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CMAJ to publish comprehensive new guidelines on immigrant health

CMAJ will publish a ground-breaking series of comprehensive new guidelines on immigrant health (pre-embargo link only) beginning June 7, 2010 . The Canadian Immigrant Health Guidelines, a multi-part series, will assist clinicians, policy makers and immigrants in understanding the diverse needs of immigrants to Canada. Few resources like this exist in the international medical literature.

8 Jun 2010

ZixCorp announces new, 3-year email encryption contract with Orlando Health

Zix Corporation, the leader in email encryption services, has announced a new, three-year contract with Orlando Health, a $1.5 billion not-for-profit health care organization and a community-based network of hospitals and care centers in the Orlando region.

8 Jun 2010

Springhill retirement community opens Woodlands Memory Support Neighborhood

Families with loved ones who have memory challenges will breathe a sigh of relief on June 11, when Springhill retirement community opens the doors to the Woodlands Memory Support Neighborhood. A presentation by Springhill Executive Director Jim Schneider and Ed Thomas, CEO of Asbury Communities, the management company for Springhill, will begin at 11:00 a.m. with tours of the new neighborhood to follow.

8 Jun 2010

Research project to transform primary care practices into patient-centered medical homes concludes

An unprecedented research project into how to transform primary care practices into patient-centered medical homes has concluded with the release of a new eight-paper supplement to the May/June issue of Annals of Family Medicine.

8 Jun 2010

Medicare bidding program will lead to 'suicide bidding', says Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers

Providers of home medical equipment and services across Pennsylvania are proposing a fiscally responsible alternative to the mislabeled "competitive" bidding scheme currently under way in Medicare that will actually discourage competition, reduce access to care for many of Pennsylvania's more than two million Medicare beneficiaries, and put hundreds of Pennsylvania's homecare providers out of business.

8 Jun 2010

Pelosi issues statement in response to HHS Health Insurance Premium Review Grants

Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announcing the availability of $51 million in Health Insurance Premium Review Grants through the Affordable Care Act.

8 Jun 2010

Top 10 tips to avoid medical mistakes

In this new original and eye-opening book, THE NOT SO PATIENT ADVOCATE: How To Get The Healthcare You Need Without Fear Or Frustration, readers walk through the seemingly forbidden or secretive door to the mystifying and occasionally infuriating maze that is today's healthcare machine. The author shares candid facts about what actually goes on where healthcare interaction occurs.

8 Jun 2010

UPMC Health Plan collaboration launches pediatric weight management program

A unique collaboration between UPMC Health Plan, Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP), and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach in the setting of the pediatrician's office to provide practical weight management strategies for children who are obese or overweight.

8 Jun 2010

CMI must implement payment initiatives to improve health care delivery, reduce spending: New article

The new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation must be inclusive and flexible in developing and implementing payment initiatives, continuously monitor their impact, and rapidly disseminate them if they appear to be successful, in order to realize the potential for improved health care delivery and reduced spending, according to a new Health Affairs article by Commonwealth Fund researchers.

8 Jun 2010

Secondhand smoke exposure associated with psychological distress

Exposure to secondhand smoke appears to be associated with psychological distress and the risk of future psychiatric hospitalization among healthy adults, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

8 Jun 2010

Regular exercise reduces fall risk

Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, finds a new research study.

8 Jun 2010

Nurses working 12-hour shifts struggle to remain vigilant during successive shifts: Research

A small percentage of nurses struggle to remain vigilant during successive 12-hour shifts, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

8 Jun 2010

Outsource Testing expands Healthcare Quality Management software services program

Consumers are being charged too much, healthcare providers are facing rising costs and Congress has been left trying to fix it all. Premier IT service provider Outsource Testing, Inc. (OST) has announced the successful expansion of their Healthcare Quality Management software services program. The program provides comprehensive professional services to Healthcare organizations throughout the country.

8 Jun 2010

Evidence-based oral health guidelines for pregnant women

Health care providers now have evidence-based guidelines to emphasize the importance of pregnant women maintaining good oral health care and the safety of providing appropriate treatment during pregnancy as published in the June Journal of the California Dental Association.

8 Jun 2010

Gail Donner receives Jeanne Mance Award for her positive impact on practice of nursing in Canada

Gail Donner will receive Canada's most prestigious nursing award, the Jeanne Mance Award, for her positive impact on the practice of nursing in Canada.

8 Jun 2010

New federal health care reform law covers large number of Americans at lower cost: RAND study

The recently enacted federal health care reform law provides health insurance coverage to the largest number of Americans while keeping federal costs as low as reasonably possible, according to a new analysis from the RAND Corporation.

8 Jun 2010

Opinions: Improving maternal health

"Delivering A Better Future For Women and Girls," East African (Manguyu, 6/7).

8 Jun 2010

Health Impact Project announces six grants to conduct HIAs at state and local levels

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced more than $1 million in grants to six projects that will conduct health impact assessments at the state and local levels.

8 Jun 2010

Report finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health and health care

Within a comprehensive health insurance system, black and Hispanic children appear more likely than white children to have asthma and their outcomes are often worse, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

8 Jun 2010

Encouraging healthy lifestyle changes helps reduce aging relative's risk of cancer, say experts

Family members can help reduce an aging relative's risk of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyle changes, according to experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

8 Jun 2010

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CMAJ to publish comprehensive new guidelines on immigrant health

ZixCorp announces new, 3-year email encryption contract with Orlando Health

Springhill retirement community opens Woodlands Memory Support Neighborhood

Research project to transform primary care practices into patient-centered medical homes concludes

Medicare bidding program will lead to 'suicide bidding', says Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers

Pelosi issues statement in response to HHS Health Insurance Premium Review Grants

Top 10 tips to avoid medical mistakes

UPMC Health Plan collaboration launches pediatric weight management program

CMI must implement payment initiatives to improve health care delivery, reduce spending: New article

Secondhand smoke exposure associated with psychological distress

Regular exercise reduces fall risk

Nurses working 12-hour shifts struggle to remain vigilant during successive shifts: Research

Outsource Testing expands Healthcare Quality Management software services program

Evidence-based oral health guidelines for pregnant women

Gail Donner receives Jeanne Mance Award for her positive impact on practice of nursing in Canada

New federal health care reform law covers large number of Americans at lower cost: RAND study

Opinions: Improving maternal health

Health Impact Project announces six grants to conduct HIAs at state and local levels

Report finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health and health care

Encouraging healthy lifestyle changes helps reduce aging relative's risk of cancer, say experts

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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