be the expert health IT resource for U.S. hospitals and health systems.

19 Feb 2011

Ways and Means Committee passes 1099 repeal

The House Ways and Means Committee passes a bill to get rid of a health law provision requiring business to report some purchases.

19 Feb 2011

TLC plans for Laser Eye Centers in Southern California from Los Angeles to San Diego

TLC Vision announced today plans for a continued presence in Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego. The renewed commitment includes an agreement to maintain the long-standing relationship with Drs. Alan M. Berg and Robert E. Feinfield, which forms The Berg-Feinfield/TLC Laser Eye Centers located throughout the Los Angeles area.

19 Feb 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

Factors Contributing to Health Of Women Worldwide: The Kaiser Family Foundation features a narrated slide tutorial by epidemiologist Laurel Spielberg on the health issues facing women around the world. The tutorial touches on issues such as economic status and biological, social, and cultural factors that affect women's health, as well as access to health services such as family planning (2/17).

19 Feb 2011

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

WorkSmart MD, Inc. announced today it will provide Free EMR software to its physician clients that utilize its medical billing and practice management services.

19 Feb 2011

European Commission bans fragrance material Musk xylene, in line with global IFRA Standards

The European Commission has just announced its decision to ban the fragrance material Musk xylene under the new European Chemicals Legislation REACH, bringing EU regulations in line with the global IFRA Standards.

19 Feb 2011

AAWC develops series of brochures in Spanish for skin care and treatment of wounds

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care has developed three educational brochures for the care of skin and treatment of wounds. Widely used by clinicians as a resource for patients and their caregivers, AAWC recently converted the brochures into Spanish due to popular demand.

19 Feb 2011

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Two bills to expand mental health coverage were introduced Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

Two years ago, Robert Reid realized he gave the same tutorial to every medical student at each gynaecology clinic he conducted. Was there a way, he wondered, to transform this tutorial into an educational film for medical students?

19 Feb 2011

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

In letters to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate today, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine expressed its strong concerns about the effect of proposed funding cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - which ACOEM says will devastate the nation's supply of new physicians trained to treat injured and ill workers.

19 Feb 2011

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

Arizona State University and Taiwan's Chang Gung University have formalized an agreement to establish an international Biosignatures Center aimed at the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and other diseases.

19 Feb 2011

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

HP today announced a new solution portfolio designed to deliver flexibility and efficiency to health organizations.

19 Feb 2011

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

A proposal by Wisconsin's new Republican governor to change state worker benefits, including collective bargaining on health care, led to a stand-off in the state Senate Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

Alaska bypasses federal money for health exchange

Most states, even those opposing the health law in court, appear to be working toward implementation, but Alaska has taken a different path. Meanwhile, members of Congress are looking at ways to expand some of the benefits from the law.

18 Feb 2011

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

Universal Health Care Group, Inc., a leading managed care organization, today announced that it has entered into a new, four-year, $40 million senior credit facility. The purpose of the borrowings are for the repurchase of shares from a minority private equity shareholder and for general corporate purposes.

18 Feb 2011

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MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

FirstHealth selects Bottomline's Inprotica workflow solution to streamline patient data collection

HHS approves Medicaid expansion for Minnesota

State roundup: Mass. cost control plan advances; Texas Senate's abortion bill vote; Miami's public hospital crisis

CareTech Solutions to unveil its new brand identity on Feb. 21 at HIMSS11

Ways and Means Committee passes 1099 repeal

TLC plans for Laser Eye Centers in Southern California from Los Angeles to San Diego

Recent releases in Global Health

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

European Commission bans fragrance material Musk xylene, in line with global IFRA Standards

AAWC develops series of brochures in Spanish for skin care and treatment of wounds

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Pelvic exam DVD improves students' knowledge and confidence

ACOEM expresses strong concerns about effect of proposed funding cuts to NIOSH

ASU, CGU enter agreement to establish international Biosignatures Center

HP announces new digital solution portfolio for health organizations

Health benefits a key part of partisan battle in Wisconsin

Alaska bypasses federal money for health exchange

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

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