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Pelosi's statement on new guidance for small business owners in new health insurance reform law

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Obama Administration announced new guidance to make it easier for small business owners to take advantage of tax credits in the new health insurance reform law, including clarifying that a small business' substantial tax credit under reform will not be reduced if they also receive a state subsidy, and allowing them to receive tax credits for add-on dental and vision coverage in addition to regular health insurance

18 May 2010

If Laura's Law is not implemented, mentally ill people will be arrested and jailed: Recent analysis

Mentally ill people in California are more likely to be imprisoned than hospitalized, according to a recent analysis conducted by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriff's Association.

18 May 2010

Asolva adds infection surveillance tool package to Medici system

Asolva, a leading provider of healthcare data analytics and reporting systems, has added a package of infection surveillance tools to Medici, its clinical information management system. The package will assist pharmacists, physicians and other infection preventionists in tracking and maximizing their antimicrobial stewardship programs.

18 May 2010

Sutter Health Sac-Sierra Region selects MedAssets' CarePricer patient bill estimation solution

The Sacramento Sierra Region of Sutter Health has selected MedAssets' patient bill estimation solution, CarePricer®, to provide its patients with accurate Patient Friendly Estimates™ at the point-of-access. Using the solution, Sutter Health's seven hospitals in the region will better educate its patients on their responsibilities upfront to improve collections.

18 May 2010

Eisai calls on Alzheimer's patients and caregivers to nominate pharmacists for 2010 C.A.R.E. Pharmacy Award

Eisai Inc., in coordination with the Alzheimer's Association, calls on individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers across America to nominate local pharmacists for the 2010 C.A.R.E. Pharmacy Award. This award recognizes the vital role that pharmacists play in helping the estimated 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and their almost 11 million caregivers.

18 May 2010

AAHC report illustrates collaboration between academic and community health centers

In its newest report, Academic Health Centers and Community Health Centers: The Landscape of Current Partnerships, the Association of Academic Health Centers illustrates the significant management, education, and service collaborations between academic health centers and community health centers as they work together to sustain and expand health care access and delivery for communities across the country.

18 May 2010

GHESKIO honored with 2010 Gates Award for Global Health

GHESKIO, an institution in Haiti founded nearly three decades ago to fight a mysterious killer disease later identified as AIDS, has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Gates Award for Global Health for its years of ground-breaking clinical service, research, and training to treat effectively and prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS and other related illnesses, the Global Health Council announced today.

18 May 2010

Scidev.Net reports on developing country health care providers, scientists access to research

SciDev.Net reports on two recent studies published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal which look at how frequently health care providers and researchers in developing countries access research-based evidence.

18 May 2010

Jefferson Regional Medical Center completes Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 upgrade

Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC), a 471-bed acute care hospital in Pine Bluff, AR, is the first Eclipsys™ client to activate Sunrise Enterprise™ 5.5, a significant uplift to Eclipsys' leading integrated suite of software solutions.

18 May 2010

Investigators pursue N.Y. leads on hospital corruption; Crack down in Fla. fraud probe

A New York hospital system has become entwined in a corruption scandal that sent a state lawmaker to prison for six years, The Wall Street Journal reports. "Former trustees of one of the hospitals operated by MediSys Health Network, speaking for the first time, say MediSys executives kept board members in the dark about business dealings between company management and Anthony Seminerio, the former lawmaker who pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge."

18 May 2010

MOCPS develops program to reduce patient care errors in EMS

While much attention is devoted to reducing medical errors in hospitals, there's a lesser focus on rooting out patient care errors in emergency medical services. To address that gap, the Missouri Center for Patient Safety is developing a program to help medical professionals systematically improve quality and reduce errors during treatment and transport provided by ambulance service providers.

18 May 2010

Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalls metronidazole injection

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of metronidazole injection, USP 500mg / 100mL (NDC number 25021-131-82) manufactured by Claris Lifesciences and distributed by Sagent.

18 May 2010

Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polynueromyopathy

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can prevent critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), according to Greek researchers. CIPNM is an acquired limb and respiratory muscle weakness that is a common and serious problem among intensive care unit patients, and can result in prolonged ICU and hospital stay. EMS can also shorten the duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation and the length of ICU stay.

18 May 2010

Medicaid growth in Utah slows; Arizona sees drop in CHIP beneficiaries

"Utah's Medicaid rolls grew by 405 people in April, the smallest monthly increase since March 2008, the start of an unprecedented growth streak for the low-income health program. Unemployment has also slowed, which economists believe is an early sign of economic recovery" (Stewart, 5/17).

18 May 2010

Five-day World Health Assembly meeting kicks off in Geneva

The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) convened on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Monsters and Critics.com reports. According to the news service, influenza vaccines, the fight against tuberculosis, intellectual property and reducing counterfeit drugs will be discussed (4/17).

18 May 2010

Insurance regulators wrestle with definition of 'unreasonable' rate increases

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby writes about the challenge of defining terms like "unreasonable": "When WellPoint proposed up to a 39 percent premium increase for some of its California customers, it touched off a storm of criticism that helped boost passage of the new health care law" (Appleby, 5/17).

18 May 2010

Employer-provided health insurance to remain dominant under health law

News outlets report on employer-provided health insurance and suggest that the overall number of Americans who are insured through their workplace is unlikely to change substantially under the health law.

18 May 2010

Insurance groups seek to limit health law damage with medical-loss ratio definitions

Insurance groups are wrangling with regulators on defining a few key terms that will significantly alter how they do business under the new health reform law.

18 May 2010

Four largest insurers in Mass. post first-quarter losses

The Boston Globe's Business Updates: Massachusetts' "four biggest health insurers today posted first-quarter losses totalling more than $150 million, with three of the carriers blaming the bulk of their deficit on the Patrick administration's decision to cap rate increases for individuals and small businesses." Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan and Fallon Community Health Plan all reported loses.

18 May 2010

Democrats strategize by touting early benefits but in some areas party is facing tough fight

Democrats enlisted a reliable strategy by "front-loading their legislation with consumer-friendly, insurance industry reforms and other fixes they hope will generate support for the new law in the run-up to the pivotal midterm elections." Democrats are hoping that a skeptical public will come around to their side of the equation, but Republicans say voters will remember all the legislation, not just part of it, when they vote in November.

18 May 2010

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Pelosi's statement on new guidance for small business owners in new health insurance reform law

If Laura's Law is not implemented, mentally ill people will be arrested and jailed: Recent analysis

Asolva adds infection surveillance tool package to Medici system

Sutter Health Sac-Sierra Region selects MedAssets' CarePricer patient bill estimation solution

Eisai calls on Alzheimer's patients and caregivers to nominate pharmacists for 2010 C.A.R.E. Pharmacy Award

AAHC report illustrates collaboration between academic and community health centers

GHESKIO honored with 2010 Gates Award for Global Health

Scidev.Net reports on developing country health care providers, scientists access to research

Jefferson Regional Medical Center completes Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 upgrade

Investigators pursue N.Y. leads on hospital corruption; Crack down in Fla. fraud probe

MOCPS develops program to reduce patient care errors in EMS

Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalls metronidazole injection

Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polynueromyopathy

Medicaid growth in Utah slows; Arizona sees drop in CHIP beneficiaries

Five-day World Health Assembly meeting kicks off in Geneva

Insurance regulators wrestle with definition of 'unreasonable' rate increases

Employer-provided health insurance to remain dominant under health law

Insurance groups seek to limit health law damage with medical-loss ratio definitions

Four largest insurers in Mass. post first-quarter losses

Democrats strategize by touting early benefits but in some areas party is facing tough fight

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