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Roundup: Calif. revisits single payer; Kan. and Maine join lawsuit; Texas young adults' insurance challenge

Republican attorneys general in Kansas and Maine say they will join more than 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal health care law. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday formally asking that Kansas join the multistate lawsuit pending in federal district court in Florida.

14 Jan 2011

SMM enters agreement with State of Alabama to deliver world-class product and service

HASCO Medical, a managed healthcare provider that serves patients in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, today announced that Southern Medical & Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of HASCO Medical, has signed an agreement with an entity of the State of Alabama.

14 Jan 2011

American Heart Association proposes new metrics to monitor quality of stroke care

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has proposed metrics that healthcare professionals can use to monitor the diagnosis and treatment of patients at stroke centers to help improve the quality of care stroke patients receive.

14 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 13, 2011

Today's headlines feature reports about how House GOP leaders -- in the aftermath of last weekend's Tucson, Ariz., tradgedy -- are wrestling with how best to retool their health repeal effort and bring the measure forward for a vote.

13 Jan 2011

Nurses stop bed closures as government makes offer

Nurses who were closing down beds over staffing issues have stopped but have not ruled out the possibility of more bed closures in the future. Beds at the Tamworth Base Hospital that were closed before Christmas re-opened yesterday (Thursday). A total 570 beds were reopened. The New South Wales Nurses Association is considering an offer by the State Government. The protest was in favour of a standard minimum ratio of one nurse for every four patients.

13 Jan 2011

Next-generation hospital design can improve health and save money

Extra large private hospital rooms with plenty of natural light and artwork may seem like unaffordable luxuries, but new research shows that these and other architecture and design features can improve patient care and in the long run reduce health care expenses. They are among the elements of the “Fable hospital,” an ideal health care facility as conceived and analyzed by leaders in health care and design. Elements of the Fable hospital are being adopted on the ground today, with the imperative to improve quality and value.

13 Jan 2011

Free concert to bring the magic of music to young people with autism and their families

The Help Group and Music for Autism are proud to present the first of a series of four autism-friendly interactive concerts designed for young people with autism and their families.

13 Jan 2011

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Composite Score for December falls to 66 from November's 66.5

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

13 Jan 2011

Abuse of legal substances

The Internet, smart phones and teens' endless search for self-acceptance in their technology connected yet isolated world is driving a revival of substance abuse of salvia, an herb from flower seeds that induces psychedelic effects but is not detectable with usual drug tests, and synthetic cannabis, a psychoactive herbal and chemical concoction, also undetectable, popularly known around high schools as "spice".

13 Jan 2011

Customer representatives improve patient, referring physician satisfaction and increase radiologist efficiency

Adding customer service representatives to a computerized radiology workflow management system means improved patient and referring physician satisfaction and increased radiologist efficiency, an analysis of a program at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati finds.

13 Jan 2011

Therapeutic workshops selected for presentation at the Thirteenth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the selection of therapeutic workshops to be presented at the Thirteenth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference, taking place February 14-15.

13 Jan 2011

PPPI-III conference to focus on fundamental research and industrial application of particulate processing

Over 80% of all pharmaceutical products are in the solid dosage form. Particulate processes therefore abound in the pharmaceutical industry. These include crystallization; drying, granulation, and coating; tablet compaction; fine powder transport, mixing, and blending. These and other particulate processes are used for the large-scale manufacture of tablets and capsules as well as dry powder inhalants for public consumption.

13 Jan 2011

Apollo Munich Health Insurance honored with Celent Model Insurer Asia 2011 award

Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co. Ltd. (AMHI), was felicitated with the Celent Model Insurer Asia 2011 award in the Policy Administration System (PAS) category. The award recognizes excellence in technology best practices at insurers in Asia, in various categories.

13 Jan 2011

First international conference on pediatric psychological trauma in infants and young children

The First International Conference: Pediatric Psychological Trauma in Infants and Young Children from Illness, Injury and Medical Intervention now available on DVD in its entirety, brought together ten of the most respected, multidisciplinary pediatric researchers and clinicians to present their individual assessments on the status of the care of young children who continue to be victims of psychological trauma from illness, injury and medical intervention.

13 Jan 2011

AAAS elevates Dartmouth professors to rank of Fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated four Dartmouth professors to the rank of Fellow, including three members of the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School.

13 Jan 2011

Huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages

The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study (MTF) – the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders – found a huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages over the past seven years. The new data from the MTF study have been released at a time when teens themselves report finding the drug-prevention messages to be effective.

13 Jan 2011

Video submissions invited for the 2011 Neuro Film Festival competition

People who have loved ones affected by a brain disorder or have been affected by a disorder themselves still have the opportunity to share their story by submitting a short video to the 2011 Neuro Film Festival(SM) competition at http://www.neurofilmfestival.com. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2011.

13 Jan 2011

FRC opposes designating abortion as means of pregnancy-prevention

At a meeting today in the nation's capital of a federal advisory committee on the new health care law, Family Research Council (FRC) expressed its strong opposition to designating abortion as a means of pregnancy-prevention. The Institute of Medicine Committee on Preventive Services for Women is hearing comments about regulatory mandates for women's preventive services under Obamacare.

13 Jan 2011

WHO, Roll Back Malaria partnership launch initiative to contain artemisinin-resistant malaria

The WHO and Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM) on Wednesday launched an initiative to "stop a form of drug-resistant malaria from spreading from Southeast Asia to Africa, where millions of lives could be at risk," Reuters reports. "It would cost about $175 million a year to contain and prevent the global spread of the artemisinin-resistant parasite which first emerged along the Thai-Cambodian border in 2007, the United Nations agency said," according to the news agency (Nebehay, 1/12).

13 Jan 2011

Interventions for preventing falls in older persons should include an exercise component

In the first update of the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society's guidelines on preventing falls in older persons since 2001, they now recommend that all interventions for preventing falls should include an exercise component and that a number of new assessments should be used, including; feet and footwear, fear of falling, and ability to carry out daily living activities.

13 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

Roundup: Calif. revisits single payer; Kan. and Maine join lawsuit; Texas young adults' insurance challenge

SMM enters agreement with State of Alabama to deliver world-class product and service

American Heart Association proposes new metrics to monitor quality of stroke care

First Edition: January 13, 2011

Nurses stop bed closures as government makes offer

Next-generation hospital design can improve health and save money

Free concert to bring the magic of music to young people with autism and their families

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Composite Score for December falls to 66 from November's 66.5

Abuse of legal substances

Customer representatives improve patient, referring physician satisfaction and increase radiologist efficiency

Therapeutic workshops selected for presentation at the Thirteenth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

PPPI-III conference to focus on fundamental research and industrial application of particulate processing

Apollo Munich Health Insurance honored with Celent Model Insurer Asia 2011 award

First international conference on pediatric psychological trauma in infants and young children

AAAS elevates Dartmouth professors to rank of Fellow

Huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages

Video submissions invited for the 2011 Neuro Film Festival competition

FRC opposes designating abortion as means of pregnancy-prevention

WHO, Roll Back Malaria partnership launch initiative to contain artemisinin-resistant malaria

Interventions for preventing falls in older persons should include an exercise component

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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