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Study finds link between language barriers and diabetes-related health outcomes

Patients who cannot discuss their diabetes with a doctor in their own language may have poorer health outcomes, even when interpreter services are available, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.

7 Oct 2010

CDC selects Northrop Grumman to compete for task orders in CIMS contract

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to compete for task orders to provide information management and technology services in support of the CDC's global health mission under a $5 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

7 Oct 2010

Rising Medical, Align team up to enhance rehabilitation care for patients

Experiencing speed and efficiency in the healthcare process remains a rarity. Now two companies are adding those essential variables to ensure healthy, accurate outcomes. Rising Medical Solutions, a medical cost containment company, and Align Networks, a physical medicine provider network, have built an electronic integration that picks up the pace of healthcare.

7 Oct 2010

Majority of cancer patients are concerned about treatment costs: MDLinx

Ninety five percent of the nation's oncologists report a rise in their patients' concerns over treatment costs in the past six months, according to a survey conducted by MDLinx, one of the U.S.'s largest doctor portals.

7 Oct 2010

CCAW program launched at Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Expo

In a unique partnership with sanofi-aventis U.S., the Baltimore County Department of Aging, and the John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Council on Aging is launching a pilot program to help physicians connect older patients with diabetes to evidence-based education and wellness support, right in their local community.

7 Oct 2010

Health care votes haunt anti-abortion Dems; Republicans confront challenges with 'pledge'

Anti-abortion Democrats are facing stiff opposition in their bids for re-election because of their votes for health reform. Organizations like the Susan B. Anthony List and other anti-abortion groups are now attacking former allies who once sided with them on abortion. "Now, SBA List is engaged in a multimillion-dollar attack on its former allies, replete with bus tours and billboards alleging that members 'voted for taxpayer-funded abortion.'

7 Oct 2010

RNs of North Adams Regional Hospital approve two-year contract

The Registered Nurses of North Adams Regional Hospital today ratified a two-year contract. A tentative agreement was reached on September 2, 2010 that maintains important patient care protections in the nurses' contract, while also preserving important rights and benefits the hospital wanted to take away from the nurses. The agreement averted a strike, ending nearly nine months of contentious negotiations.

7 Oct 2010

Study explains importance of identifying global pandemic risk factors to predict spread of diseases

A recent study led by Dr. Parviez Hosseini, a senior research fellow from EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust), explains the importance of identifying global pandemic risk factors as early as possible, in order to predict the spread of diseases like H1N1 "swine" flu and SARS. "Predictive Power of Air Travel and Socio-Economic data for Early Pandemic Spread," recently published in the scientific publication PLoS ONE, examines the interplay among travel, trade, and national healthcare resources in predicting the emergence and spread of H1N1 and other viruses.

7 Oct 2010

AstraZeneca provides free medicines to patients at Primary Care Center Pharmacy in Sacramento

AstraZeneca announced today that it is providing medicines at no cost to qualifying patients at the Primary Care Center Pharmacy in Sacramento, California.

7 Oct 2010

Feds reassure hospitals, doctors on cooperation though Acos

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz told a meeting of 300 health industry representatives Tuesday his agency would explore an expedited review process' for hospitals and doctors looking to determine if new partnerships they form to provide care would violate antitrust laws.

7 Oct 2010

NHCAA releases new white paper to focus on health care fraud

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) announces the release of its new white paper, Combating Health Care Fraud in a Post-Reform World Seven Guiding Principles for Policymakers.

7 Oct 2010

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "most countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports.

7 Oct 2010

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Louise A. Villejo, executive director of the Patient Education Office at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education.

7 Oct 2010

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

PharmMD, the nation's leader in quality Medication Therapy Management, announced today a new product, PharmMD STAR Solution, to help health and drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings.

7 Oct 2010

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

In races around the U.S., the health care law is proving to be a main factor in deciding who gets elected, with Republicans promising repeal and Democrats defending the tenets of the law. Fox News/The Wall Street Journal has video of debate between Connecticut Senate candidates Dick Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Linda McMahon, a Republican, on the health law (10/5).

7 Oct 2010

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

Donors at a replenishment meeting in New York on Tuesday pledged $11.7 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, "higher than past support but below the lowest target set by the agency in its efforts to combat disease in the developing world," the Financial Times reports.

7 Oct 2010

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Critically ill patients on a breathing tube are at risk not only from their injuries or diseases, but also from infections they can contract in the hospital. One of the most common infections is pneumonia from breathing tubes. A study of a new multidisciplinary protocol that has all but eliminated such infections at one hospital was reported on today at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

7 Oct 2010

Medical device industry, advocates weigh in on proposed expedited approval process

The Hill's Healthwatch blog reports that consumer groups and device makers are weighing in on a proposal to expedite the approval process for some medical devices.

7 Oct 2010

IOM: Nurses can take bigger role in medical care

Nurses could take a bigger role and more responsibility in medical care - a move that could lower costs and stave off a physician shortage - without putting patients at risk, Reuters/Yahoo reports.

7 Oct 2010

New video PSA may help raise donation for brain research

In its continuing fight to end brain disorders, the American Academy of Neurology Foundation is turning entries submitted to the 2010 Neuro Film Festival into its latest video public service announcement about the need for donations for more research into curing brain disorders.

7 Oct 2010

Healthcare News

Study finds link between language barriers and diabetes-related health outcomes

CDC selects Northrop Grumman to compete for task orders in CIMS contract

Rising Medical, Align team up to enhance rehabilitation care for patients

Majority of cancer patients are concerned about treatment costs: MDLinx

CCAW program launched at Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Expo

Health care votes haunt anti-abortion Dems; Republicans confront challenges with 'pledge'

RNs of North Adams Regional Hospital approve two-year contract

Study explains importance of identifying global pandemic risk factors to predict spread of diseases

AstraZeneca provides free medicines to patients at Primary Care Center Pharmacy in Sacramento

Feds reassure hospitals, doctors on cooperation though Acos

NHCAA releases new white paper to focus on health care fraud

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Medical device industry, advocates weigh in on proposed expedited approval process

IOM: Nurses can take bigger role in medical care

New video PSA may help raise donation for brain research

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