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Molina Healthcare provides low interest loan to California Childrens Academy

Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced today that it has provided a low interest loan of $500,000 to help the California Childrens Academy (formerly the Los Angeles Child Care and Development Council) to pay for payroll, childcare, education and other operational expenditures that are essential to keeping the organization in operation during the State of California's budget delay.

3 Aug 2010

HSA Bank condenses process for online enrollment

HSA Bank announced today it has streamlined the process used by individuals and small groups to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA). HSA Bank condensed the enrollment process on its Individual Online Enrollment website into a four-step process that cut the time it takes to complete the process in half.

3 Aug 2010

Combat veterans face challenges at high rates than non-veterans: Research

From the many images sent home from foreign battlefields over the last several decades, Americans have viewed the plight of their country's combat-weary veterans as stark and often iconic scenes that seem somehow frozen in time. But recent research at Washington State University suggests that, for many U.S. veterans, combat is a defining experience that often sets the trajectory of the balance of their lives.

3 Aug 2010

Massage therapy student volunteers to help Bayada Regatta

Massage therapy student volunteers from Cortiva Institute - Pennsylvania School of Massage Therapy will lend their time and skills to the Bayada Regatta, one of the first adaptive rowing competitions for athletes with disabilities, on Saturday, August 28 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at St. Joseph's University Boathouse, 2200 Kelly Drive in Philadelphia.

3 Aug 2010

U.S. Department of Justice seeks permanent injunction against N.Y. food processor over listeria contamination

The U.S. Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against NY Gourmet Salads, Inc., a processor of ready-to-eat deli salads, seafood salads, and cream cheeses in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Leonard F. Spada, the company's president.

3 Aug 2010

Proposed settlement does not cover underpaying professional provider claims: Federal court

A federal court in New York, overseeing a proposed class action settlement against United Healthcare for underpaying professional provider claims, has confirmed that the settlement does not cover claims for services and supplies rendered by facilities.

3 Aug 2010

Elsevier makes available key articles in support of World Breastfeeding Week 2010

In support of World Breastfeeding Week 2010, Elsevier - the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services - is pleased to open access to selected articles related to breastfeeding from the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, Midwifery and the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Midwives and pediatric nurse practitioners play a central role in supporting and advocating for breastfeeding.

3 Aug 2010

Hospitals, health systems select Service Line Analytics solution from MedAssets

To improve margins and increase efficiency ahead of healthcare reform implications, more than 100 hospitals and health systems have signed up to use MedAssets' Service Line Analytics. Launched in October 2009, the online solution identifies sustainable financial improvement opportunities across all service lines by connecting supply costs with both clinical outcomes and patient encounters.

3 Aug 2010

VA removes signature requirement for online submission of 10-10EZ 'Application for Health Benefits'

As part of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki's effort to streamline access to benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has removed the signature requirement for Veterans who electronically submit an online 10-10EZ "Application for Health Benefits."

3 Aug 2010

Implementing CRM program to dentistry may reduce human errors: Study

Pilots and dentists have more in common than one might think: Both jobs are highly technical and require teamwork. Both are subject to human error where small, individual mistakes may lead to catastrophe if not addressed early.

3 Aug 2010

Retail-inspired audit program increases patient satisfaction

St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio has been experiencing 15-30% increases in patient satisfaction a month after nursing units adopted a retail-inspired audit program introduced to the hospital by a retired Macy's executive. Hired by St. Rita's as the Vice President of Patient Experience, Walt Kinsey is just one example of prominent healthcare organizations hiring executives from the retail and hospitality industries to transform their customer service cultures.

3 Aug 2010

Parents need to protect their children's health before sending them back to school: ACEP

An estimated 55 million students nationwide from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade head back into the classrooms in only a few weeks. The nation's emergency physicians want every student to get to school safely, remain safe and healthy throughout the year and not end up in the emergency department or perhaps even worse.

3 Aug 2010

AIBS event facilitates biologist interaction with members of Congress

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2nd Annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. This nationwide initiative is intended to spur individual biologists and research centers to meet with their members of Congress during the August congressional district work period.

3 Aug 2010

Prognosis Health Information Systems, Excellence in Healthcare partner to improve meaningful use criteria

Hospitals can now easily leverage ChartAccess Comprehensive EMR to comply with and report on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services core measures, thereby meeting "meaningful use" criteria -- thanks to a partnership between Prognosis Health Information Systems and Excellence in Healthcare, a healthcare quality assurance consulting company based in Bentonville, Ark.

3 Aug 2010

Study on substance abuse patterns, treatment needs among minority groups

A new national study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that Hispanic-American adults have lower levels of current alcohol use than the national average (46.1 percent versus 55.2 percent). Hispanic-American adults also have lower levels of current illicit drug use than the national average (6.6 percent versus 7.9 percent), but a slightly higher level of current binge drinking (26.3 percent versus 24.5 percent).

3 Aug 2010

RIT professor designs database with physician input and novel eye-tracking techniques

Digital archives of biomedical images could someday put critical information at doctors' fingertips within seconds, illustrating how computers can improve the way medicine is practiced. The current reality, however, isn't quite up to speed, with databases virtually overwhelmed by the explosion of medical imaging.

3 Aug 2010

UnitedHealthcare partners with New England Patriots to help people live healthy

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, is teaming up with the NFL's New England Patriots to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise, nutrition and other aspects of healthy living.

3 Aug 2010

Iowa Department of Human Services awards CSG contract for HIPAA compliance management services

CSG Government Solutions, a national leader in providing public sector strategy, quality management and systems modernization services, today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Iowa Department of Human Services to provide a full suite of HIPAA compliance management services.

3 Aug 2010

TFAH commends U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's $1.27B approval for prevention and public health

The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) commended the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for approving an historic $1.27 billion for prevention and public health for fiscal year 2011. This proposed funding would include $750 million, the second installment of the new Prevention and Public Health Fund that was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

3 Aug 2010

White House predicts overhaul will save $8 billion for Medicare by the end of 2011

The White House says the new health law will save Medicare about $8 billion by the end of next year and $575 billion during the rest of the decade, according to a new report the Obama administration is releasing Monday, The Associated Press reports.

3 Aug 2010

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Molina Healthcare provides low interest loan to California Childrens Academy

HSA Bank condenses process for online enrollment

Combat veterans face challenges at high rates than non-veterans: Research

Massage therapy student volunteers to help Bayada Regatta

U.S. Department of Justice seeks permanent injunction against N.Y. food processor over listeria contamination

Proposed settlement does not cover underpaying professional provider claims: Federal court

Elsevier makes available key articles in support of World Breastfeeding Week 2010

Hospitals, health systems select Service Line Analytics solution from MedAssets

VA removes signature requirement for online submission of 10-10EZ 'Application for Health Benefits'

Implementing CRM program to dentistry may reduce human errors: Study

Retail-inspired audit program increases patient satisfaction

Parents need to protect their children's health before sending them back to school: ACEP

AIBS event facilitates biologist interaction with members of Congress

Prognosis Health Information Systems, Excellence in Healthcare partner to improve meaningful use criteria

Study on substance abuse patterns, treatment needs among minority groups

RIT professor designs database with physician input and novel eye-tracking techniques

UnitedHealthcare partners with New England Patriots to help people live healthy

Iowa Department of Human Services awards CSG contract for HIPAA compliance management services

TFAH commends U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's $1.27B approval for prevention and public health

White House predicts overhaul will save $8 billion for Medicare by the end of 2011

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