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California rescission settlement benefits few consumers

The Associated Press reports on a new California state assembly report that found fewer than 200 people out of the more than 6,000 affected have taken advantage of benefits won by a settlement between state regulators and health insurers that dropped sick policyholders.

10 Mar 2010

Pro- and anti-health reform groups wage last minute attacks

Stephan Payne protested abuses by health insurance companies and pushed for health care reform during a rally Tuesday. The rally was organized by Health Care for America Now and coincided with an annual conference for health insurance executives in D.C. (Jessica Marcy/KHN)

10 Mar 2010

Abortion holding up Democrats endgame on health overhaul

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer "said Tuesday that the abortion fight 'has to be resolved.' The majority leader expressed confidence that the issue would be wrapped up, but he also cautioned reporters that he had not had any formal negotiations with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat who authored the House abortion restrictions.

10 Mar 2010

States' legislative health initiatives stall

The Boston Globe: "A group of Massachusetts mayors, fed up with what they say is legislative inaction on skyrocketing municipal health care costs, has launched a ballot initiative for 2012 aimed at giving cities and towns more flexibility in reducing expensive benefits for employees, retirees, and elected officials" (Murphy, 3/10).

10 Mar 2010

Today's OpEds: Congressional dealmaking, cutting 'honchos pay,' controlling costs

Legislators need pork to make things happen, especially in an age when chronic obstruction has so weakened the legislative process that policy breakthroughs are almost impossible. This does not excuse all kinds of deal making, nor should we ignore that deals sometimes go too far (Julian E. Zelizer, 3/10).

10 Mar 2010

ZixCorp renewes and expandes contract with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Zix Corporation, the only email encryption service designed with your most important relationships in mind, has renewed and expanded its contract with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, a leading North Carolina health system.

10 Mar 2010

McGill University's Nurse Practitioner programs to be sponsored by Abbott

Today Abbott Laboratories announced it will sponsor McGill University's Nurse Practitioner programs launched by the McGill School of Nursing of the Faculty of Medicine. Over the last five years, the Nurse Practitioner programs have provided advanced training for registered nurses that enables them to assume additional responsibilities to provide enhanced patient care.

10 Mar 2010

ADHD News Network Broadcast wins Shire and P2M coveted 2010 Telly Award

After reviewing more than 13,000 entries, the Telly Awards® and their Silver Council announced the Shire and PharmtoMarket (P2M) produced "ADHD News Network Broadcast: 11/18/2009" had received the coveted 2010 Telly Award for video broadcasting and production.

10 Mar 2010

European countries to review impact of environmental policies on popluation health status

Representatives of 53 Member States from the WHO European Region will gather in Parma, Italy, on 10-12 March 2010 to review the impact of national and cross-border environmental policies on the health status of their populations.

10 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 10, 2010

Protests, million-dollar ad campaigns, deepening partisan fault lines and president's stepped-up health reform end game dominate today's health care headlines.

10 Mar 2010

Strong, local leadership is the key for success of health departments and activities

The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University.

10 Mar 2010

Rush University Medical Center charged $1.5M to resolve allegations from whistleblowers

Based on these whistleblowers' bravery in coming forward to disclose their knowledge of activity at Rush University Medical Center, that entity will pay the United States and the State of Illinois more than $1.5 million. That payment resolves, however, only a portion of the allegations that these whistleblowers have made.

10 Mar 2010

Springer to publish Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

NMMI publishes original research papers, reviews, case reports, editorials and letters to the editor on nuclear medicine and a wide range of related sciences. These include radiochemistry, radiopharmacy, dosimetry and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear and molecular imaging analysis, nuclear and molecular imaging instrumentation, radiation biology and radionuclide therapy. June-Key Chung, MD, PhD, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine will serve as editor-in-chief. He will be supported by an international editorial board.

10 Mar 2010

MediCare International offers full suite of normal policy benefits for injuries suffered in war zone

As troops return home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the full horror of war is often hidden from public view. Not only are soldiers killed whilst away on duty, but many suffer lost limbs or disfigurement when injured by bombs, explosives and other weapons. What will come as a surprise to most, though, is that according to the Los Angeles Times the number of US contractors living in Iraq, now exceeds the number of US combat troops.

10 Mar 2010

Inadvertent exposure of hospital housekeepers to drug-resistant "Superbugs" may lead to hospital-infection epidemic

One cause of the rampant international hospital-infection epidemic may be the "inadvertent exposure" of hospital housekeepers and transporters to antibiotic-resistant "Superbugs" such as MRSA, says TeleTracking Technologies CEO Anthony Sanzo.

10 Mar 2010

TMS blog: Issues surrounding provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases

Total Medical Solutions has launched an aptly named blog www.workcompcomplexcare.com that focuses on issues surrounding the provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases.

10 Mar 2010

Health plan members who participate in health and fitness-related activities have lower healthcare costs

Employers are increasingly looking to workplace wellness programs to motivate employees to play an active role in improving their health, thereby reducing overall healthcare costs. Deepak N. Patel, MD, Mmed, senior clinical specialist for Discovery Vitality, will present new findings indicating that health plan members who participated in health and fitness-related activities within an incentive-based health insurance wellness program had significantly lower healthcare costs.

10 Mar 2010

USA/Ireland Functional Foods conference to focus on science of gut function and response to diet

Understanding the science of how the human gut functions and the role that diet plays in human health will be explored at a major International Functional Foods conference in Cork, this week. Foods have an enormous role to play in keeping people healthy and many foods have properties that can enhance the health of those that consume them.

10 Mar 2010

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs: No help from Idaho State Senate

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs didn't get any help from the Idaho State Senate tonight. In fact, with the passage of the Idaho Health Freedom Act (House Bill 391), they may have just made matters worse.

10 Mar 2010

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

The national health care debate is far from over. Days removed from his televised national health care forum, President Obama is calling for an "up or down" vote on the measure within the next few weeks.

10 Mar 2010

Healthcare News

California rescission settlement benefits few consumers

Pro- and anti-health reform groups wage last minute attacks

Abortion holding up Democrats endgame on health overhaul

States' legislative health initiatives stall

Today's OpEds: Congressional dealmaking, cutting 'honchos pay,' controlling costs

ZixCorp renewes and expandes contract with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

McGill University's Nurse Practitioner programs to be sponsored by Abbott

ADHD News Network Broadcast wins Shire and P2M coveted 2010 Telly Award

European countries to review impact of environmental policies on popluation health status

First Edition: March 10, 2010

Strong, local leadership is the key for success of health departments and activities

Rush University Medical Center charged $1.5M to resolve allegations from whistleblowers

Springer to publish Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

MediCare International offers full suite of normal policy benefits for injuries suffered in war zone

Inadvertent exposure of hospital housekeepers to drug-resistant "Superbugs" may lead to hospital-infection epidemic

TMS blog: Issues surrounding provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases

Health plan members who participate in health and fitness-related activities have lower healthcare costs

USA/Ireland Functional Foods conference to focus on science of gut function and response to diet

Idahoans buckling under soaring health care costs: No help from Idaho State Senate

Stay true to the original goals of reform, says Kelsey-Seybold Clinic MD

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