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OEFI selects HealthEdge's HealthRules product suite

HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced that the Pasadena, Calif.-based Operating Engineers Funds Inc. (OEFI) has selected the patented HealthRules product suite to tackle the non-profit health plan's unique and challenging service needs.

8 Sep 2010

BioSpace, Delaware BioScience partner to launch online career center for life science markets

BioSpace has partnered with the Delaware BioScience Association to launch an online career center specifically for life science markets.

8 Sep 2010

AHF praises US government's increase in PEPFAR funding commitment for Uganda

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, which currently cares for over 49,000 AIDS patients in Uganda through its Uganda CARES network of eleven treatment clinics throughout the country, today lauded the United States government for increasing its funding commitment in Uganda for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States' respected global AIDS program.

8 Sep 2010

Columbus Regional Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

Columbus Regional Hospital is bringing the nation's largest health information exchange to the Columbus, Ind. area to better serve patients. Joining over 65 hospitals, long term care facilities and other healthcare providers, Columbus Regional Hospital is now part of a statewide network that allows physicians to securely access necessary information to make decisions critical to patient care.

8 Sep 2010

McLeod Health implements Merge Healthcare's radiology, cardiology workflow solutions

Merge Healthcare, a leading health IT solutions provider, today announced a new contract with McLeod Health (Florence, SC). This agreement integrates the Merge cardiology workflow solutions with McLeod's existing Merge radiology solution, allowing McLeod to streamline workflow and improve quality data across their entire cardiovascular service line, while also providing a unified image management platform.

8 Sep 2010

Tampa, Florida-based medical institution purchases Streamline Health's document workflow solutions

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that a leading Tampa, Florida-based medical institution has purchased three additional workflow licenses to expand the use of Streamline Health's document workflow solutions to help optimize business processes across the enterprise and improve operational efficiencies. Streamline Health expects at least two of the workflow solutions to be fully implemented and operational prior to the conclusion of the current fiscal year.

8 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 8, 2010

In today's headlines, reports about how health reform is playing on the campaign trail and the latest on health insurance premium hikes.

8 Sep 2010

Preventive health services can save lives at little or no cost

Preventive health services such as daily aspirin use, tobacco cessation screening and alcohol abuse screening can potentially save 2 million lives and nearly $4 billion annually, according to a new paper produced by the National Commission on Prevention Priorities (NCPP). The NCPP is convened by the Partnership for Prevention. Four of the five lead authors perform research with HealthPartners Research Foundation.

8 Sep 2010

AVAC welcomes new Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Scientific Strategic Plan

AVAC welcomes the new Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Scientific Strategic Plan, released today, as a critical document that the field must implement as part of ongoing efforts to improve coordination, efficiency and transparency to quickly capitalize on recent advances in AIDS vaccine research.

8 Sep 2010

Patient panels associated with lower physician quality rankings: Study

Patients panels (used to rate the quality of care of physicians) with greater proportions of underinsured, minority and non-English speaking patients were associated with lower physician quality rankings, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Sep 2010

Mary Ann Liebert launches Childhood Obesity journal to promote clinical advances

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert announced the launch of Childhood Obesity to provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organizers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy changes, patient education and motivation tools, and clinical advances in the field.

8 Sep 2010

People in low-income areas experience more penetrating injuries than those in high-income regions: Study

Penetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers also found that those in the lowest-income neighborhoods experienced nearly six times higher rates of blunt injury than persons in the highest income neighborhoods. Penetrating injuries included those from firearms or cuts; blunt injuries included motor vehicle crashes, falls and assaults.

8 Sep 2010

Virginia Commonwealth University experts available to discuss childhood obesity

Virginia Commonwealth University has experts available in pediatric obesity, psychology, medicine and fashion to discuss a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity, lifestyle programs and strategies, trends and causes related to childhood obesity during the month of September.

8 Sep 2010

OrthoAccel Technologies to host private lecture for orthodontic specialists in Brighton

OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. has announced its plans to host a private lecture and reception for orthodontic specialists in Brighton during the British Orthodontic Conference.

8 Sep 2010

MAXIMUS signs new contract with Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

MAXIMUS announced today that it has signed a new contract with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to help Colorado modernize eligibility and enrollment for its Medical Assistance programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

8 Sep 2010

HHS launches national ESAR-VHP website to help health professionals volunteer quickly during emergency

To make volunteering in an emergency easier for health professionals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response launched a national website today for the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals.

8 Sep 2010

Shipcom receives Authority to Operate under DoD Information Assurance Accreditation and Certification Process

Shipcom, a leading global provider of enterprise and healthcare solutions, announced today they have been granted Authority to Operate under the DoD Information Assurance Accreditation and Certification Process.

8 Sep 2010

Study finds wide gaps in participation in children's health insurance program across country

The hunt for the nearly 5 million uninsured U.S. children who are eligible for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program just got a road map.

8 Sep 2010

Reports on smoking rates among Americans reveal dramatic progress in fight against tobacco

Two new reports released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that while the United States has made dramatic progress in the fight against tobacco, too many Americans still smoke and too many non-smokers including more than half of all young children are still exposed to secondhand smoke.

8 Sep 2010

PPTA supports CMS' proposal for hospital outpatient reimbursement for plasma protein therapies

The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) recommends that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalize its Proposed Rule regarding reimbursement to better ensure patient access to vital medicines in the hospital outpatient setting.

8 Sep 2010

Healthcare News

OEFI selects HealthEdge's HealthRules product suite

BioSpace, Delaware BioScience partner to launch online career center for life science markets

AHF praises US government's increase in PEPFAR funding commitment for Uganda

Columbus Regional Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

McLeod Health implements Merge Healthcare's radiology, cardiology workflow solutions

Tampa, Florida-based medical institution purchases Streamline Health's document workflow solutions

First Edition: September 8, 2010

Preventive health services can save lives at little or no cost

AVAC welcomes new Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Scientific Strategic Plan

Patient panels associated with lower physician quality rankings: Study

Mary Ann Liebert launches Childhood Obesity journal to promote clinical advances

People in low-income areas experience more penetrating injuries than those in high-income regions: Study

Virginia Commonwealth University experts available to discuss childhood obesity

OrthoAccel Technologies to host private lecture for orthodontic specialists in Brighton

MAXIMUS signs new contract with Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

HHS launches national ESAR-VHP website to help health professionals volunteer quickly during emergency

Shipcom receives Authority to Operate under DoD Information Assurance Accreditation and Certification Process

Study finds wide gaps in participation in children's health insurance program across country

Reports on smoking rates among Americans reveal dramatic progress in fight against tobacco

PPTA supports CMS' proposal for hospital outpatient reimbursement for plasma protein therapies

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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