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New Medicaid panel 'off to rocky start'; States continue to struggle with Medicaid's pressure on their budgets

Politico gives a progress report on the MACPAC while KHN details how a Medicaid showdown regarding costs and coverage could be in the making.

1 Feb 2011

New White House chief of staff warns of 'substantial' budget cuts; Draws line in sand regarding health law

In comments during Sunday morning's news programs, William Daley, the new White House Chief of Staff, made clear that the administration is not interested in reopening last year's vitriolic health overhaul debate. He also backed away from his earlier criticisms of the measure.

1 Feb 2011

Fox Chase announces posting of clinical outcomes data to its website for patient use

Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation's leading cancer research and treatment institutions, today announced the posting of clinical outcomes data to its website as a tool to assist newly-diagnosed patients in deciding where to seek cancer care.

1 Feb 2011

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

Originally created to care for destitute urban dwellers or dirt-poor sharecroppers, health centers today serve a much wider segment of America. A prolonged recession and a shortage of primary care physicians have expanded their patient base. Going forward, they are expected to meet the needs of millions more Americans. But getting there could be a challenge.

1 Feb 2011

CAM therapies are more pronounced among whites than racial and ethnic minorities

The use of complementary and alternative medicine therapies experienced a significant growth in the United States in the last decade, and a new analysis finds that CAM use becomes more likely when access to conventional care has been restricted.

1 Feb 2011

Duke, LifePoint enter joint venture to improve healthcare delivery for North Carolina community hospitals

Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Hospitals® have formed DLP Healthcare, LLC (Duke/LifePoint), a joint venture designed to strengthen and improve healthcare delivery throughout North Carolina and the surrounding regions by creating flexible affiliation options for community hospitals.

1 Feb 2011

McLeod Health joins SafetyConnect to effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections

By eliminating piles of paper, McLeod Health is now able to more effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections with the help of the Premier healthcare alliance's SafetyConnect™ program.

1 Feb 2011

Loyola opens Comprehensive Diabetes Care Clinic in Hickory Hills

Untreated or poorly managed diabetes can cause severe health complications such as kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke and nerve damage. To help diabetic patients more easily care for their condition, Loyola has opened the Comprehensive Diabetes Care Clinic at Loyola Center for Health at Hickory Hills.

1 Feb 2011

Older Americans treated in Michigan ICUs see vast decrease in likelihood of dying: New study

Older Americans who were treated in Michigan intensive care units saw larger decreases in their likelihood of dying while hospitalized than similar ICU patients in other Midwestern hospitals, according to a new study evaluating an innovative quality improvement initiative funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

1 Feb 2011

U.S. has no plans to end aid to Haiti despite disputed election, Sec. of State Clinton says

During a brief visit to Haiti on Sunday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. has no plans to end aid to Haiti despite the unresolved presidential election, the Associated Press/Boston Globe reports (1/31).

1 Feb 2011

Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program appears to reduce hospital deaths by 10%

A Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that virtually eliminated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive-care units throughout Michigan appears to have also reduced deaths by 10 percent, a new study suggests.

1 Feb 2011

PCMA finds Ohio's Medicaid program can save $135 million over the next decade

Ohio's Medicaid program could cost taxpayers an additional $1.6 billion next year, a 49 percent jump in the state's share of costs for the health care program covering more than 2 million poor and disabled Ohioans, according to new information released by the Governor's Office of Health Transformation.

1 Feb 2011

CINJ Foundation, Panera Bread enter joint venture to fight against cancer

Panera Bread has expanded its contributions to the fight against cancer by selecting the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation as its Community Breadbox Partner for 2011.

1 Feb 2011

MSPP announces formation of spirituality and psychotherapy center

Most people have some form of spiritual practice or belief system that helps them find meaning in life. This orientation can profoundly impact the psychotherapeutic process, according to the founders of a formal center for the study of spirituality and psychotherapy at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in West Roxbury.

1 Feb 2011

WCRI study finds 12% increase in medical costs per claim in Wisconsin

The increased cost and more frequent use of medical care provided to injured workers in Wisconsin drove up the average medical payments per workers' compensation claim in recent years, according to a new study by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute.

1 Feb 2011

High-risk pools, hospital readmissions among health law topics in the news

Health reform's high-risk pools, so far plagued with lackluster enrollment, are showing signs that they are starting to turn around - just as House Republicans are launching an investigation into the program (Kliff, 1/31).

1 Feb 2011

DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

DNA Direct, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and a provider of guidance and decision support for genomic medicine, today announced four new health plan clients that are implementing DNA Direct's Policy & Benefit Support Program for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests.

1 Feb 2011

Johnson & Johnson deal may bring HIV/AIDS drugs to developing countries faster

Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec Pharmaceuticals unit on Thursday announced it had granted multiple licenses to generic drug manufacturers "to provide copies of [the experimental HIV/AIDS drug rilpivirine hydrochloride] TMC278 in sub-Saharan Africa, India and parts of Asia if it's approved by regulators," Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

1 Feb 2011

Radiologists should provide first-rate physiology education for medical students

In order for medical students to ultimately provide quality patient care medical schools should turn to radiologists to help them teach physiology, one of the core disciplines of medicine, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). Physiology is the science of the function of living systems.

1 Feb 2011

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

Six months after monsoon flooding hit Pakistan, the U.N. reports that about 4 million people remain without temporary or permanent shelter, VOA News reports.

1 Feb 2011

Healthcare News

New Medicaid panel 'off to rocky start'; States continue to struggle with Medicaid's pressure on their budgets

New White House chief of staff warns of 'substantial' budget cuts; Draws line in sand regarding health law

Fox Chase announces posting of clinical outcomes data to its website for patient use

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

CAM therapies are more pronounced among whites than racial and ethnic minorities

Duke, LifePoint enter joint venture to improve healthcare delivery for North Carolina community hospitals

McLeod Health joins SafetyConnect to effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections

Loyola opens Comprehensive Diabetes Care Clinic in Hickory Hills

Older Americans treated in Michigan ICUs see vast decrease in likelihood of dying: New study

U.S. has no plans to end aid to Haiti despite disputed election, Sec. of State Clinton says

Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program appears to reduce hospital deaths by 10%

PCMA finds Ohio's Medicaid program can save $135 million over the next decade

CINJ Foundation, Panera Bread enter joint venture to fight against cancer

MSPP announces formation of spirituality and psychotherapy center

WCRI study finds 12% increase in medical costs per claim in Wisconsin

High-risk pools, hospital readmissions among health law topics in the news

DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

Johnson & Johnson deal may bring HIV/AIDS drugs to developing countries faster

Radiologists should provide first-rate physiology education for medical students

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

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