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Pawlenty asks for enhanced Medicaid funding

Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Gov. Tim Pawlenty wrote U.S. DHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday to ask for cash. The letter, in which Pawlenty requested Medicaid and foster care cash, the governor also bashed the federal health care overhaul." He "told the secretary that his order was fueled by concern about 'overspending' and 'unbearable burdens that spending will place on our economy.'

8 Sep 2010

Hospitals hire to keep up with growing diversity, tech challenges

"As more immigrants crowd its waiting rooms, Elmhurst Hospital is joining a growing number of hospitals in New York and across the country that are going beyond hiring interpreters and offering translated paperwork and are adopting practices intended to improve care for an increasingly diverse patient population," The New York Times reports.

8 Sep 2010

CDC ramps up production of new three-in-one flu vaccine

Health officials say that there will be plenty of flu vaccine available this year, now that the H1N1 pandemic has ended, The Washington Post reports. "The World Health Organization declared an end to the pandemic last month, based on indications that the H1N1 flu was transitioning to a more seasonal virus. Unlike last year, when there was one vaccine for H1N1 flu and another for seasonal flu, this year's vaccine is a 'three-in-one' that includes protection against H1N1 as well as two other strains."

8 Sep 2010

Candidates focus on health care politics

As candidates ramped up campaigning over Labor Day weekend, news outlets examined the role of the new health law in the 2010 elections.

8 Sep 2010

Studies examine health care use, quality

The New York Times: A new study finds "that more than half of the 354 million doctor visits made each year for acute medical care, like for fevers, stomachaches and coughs, are not with a patient's primary physician, and that more than a quarter take place in hospital emergency rooms. The authors of the study, which was published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, said it highlighted a significant question about the new federal health care law: can access to primary care be maintained.

8 Sep 2010

AHRQ releases free evidence-based guides for eight health conditions

HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a series of free evidence-based guides designed to help Spanish speakers understand and compare the risks, benefits and side effects of treatments for eight health conditions.

7 Sep 2010

Ahead of U.N. MDG Summit, media outlets examine various aspects of goals

Ahead of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on September 20-22, the media examines different aspects of the MDGs.

7 Sep 2010

Study: Malpractice costs $55.6 billion annually, most in defensive medicine

An analysis by the journal Health Affairs has found that $55.6 billion, 2.4 percent of all annual health spending, is spent on medical malpractice, reports Modern Healthcare. "The estimate includes defensive-medicine activities, such as ordering tests or treatments ... which alone costs an estimated $45.6 billion per year, the study found.

7 Sep 2010

World Water Week kicks off with a focus on pollution, quality

A group of over 2,500 leading water experts from 130 countries gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to kick off World Water Week, where they will focus on "increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe," Agence France-Presse reports (Larson, 9/5).

7 Sep 2010

State Roundup: Some premiums soar in Washington State; Building boom for Denver hospitals; Looking for uninsured kids

The Seattle Times: "Whopping rate increases are coming soon for many people with individual health-insurance policies. Most insurers offering individual policies in the state have asked for and been granted rate increases, effective Oct. 1, according to the state's insurance commissioner. Regence BlueShield's rate increase — an average 16.5 percent — was one of the highest.

7 Sep 2010

OpEds: Health costs and new law; Penn. doctor supply; Anesthesiologists vs. nurses

Some sort of Medicare-for-all program remains the only equitable way that every American can be provided with adequate and affordable coverage. This wouldn't be socialized medicine and it wouldn't be state-run healthcare (David Lazarus, 9/7).

7 Sep 2010

Also in Global Health News: India's antibiotic use; Abstinence curriculum in China; Child, maternal health in India; Plumpy'nut; PEPFAR funds to Uganda

"The health ministry has formed a committee to frame a policy for antibiotic use, following an uproar over a Lancet study that traced a drug-resistant bacterial superbug's origins to India," LiveMint.com reports. The panel will also look into the "excessive use of antibiotics among Indians," partly fueled by self-medication, that has increased resistance to the drugs. The article notes that the Indian government "rejected the findings of the report" but has "taken note of a lack of policy on antibiotics" (Pandeya, 9/3).

