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Pay gap growing for women physicians

Women are playing a greater and greater role in medicine. But when it comes to salaries, they're actually losing ground. A provocative study in the current issue of the journal Health Affairs finds female physicians' average starting salaries earned nearly $17,000 less than their male counterparts' in 2008.

5 Feb 2011

SVHC to deploy athenahealth's cloud-based physician medical billing and practice management service

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record, and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that St. Vincent's HealthCare (SVHC), a not-for-profit regional medical facility in Jacksonville, Florida, will deploy athenahealth's cloud-based physician medical billing and practice management service, athenaCollector®, to its growing network of more than 120 employed medical providers.

5 Feb 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

"Africa should be one of the leading regions in shaping global food security policies and feeding the future instead of others shaping it for Africa. Developing practical, integrative and more small-scale solutions for agricultural inputs and outputs, farming, and for managing both land and water resources, will help Africa provide for future generations on the Continent and elsewhere," Robin Renee Sanders, the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, writes in a Huffington Post blog post.

5 Feb 2011

Roundup: House Republicans plan to advance anti-abortion agenda with action next week; Medical device makers lobby to repeal tax

House Republicans said Thursday that they plan to consider two significant bills next week that would prevent taxpayer-funded abortions. One of the controversial measures was slightly modified after abortion rights supporters lashed out against language that included limits on exemptions for such situations as rape and incest (Adams, 2/3).

4 Feb 2011

Jungle Brolly launches new natural line of non alcoholic industrial hand sanitizers

Natural hand sanitizers prove a viable alternative to chemical-based hand sanitizers. In today's world, we are surrounded by a multitude of bacteria, germs, and viruses, as well as stories of new strains of those viruses, leading to serious illnesses and, in some cases, even death. In response, we seek convenient and more effective ways to protect ourselves.

4 Feb 2011

Senior citizens can benefit from new emergency detection system

Elderly people living alone have a dangerous life: after a fall, they often spend hours lying on the floor before their situation comes to anyone's attention and a doctor is contacted. A new system automatically detects predicaments like this and informs a trusted person. This makes it possible to live an independent life in one's own four walls.

4 Feb 2011

Opinions: Global Fund; Accountability for Haiti Aid

Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson writes of the "breathless Associated Press story" about the uncovering of some corruption in grants given by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the subsequent reaction: "When scandals fit preexisting ideological narratives, they assume a life of their own. This particular narrative - the story of useless, wasted aid - is durable. It is also misleading and might be deadly."

4 Feb 2011

General Dynamics to collaborate with MPT to offer EHR solution to DoD

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has entered into a letter of intent with McKesson Provider Technologies to collaborate in offering an Electronic Health Record solution known as the "Way Ahead" to the Department of Defense.

4 Feb 2011

FDA clears new mobile radiology application

A new mobile radiology application cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow physicians to view medical images on the iPhone and iPad manufactured by Apple Inc.

4 Feb 2011

Research roundup: Comparing profit and nonprofit hospice care; Hospital mortality and spending; High-deductible insurance plans

Association Of Hospice Agency Profit Status With Patient Diagnosis, Location of Care, and Length of Stay - "The current Medicare Hospice Benefit reimburses hospices at a fixed per diem rate that does not consider the patient's diagnosis, location of care, or hospice LOS [length-of-stay]," and as such, "profit can be maximized by caring for patients with certain diagnoses that require fewer skilled services, patients residing in nursing homes, or patients with longer hospice stays."

4 Feb 2011

Dermatologists offer preventative tips to minimize pesky skin problems caused by plants

What may start as a seemingly harmless day of gardening or yard work can quickly take a turn for the worse when common plants make their mark on the skin, causing a host of mild to even severe skin reactions. That is why dermatologists are arming outdoor enthusiasts with preventative tips to keep these perils of the great outdoors at arm's length.

4 Feb 2011

Governors get advice from Obama administration on how to handle Medicaid

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provided information Thursday to state officials explaining ways in which current law allows them to change the federal-state program — to gain savings without slashing eligibility.

4 Feb 2011

First Edition: February 4, 2011

Today's headlines include reports that Virginia's attorney general is asking the Supreme Court to expedite its review of the state's challenge to the health law. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is doling out advice to governors about how to handle Medicaid.

4 Feb 2011

Role of rehabilitation nurses in recovery

Brain Injury patients and their families spend the majority of their rehabilitation time with rehabilitation nurses and yet, not once has the role of the rehabilitation nurse been noted in all the recent media features about recovery.

4 Feb 2011

AACN Advanced Critical Care features symposium series on benefits of certification for clinicians

The January-March issue of AACN Advanced Critical Care features a symposium series focused on the benefits of certification for clinicians and best practices to encourage a culture of certification within teams of acute and critical care professionals.

4 Feb 2011

Cancer Care Ontario supports UICC in efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day

Cancer Care Ontario has joined with cancer organizations worldwide to support the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in its efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day.

4 Feb 2011

First ever story-collective for people involved in reproductive technologies

AnonymousUs.org, a newly launched website, invites anyone and everyone involved in reproductive technologies to write about their experiences and opinions—anonymously. It is especially designed to encourage those conceived via reproductive technologies to share their personal stories without shame or fear.

4 Feb 2011

MEDfx announces Direct Project pilot to demonstrate health information exchange among providers

MEDfx Corporation today announced a Direct Project pilot that demonstrates health information exchange among providers using a combination of the standards and protocols supported by the Direct Project and the FHA CONNECT Gateway. MEDfx is participating in, and is a contributor to, the nationally-sponsored Direct Project under the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT.

4 Feb 2011

Senate rejects health law repeal but approves amendment to undo 1099 provision

Senate Democrats successfully fought back an GOP-led effort to repeal the health law. News outlets report, though, that the Senate vote could not only help influence the courts' consideration of challenges to the law, but also be a factor "on the long March" to elections in 2012. In addition, though the Senate blocked the push for a broad repeal of reform, the chamber did approve a measure to delete a reporting provision in the law that triggered significant opposition from the business community.

4 Feb 2011

Poor adolescents who live in tight-knit communities less likely to smoke and be obese

Growing up poor increases a person's likelihood of health problems as an adult, but a new study led by a Cornell University environmental psychologist shows that being raised in a tight-knit community can help offset this disadvantage of poverty.

4 Feb 2011

Healthcare News

Pay gap growing for women physicians

SVHC to deploy athenahealth's cloud-based physician medical billing and practice management service

Recent releases in Global Health

Roundup: House Republicans plan to advance anti-abortion agenda with action next week; Medical device makers lobby to repeal tax

Jungle Brolly launches new natural line of non alcoholic industrial hand sanitizers

Senior citizens can benefit from new emergency detection system

Opinions: Global Fund; Accountability for Haiti Aid

General Dynamics to collaborate with MPT to offer EHR solution to DoD

FDA clears new mobile radiology application

Research roundup: Comparing profit and nonprofit hospice care; Hospital mortality and spending; High-deductible insurance plans

Dermatologists offer preventative tips to minimize pesky skin problems caused by plants

Governors get advice from Obama administration on how to handle Medicaid

First Edition: February 4, 2011

Role of rehabilitation nurses in recovery

AACN Advanced Critical Care features symposium series on benefits of certification for clinicians

Cancer Care Ontario supports UICC in efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day

First ever story-collective for people involved in reproductive technologies

MEDfx announces Direct Project pilot to demonstrate health information exchange among providers

Senate rejects health law repeal but approves amendment to undo 1099 provision

Poor adolescents who live in tight-knit communities less likely to smoke and be obese

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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