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Health information technology still faces significant barriers to implementation: Survey

Hospitals understand the importance of health information technology (IT) and the benefits of its widespread adoption, yet as a field still face significant barriers to implementation according to a newly released survey of America's Most Wired hospitals and health systems.

8 Jul 2010

SIR and 41 international societies issue first global statement defining interventional radiology

The Society of Interventional Radiology, with the support of 41 international societies representing 10,000 interventional radiology doctors, has issued the first global statement defining interventional radiology-one designed to benefit medical treatment for individuals. The statement addresses the evolution, impact and future direction of this minimally invasive specialty, emphasizing the worldwide availability of this specialized medical care.

8 Jul 2010

Nominations open for first annual Most Influential in Specialty Health Award

The National Association of Specialty Health Organizations today announced that nominations are being accepted for the first annual Most Influential in Specialty Health Award. This award will recognize leaders in specialty health who have played a major role in advancing the industry's mission to improve value, access and availability of high quality specialty health services.

8 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 8, 2010

Today's headlines reflect the continued coverage of President Obama's recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to head CMS as well as other developments related to Medicaid, the health insurance industry and state challenges to the health reform law.

8 Jul 2010

CF patients recover from exacerbations equally well when treated at home or in hospital: Researchers

Patients with cystic fibrosis recover from exacerbations equally well if they are treated at home or in a hospital, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, longer treatment with antibiotics does not appear to offer any additional benefit over shorter courses.

8 Jul 2010

Biopharmaceutical Nanotechnology Scientific Forum to take place in Philadelphia between August 16-18

IQPC presents Biopharmaceutical Nanotechnology Scientific Forum taking place August 16-18 in Philadelphia, PA.

From IQPC Ltd 8 Jul 2010

ESMO releases revised set of clinical guidelines for cancer patient care

The European Society for Medical Oncology just released an enhanced and revised set of clinical recommendations designed to help oncologists deliver the best quality care to their patients.

8 Jul 2010

Informed consent discussions lead to greater patient comprehension of surgical procedures

Surgical patients who participate in longer- to 30-minute- discussions prior to having an operation (known as the informed consent process) better understand the proposed operation, according to new research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In addition, researchers found that asking the patient to "repeat back" their understanding of the procedure was effective in enhancing patient comprehension of informed consent issues. This is the largest study ever conducted on the surgical informed consent process.

8 Jul 2010

Tips to keep kids safe while traveling in a car

Car accidents remain the leading cause of death and disability in children in the United States. Stricter laws and car seat education programs have dramatically decreased the mortality and morbidity rates in motor vehicle accidents in the last several years. Yet, thousands of children die or are injured in car accidents each year.

8 Jul 2010

Nurses file unfair practice charge with SLRC against Cambridge Health Alliance

The registered nurses of the Cambridge Hospital campus of the Cambridge Health Alliance have filed an unfair practice charge with the State Labor Relations Commission (SLRC) against the hospital for its refusal to engage in good faith negotiations with the nurses in their effort to reach agreement on a new union contract.

8 Jul 2010

20% of Canadians less sympathetic towards lung cancer sufferers

Canadian lung cancer patients are likely to suffer significant stigma due to the disease's link to smoking, a connection that may impact the care and treatment patients receive. According to a 16-country survey carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of The Global Lung Cancer Coalition, one in five Canadians admit feeling less sympathetic towards lung cancer sufferers because of its known association with smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products.

8 Jul 2010

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop advanced wound dressing to detect, treat infection

Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop a medical dressing which will detect and treat infection in wounds. Scientists at the University of Bath and the burns team at the Southwest UK Paediatric Burns Centre at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol are working together with teams across Europe and Australia to create an advanced wound dressing.

8 Jul 2010

Barriers to dental care among Californian children

Lack of dental care continues to be a significant problem for American children, who miss about 1.6 million school days each year due to dental disease.

8 Jul 2010

AHF denounces Obama administration plan to address AIDS drug crisis with $25M

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, will host a press teleconference tomorrow, Thursday, July 8th at 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern, to denounce an Obama administration plan to address AIDS drug crisis with an insufficient $25 million as "too little, too late."

8 Jul 2010

MHPA responds to CMS annual report on Medicaid managed care enrollment

Medicaid Health Plans of America, the leading trade association solely focused on representing Medicaid health plans, responded today to an annual report just released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Medicaid managed care enrollment, which showed Medicaid health plan enrollment grew by almost 2.4 million members in 2009 to more than 23.4 million Americans nationwide.

8 Jul 2010

Increasing HAART treatment for HIV/AIDS patients will provide significant cost savings: Study

Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to a formal economic analysis led by researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) at Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia.

8 Jul 2010

Safelight Security announces release of new, on-demand Information Security Awareness course

Employees are a company's primary line of security defense, but they often don't have the skills to identify and prevent a potential breach. Safelight Security, a leading provider of security education programs, today announced the release of its new, on-demand Information Security Awareness course designed to make staff more aware of security risks and educate them on how to protect sensitive information.

8 Jul 2010

Children of unemployed Americans experience avoidable loss of healthcare coverage: Research

Not only are the children of the 15.3 million unemployed Americans feeling the impact of financial hardship brought on by the economic recession, many of their children may be experiencing an avoidable loss of healthcare coverage, according to new research by the Child Policy Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center published in the July issue of Health Affairs.

8 Jul 2010

Study looks at the effects of Schwartz Center Rounds program on caregivers

Caregivers who participated in a program where attendees discuss medical cases that were complex for psychosocial and emotional reasons were more likely to be attentive to the psychosocial and emotional aspects of patient care. The program also enhanced their beliefs about the importance of empathy.

8 Jul 2010

OCR, DSHS announce agreement to provide protective services to children in Washington State

The Office for Civil Rights at HHS today announced an agreement to help ensure that children in Washington State in need of welfare and protective services will not be segregated based on race, color, or national origin. OCR, along with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and HHS' Administration for Children and Families, signed the voluntary resolution agreement to provide equal access to care needed by one of Washington's more vulnerable populations.

8 Jul 2010

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Health information technology still faces significant barriers to implementation: Survey

SIR and 41 international societies issue first global statement defining interventional radiology

Nominations open for first annual Most Influential in Specialty Health Award

First Edition: July 8, 2010

CF patients recover from exacerbations equally well when treated at home or in hospital: Researchers

Biopharmaceutical Nanotechnology Scientific Forum to take place in Philadelphia between August 16-18

ESMO releases revised set of clinical guidelines for cancer patient care

Informed consent discussions lead to greater patient comprehension of surgical procedures

Tips to keep kids safe while traveling in a car

Nurses file unfair practice charge with SLRC against Cambridge Health Alliance

20% of Canadians less sympathetic towards lung cancer sufferers

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop advanced wound dressing to detect, treat infection

Barriers to dental care among Californian children

AHF denounces Obama administration plan to address AIDS drug crisis with $25M

MHPA responds to CMS annual report on Medicaid managed care enrollment

Increasing HAART treatment for HIV/AIDS patients will provide significant cost savings: Study

Safelight Security announces release of new, on-demand Information Security Awareness course

Children of unemployed Americans experience avoidable loss of healthcare coverage: Research

Study looks at the effects of Schwartz Center Rounds program on caregivers

OCR, DSHS announce agreement to provide protective services to children in Washington State

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Todd Bauman and Chris Povich

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