7 Sep 2010

Welch Allyn to introduce new EHR Preparation and Selection program to ASGE members

Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) that will offer the more than 11,000 members of this international organization a unique service designed to ease the process of selecting and preparing for an electronic health record (EHR) system. ASGE promotes the highest standards for endoscopic training and practice, fosters endoscopic research and is the foremost resource for endoscopic education.

7 Sep 2010

AMN Healthcare enters MSP and RPO contract with Hendrick Medical Center

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., the nation's largest healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company and Hendrick Medical Center, a 500-bed hospital in Abilene, TX, jointly announce a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) contract between the two.

7 Sep 2010

Carolinas Healthcare System and Medicity partner to build multi-state health information exchange

Carolinas HealthCare System, one of the leading healthcare organizations in the Southeast with 32 affiliated hospitals in North and South Carolina, announced today it has selected Medicity as its partner to build a multi-state health information exchange.

7 Sep 2010

KHN column: Social Security's Disabled Adult Child program: A key program often below the radar

In this Kaiser Health News column, Harold Pollack writes: "Intellectual disability is often accompanied by costly illnesses and social service needs.

7 Sep 2010

Health 2.0 Developer Challenge: Teams are putting final touches on their applications

With only a few weeks left until the deadlines of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge more than 40 teams are putting the final touches on their applications for the 10 prizes. Winners will be announced by Todd Park, CTO of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO, at the Health 2.0 Conference on October 7-8, in San Francisco.

7 Sep 2010

Lionsgate, Jane Fonda enter deal to improve high-profile fitness

Reflecting an overall strategy of allying itself with world-class, brand name partners in all of its businesses, LIONSGATE, the leading next generation studio, has entered into a home entertainment distribution deal with Jane Fonda, the two time Academy Award winning actress and fitness pioneer who first coined the term "workout" in the 1980s.

7 Sep 2010

Nassau University Medical Center to include Streamline Health Solutions' HIM Suite of workflows

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York, will expand its software licensing arrangement to include Streamline Health's Enterprise Health Information Management Suite of workflows.

7 Sep 2010

Medicare will experiment with expansion of hospice coverage

In this Kaiser Health News consumer column, Michelle Andrews writes: "Many people may not realize that, in some ways, the new health law will expand options for patients at the end of life.

7 Sep 2010

Healthcare News

Pawlenty asks for enhanced Medicaid funding

Hospitals hire to keep up with growing diversity, tech challenges

CDC ramps up production of new three-in-one flu vaccine

Candidates focus on health care politics

Studies examine health care use, quality

AHRQ releases free evidence-based guides for eight health conditions

Ahead of U.N. MDG Summit, media outlets examine various aspects of goals

Study: Malpractice costs $55.6 billion annually, most in defensive medicine

World Water Week kicks off with a focus on pollution, quality

State Roundup: Some premiums soar in Washington State; Building boom for Denver hospitals; Looking for uninsured kids

OpEds: Health costs and new law; Penn. doctor supply; Anesthesiologists vs. nurses

Also in Global Health News: India's antibiotic use; Abstinence curriculum in China; Child, maternal health in India; Plumpy'nut; PEPFAR funds to Uganda

Welch Allyn to introduce new EHR Preparation and Selection program to ASGE members

AMN Healthcare enters MSP and RPO contract with Hendrick Medical Center

Carolinas Healthcare System and Medicity partner to build multi-state health information exchange

KHN column: Social Security's Disabled Adult Child program: A key program often below the radar

Health 2.0 Developer Challenge: Teams are putting final touches on their applications

Lionsgate, Jane Fonda enter deal to improve high-profile fitness

Nassau University Medical Center to include Streamline Health Solutions' HIM Suite of workflows

Medicare will experiment with expansion of hospice coverage

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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