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American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

All secondary school students should be required to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and receive an overview of automated external defibrillators, according to an American Heart Association science advisory.

11 Jan 2011

AlertNet features 20 low-cost ideas that could improve health, reduce poverty

AlertNet posed health, technology, water and other experts questions, such as, "[w]hat cheap, low-tech innovations could be used to improve the lives of the poor? Which potentially life-saving ideas have been knocking around for years but still aren't widely practised?"

11 Jan 2011

Largest, national long-term study of children's health opens for Cuyahoga County

Residents of Cuyahoga County, and later Lorain County, will soon have the opportunity to contribute to the establishment of a national resource for childhood growth and development. The National Children's Study is the largest, long-term study of children's health ever conducted in the United States. It will follow 100,000 children from pre-birth to 21-years-old. The study will enroll women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next few years.

11 Jan 2011

CQ looks at plans for House Foreign Affairs Committee to evaluate U.N. programs

CQ Today examines how Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, "has vowed to use her new [position] to take on the U.N. and some of its more controversial practices." Ros-Lehtinen scheduled a public briefing titled "The United Nations: Urgent Problems that Need Congressional Action" for Jan. 12, during which the "committee will hear from a host of groups long critical of the U.N., including the Heritage Foundation and U.N. Watch," according to the news service.

11 Jan 2011

New guidelines for accurate diagnosis, effective ethical treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Today the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists released new medical guidelines for the accurate diagnosis and effective ethical treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in affected patients.

11 Jan 2011

Group of health research funders calls for increased sharing of public health data

Public health research data "must be made more widely available in the scientific community if researchers are to unlock its full potential and make progress in public health, the world's top health funding agencies said Monday," Reuters reports. "In a joint statement, 17 major health research funders from around the world pledged to work together to support 'timely and responsible' sharing of data gathered during studies on health," the news service notes (Kelland, 1/10).

11 Jan 2011

Games and entertainment for patients in hospitals

The British Medical Association (BMA) says these simple measures can beat boredom and keep patients happy and should be offered by hospitals. The BMA explains that the period of confinement can be a grim experience for some leading to depression. The latest BMA report looks at the emotional needs of patients.

10 Jan 2011

United Medical Systems announces acquisition of Breast Surgical Services

United Medical Systems announces the acquisition of Breast Surgical Services, a Woodlands, Texas-based company for an undisclosed cash amount. The acquisition of Breast Surgical Services will expand UMS' stereotactic operations throughout Southern Texas.

10 Jan 2011

Major Louisiana hospital awards OSI Systems $3.1 million patient monitoring solutions contract

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has been awarded a $3.1 million contract by a major Louisiana hospital. Spacelabs will provide patient monitoring and connectivity solutions, including Ultraview™ SL patient monitors and ICS G2 software applications, as well as TruLink™ supplies and accessories.

10 Jan 2011

PPC Canada enters partnership with Advantis Consulting

Thinking beyond the scope of traditional Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) services, PPC Canada has partnered with Advantis Consulting Group, who specializes in organizational effectiveness through leadership-management training.

10 Jan 2011

Birmingham VAMC selects DSS HB Mobile for Home Based Primary Care nurse Case Managers

The Birmingham VA Medical Center (VAMC), an acute tertiary care facility that serves the veteran population of Alabama, has selected HB Mobile from DSS, Inc. to provide an integrated mobile electronic health record (EHR) solution for its Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) nurse Case Managers. The Birmingham VAMC was selected in August 2009 by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VISN 7) to be the Alpha test site for HB Mobile.

10 Jan 2011

Roundup: Okla.'s health reform lawsuit; Medicaid issues draw attention in Texas, N.Y., N.J.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's alliance with the state's health-care union and hospital lobby is drawing fire from some patient advocates, who question the governor's decision to give the powerful industry figures a front-and-center role in the process of overhauling Medicaid (Gershman, 1/8).

10 Jan 2011

Obama administration sides with drug companies in pricing lawsuit; Supreme Court agrees to hear case regarding use of prescription drug data

At issue are charges to public hospitals and clinics that treat a large number of poor patients and a Vermont law that restricts prescription drug data.

10 Jan 2011

Walker & Dunlop provides $104.7 million for acquisition of 18 skilled nursing facilities

Walker & Dunlop, LLC announced today that on December 29, 2010, it provided $104.7 million of acquisition funding to Ark Holding Company for the purchase of 18 skilled nursing facilities located in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. This transaction represents Walker & Dunlop's second large-scale skilled nursing financing in 2010 exceeding $100 million.

10 Jan 2011

Political dynamics, stakeholder positions clarify in the next chapter of the health debate

Just as the repeal positions of some big insurers are becoming more clear, more details on the Democrats' strategy to defend the law are emerging.

10 Jan 2011

How the overhaul's small business tax credit is working

Kansas Health Institute News explores how tax credits — one existing at the state level and the new one put in place by the health law — may be encouraging small business owners to provide health coverage to their employees.

10 Jan 2011

CMS issues rule to reward hospitals for high-quality care

This proposed rule, which is required by the health law, outlines how Medicare will reward hospitals for delivering high-quality care.

10 Jan 2011

House postpones repeal vote, tones down rhetoric

House Republicans have called off [this] week's legislative action, including a planned Wednesday vote on a GOP bill to repeal President Obama's health care law, because of today's shooting attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and others in Tucson. Giffords supported the law (Davis and House, 1/8).

10 Jan 2011

OpEds: Health reform repeal; CBO's numbers; Reviving public option?

[A]s a political matter, an outright repeal isn't really a winner. Most Americans dislike the law, but few are gunning to do away with it altogether. They don't like its mandates and costs, but they'd prefer to see a scaled down law that still provides more access to health care. Republicans run the risk of overreaching on this, as Democrats did in pushing a vast expansion of government into the health care field.

10 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 10, 2011

Health policy headlines include reports about the decision to delay the scheduled House vote on repealing the health law.

10 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

AlertNet features 20 low-cost ideas that could improve health, reduce poverty

Largest, national long-term study of children's health opens for Cuyahoga County

CQ looks at plans for House Foreign Affairs Committee to evaluate U.N. programs

New guidelines for accurate diagnosis, effective ethical treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Group of health research funders calls for increased sharing of public health data

Games and entertainment for patients in hospitals

United Medical Systems announces acquisition of Breast Surgical Services

Major Louisiana hospital awards OSI Systems $3.1 million patient monitoring solutions contract

PPC Canada enters partnership with Advantis Consulting

Birmingham VAMC selects DSS HB Mobile for Home Based Primary Care nurse Case Managers

Roundup: Okla.'s health reform lawsuit; Medicaid issues draw attention in Texas, N.Y., N.J.

Obama administration sides with drug companies in pricing lawsuit; Supreme Court agrees to hear case regarding use of prescription drug data

Walker & Dunlop provides $104.7 million for acquisition of 18 skilled nursing facilities

Political dynamics, stakeholder positions clarify in the next chapter of the health debate

How the overhaul's small business tax credit is working

CMS issues rule to reward hospitals for high-quality care

House postpones repeal vote, tones down rhetoric

OpEds: Health reform repeal; CBO's numbers; Reviving public option?

First Edition: January 10, 2011

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