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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

Hospice of Michigan offers toolkit to help people on end-of-life decision making and planning

Hospice of Michigan offers a complete toolkit to empower individuals and families to take control of end-of-life decision making and planning. The free resource is the www.haveyouhadthetalk.org website from which a toolkit can be downloaded and printed for free.

10 Jan 2011

Colorectal cancer screening disparities in certain regions

Individuals from certain areas of the United States are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer than those from other areas, particularly when comparing non-whites living in different parts of the country. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Additional research is needed to better understand how colorectal cancer screening disparities develop in some regions and not in others.

10 Jan 2011

U.N. announces members of independent panel to investigate source of Haiti's cholera epidemic

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the names of four experts to be part of an independent panel that will "investigate the source of Haiti's cholera epidemic, which some Haitians blame on U.N. peacekeepers," Reuters reports (Worsnip, 1/6). "The members of the panel have been selected based on their global stature, expertise and extensive experience working with cholera in all its aspects," according to a statement from Ban's spokesperson, U.N. News Centre reports (1/6).

10 Jan 2011

HHS grants $10 million fund for HCPG opportunity

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced up to $10 million in funding for a Health Center Planning Grant opportunity for organizations across the country that would like to become a Community Health Center.

10 Jan 2011

AHRQ study shows 19 million U.S. adults received diabetes treatment in 2007

Approximately 19 million U.S. adults reported receiving treatment for diabetes in 2007, more than double the 9 million who said they received care in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

10 Jan 2011

HHS and EPA make new announcements on fluoride based on up to date scientific data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today are announcing important steps to ensure that standards and guidelines on fluoride in drinking water continue to provide the maximum protection to the American people to support good dental health, especially in children.

10 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

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

Hospice of Michigan offers toolkit to help people on end-of-life decision making and planning

Colorectal cancer screening disparities in certain regions

U.N. announces members of independent panel to investigate source of Haiti's cholera epidemic

HHS grants $10 million fund for HCPG opportunity

AHRQ study shows 19 million U.S. adults received diabetes treatment in 2007

HHS and EPA make new announcements on fluoride based on up to date scientific data

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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