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Today's OpEds: Medicare reimbursements threaten health care; Battling health care fraud; A national standard on nurse-patient ratios

The Senate on Friday passed the annual "doc fix" -- but this short-term stay on the reimbursement rates for physicians who treat Medicare patients does not resolve the underlying problem: Those reimbursements are woefully below market. And if Congress does not address this, the much-heralded health-care reform is at risk (Dr. Michael Newman, 6/19).

21 Jun 2010

Select Medical to acquire Regency Hospital

Select Medical Holdings Corporation, the parent of Select Medical Corporation, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Regency Hospital Company, L.L.C., an operator of long-term acute care hospitals, for approximately $210 million, including certain assumed liabilities. Regency is a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners.

21 Jun 2010

Keane Healthcare Solutions Division announces partnership with Ormed Information Systems

Keane, Inc., a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare technology firm, today announced a partnership between its Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD) and Ormed Information Systems, Ltd. against the backdrop of the Healthcare Financial Management Annual National Institute conference (HFMA ANI). Ormed is a leading supplier of human resources, supply chain, E-commerce, and accounting management software, and is entering their 21st year in supporting only the healthcare industry.

21 Jun 2010

KHN column: Even with the 'grandfather clause' protection, change is coming to most health plans

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, done in collaboration with The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn writes: "Now that Karl Rove doesn't have a Republican president to advise anymore, he's been picking up some new hobbies. One of them is health care policy. In a recent column for the Wall Street Journal editorial page, Rove made the latest in a series of attacks on the new reform law.

21 Jun 2010

Emdeon's Assistant, Claim Master solutions earn HFMA Peer Reviewed designation

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced that its automated patient eligibility and benefits verification tool, Emdeon® Assistant™, and web-based billing management solution, Emdeon Claim Master®, have earned the Peer Reviewed designation of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). The HFMA Peer Reviewed designation places these Emdeon solutions on a short list of prestigious products that have been proven effective by industry expert volunteers and independent HFMA staff.

21 Jun 2010

MDT aligned with AAP position statement on efforts to be made to save patient's natural dentition

Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. (MDT), pioneers of the patented LANAP™ protocol for the treatment of gum disease and the manufacturer of the PerioLase® MVP-7™ digital dental laser, are aligned with the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) position statement that "efforts should be made to save a patient's natural dentition."

21 Jun 2010

Antibacterial lab coats to help prevent spread of disease in hospitals

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99,000 people die every year from infections acquired while in hospitals. "The goal in our profession is to help cure you not introduce you to another deadly infection," said Dr. Charles Kinder, Heart Rhythm expert and Director of Heart Rhythm Program at Heart Care Centers of Illinois.

21 Jun 2010

PHCG recognized with CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation in fight against cancer

Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, the world's largest healthcare communications group, has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation, recognizing the organization's commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

21 Jun 2010

FDA grants EarlySense marketing clearance for EverOn Touch system

EarlySense announced today that its EverOn Touch system has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA clearance covers several key additions to the traditional EverOn contact-free patient supervision system value proposition. For the first time, the EverOn system includes an online display that alerts medical staff regarding a patient's motion level and verifies patient turns as indicated by nurses. Identifying low patient movement and then turning patients methodically are key elements in the prevention of pressure ulcers, the most costly patient safety risk in U.S. hospitals.

21 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 21, 2010

Today's news includes an exploration of the impact of Medicare payment rates on physicians, an analysis of the fate of the COBRA subsidy and how an innovation may offer a medical malpractice fix.

21 Jun 2010

MediConnect Global's PHR system now compatible with a wide array of mobile devices

MediConnect Global Inc. today announced its popular consumer web-based personal health record system is now compatible with a wide array of mobile devices including the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and most Google Android and HP/Palm WebOS smartphones.

21 Jun 2010

Thomson Reuters identifies top 10 U.S. health systems from second annual study

Thomson Reuters today released its second annual study identifying the top 10 U.S. health systems based on their clinical performance.

21 Jun 2010

PHS offers special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines

Proven Healthcare Solutions an industry innovator in fortifying hospital compliance with emergency department admission screening, is pleased to introduce the offering of a special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines.

21 Jun 2010

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Emergency departments are challenged to streamline patient diagnoses and treatment for a variety of conditions and require a CT system capable of imaging patients quickly, accurately and safely. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aquilion® ONE 320-detector row CT system is designed for such settings and used to evaluate a range of patients, including cardiac, neuro, stroke and pediatric.

21 Jun 2010

Researchers develop intelligent medical sensors to help patients monitor their symptoms

Researchers at the University of Southampton are developing intelligent medical sensors which can be worn by patients to monitor their symptoms and which will alert GPs if medical intervention is needed.

21 Jun 2010

Total Medical Solutions introduces Supply Recovery program

Total Medical Solutions (TMS) has introduced TMS Supply Recovery, a service that identifies and eliminates unnecessary supply costs in workers' compensation claims.

21 Jun 2010

Cancer survivor organizes first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk

Recently, oral cancer survivor Jeanna Richelson, organized the first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk, which raised donations for the Oral Cancer Foundation, and much needed awareness of a disease that too few Americans know about. According to the foundation's executive director Brian Hill, "I don't believe there has ever been an oral cancer walk that was this successful in its first year. This was an absolutely amazing effort by Jeanna and those who helped her make this possible."

21 Jun 2010

A-Life Medical selected as Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the world's North American business region.

21 Jun 2010

Spark Together for Health Kids program promotes access to physical activity, healthy food

A new survey by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario found the majority of kids in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will be missing out on physical activity this summer, as parents scramble to find child care solutions once school is out.

21 Jun 2010

EIN News expands health news-monitoring coverage

With impending lawsuits from states, an uprising from the Tea Party sect and an outpouring of rhetoric from both major parties, the healthcare debate is far from over.

21 Jun 2010

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Today's OpEds: Medicare reimbursements threaten health care; Battling health care fraud; A national standard on nurse-patient ratios

Select Medical to acquire Regency Hospital

Keane Healthcare Solutions Division announces partnership with Ormed Information Systems

KHN column: Even with the 'grandfather clause' protection, change is coming to most health plans

Emdeon's Assistant, Claim Master solutions earn HFMA Peer Reviewed designation

MDT aligned with AAP position statement on efforts to be made to save patient's natural dentition

Antibacterial lab coats to help prevent spread of disease in hospitals

PHCG recognized with CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation in fight against cancer

FDA grants EarlySense marketing clearance for EverOn Touch system

First Edition: June 21, 2010

MediConnect Global's PHR system now compatible with a wide array of mobile devices

Thomson Reuters identifies top 10 U.S. health systems from second annual study

PHS offers special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Researchers develop intelligent medical sensors to help patients monitor their symptoms

Total Medical Solutions introduces Supply Recovery program

Cancer survivor organizes first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk

A-Life Medical selected as Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

Spark Together for Health Kids program promotes access to physical activity, healthy food

EIN News expands health news-monitoring coverage

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