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National health care reform package promises to reduce number of uninsured Americans

The national health care reform package signed by President Obama recently promises to significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, 31 million Americans who are currently uninsured will gain health care coverage under the federal legislation.

20 Apr 2010

Optimal IMX implements MobileMD's HIE technologies and services

Optimal IMX continued to build on its industry leading radiology services business by selecting and implementing MobileMD's Health Information Exchange (HIE) technologies and services. Optimal uses MobileMD's turnkey technology and services to establish HIT connectivity and interoperability with their client facilities and physician community.

20 Apr 2010

ALEC's Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act now introduced in 42 states

Today, Florida House Joint Resolution 37—a constitutional amendment protecting a patient's right to pay directly for medical care, and prohibiting penalties for failing to purchase health insurance—passed the critical Rules & Calendar Council and is now slated for consideration by the full Florida House.

20 Apr 2010

Forgetfulness, procrastination related to prescription drugs costs $163 billion in wasteful healthcare spending

Express Scripts is the first organization ever to quantify the hidden healthcare costs of very common behaviors related to prescription drugs, such as forgetfulness and procrastination, estimating the annual wasteful spending at $163 billion.

20 Apr 2010

PIPC chairman encourages racial, ethnic minority Americans to get involved in CER studies

The chairman of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care, Tony Coelho, encouraged racial and ethnic minority Americans to get more involved in comparative effectiveness research studies as a way to ensure that African Americans and other people of color have access to the latest treatment options and research available.

20 Apr 2010

Wellstar International to install TMI Imaging system in Torrance, California

Wellstar International Inc. has announced they will be installing a system in Torrance, California.

20 Apr 2010

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

One of every 10 adult Medicaid patients who were hospitalized in 2007 for a medical condition other than childbirth had to be readmitted at least once within 30 days of their initial hospital stay that year, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

20 Apr 2010

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

The National Foundation of Infectious Disease and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins are pleased to announce the formation of a new publishing partnership. The NFID is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1973 dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

20 Apr 2010

New report studies healthcare market in Europe and provides insights, analysis up to 2014

Healthcare has always been an area of utmost importance. It has significant economic relevance and has been allocated a higher percent of gross domestic product in many countries compared to most other sectors such as transport and communication, construction and education. Healthcare also has a huge impact on employment, for the fact that most related activities are provided by people.

20 Apr 2010

New book titled 'Advances in Wound Care' addresses major, escalating health problem

The publication of the new book Advances in Wound Care, addresses this major and escalating health problem. The first in an annual book series, Volume 1 strengthens the interdisciplinary continuum of wound care to synchronize the numerous disciplines the wound care community represents.

20 Apr 2010

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its electronic order set solution.

20 Apr 2010

Capital Senior Living leases five senior living communities from Health Care REIT

Capital Senior Living Corporation, one of the country's largest operators of senior living communities, today announced that Midwest Portfolio Holdings, LP, a joint venture in which the Company held an 11 percent partnership interest, has sold five senior living communities to Health Care REIT, Inc.. Upon closing the sale, the Company leased the communities from HCN. The Company previously managed the five communities in the joint venture under long-term management agreements.

20 Apr 2010

Four-year dual degree program to address public health workforce shortage

To address the forecasted public health workforce shortage, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have created a four-year Doctor of Medicine /Master of Public Health program.

20 Apr 2010

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will host a hematological malignancies conference for physicians and patients on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. The event, entitled "Current and Innovative Modalities in the Management of Hematological Malignancies", is part of John Theurer Cancer Center's commitment to provide both healthcare professionals as well as patients with an update on the newest advances in the field of blood-borne cancers.

20 Apr 2010

KIKA Clinical Solutions, Carestream Health announce strategic knowledge transfer program

KIKA™ Clinical Solutions, the leader in advanced EDC solutions for Clinical Asset Management™, announced that Carestream Health, Inc., will work with KIKA to perform a knowledge transfer for use of KIKA's technology on six global clinical trials that require electronic data capture this year.

20 Apr 2010

House markup of supplemental spending bill that includes Haiti relief delayed one week

A supplemental spending bill that is expected to include earthquake relief aid for Haiti will be considered by the full House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee during the week of April 26 and will not be written this week as several aides and members had anticipated, C.W. Bill Young, the committee's ranking Republican from Florida, said, CQ Today reports.

20 Apr 2010

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

The Atlanta Journal Constitution: "George D. Houser, 62, and his wife, 46-year-old Rhonda Washington Houser, were arraigned Friday on charges of conspiring to defraud the Medicare and Georgia Medicaid programs. George Houser also faces charges for allegedly failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS and file personal income tax returns."

20 Apr 2010

NHC opens The Palmettos of Mauldin center

National HealthCare Corporation, one of the nation's leading operators of senior care services, announced today that it has recently opened The Palmettos of Mauldin, a 45 unit assisted living community at 810 E. Butler Road in Mauldin, South Carolina near Greenville.

20 Apr 2010

Mount Sinai School of Medicine ranked 18th among America's medical schools

The 2011 US News & World Report has ranked Mount Sinai School of Medicine 18th out of 146 medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine nationwide, jumping from 32nd in 2005. Mount Sinai's improvement in the rankings is one of the largest by any institution.

20 Apr 2010

Free Rite Aid wellness+ customer rewards program

Rite Aid customers and patients nationwide now can sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits, as well as shopping discounts and special prices. The program will be supported by a national television, radio, circular and digital advertising campaign.

20 Apr 2010

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National health care reform package promises to reduce number of uninsured Americans

Optimal IMX implements MobileMD's HIE technologies and services

ALEC's Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act now introduced in 42 states

Forgetfulness, procrastination related to prescription drugs costs $163 billion in wasteful healthcare spending

PIPC chairman encourages racial, ethnic minority Americans to get involved in CER studies

Wellstar International to install TMI Imaging system in Torrance, California

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

New report studies healthcare market in Europe and provides insights, analysis up to 2014

New book titled 'Advances in Wound Care' addresses major, escalating health problem

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Capital Senior Living leases five senior living communities from Health Care REIT

Four-year dual degree program to address public health workforce shortage

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

KIKA Clinical Solutions, Carestream Health announce strategic knowledge transfer program

House markup of supplemental spending bill that includes Haiti relief delayed one week

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

NHC opens The Palmettos of Mauldin center

Mount Sinai School of Medicine ranked 18th among America's medical schools

Free Rite Aid wellness+ customer rewards program

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