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As Medicare pay shrinks, some California doctors hike patient fees

Kaiser Health News staff writer Christopher Weaver writes about a California cardiology group that has confronted steep Medicare cuts with a tactic that may irk patients who already face soaring health costs.

18 Mar 2010

Obama to appear on Fox News; Heath reform will be high on his topic list

New York Times: President Obama is scheduled to give an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News Wednesday evening. The interview comes "at the height of a week in which Democrats, including Mr. Obama, are pressing allies and lawmakers to push ahead to get the health care bill passed in the House despite solid Republican opposition and the lessening of public support for the legislation." The interview comes after Obama administration aides last year criticized Fox News for its political coverage and commentary (3/16).

17 Mar 2010

Cut looms for Medicare payments to doctors

Marketwatch/The Seattle Times reports on the looming 21 percent cut to physicians' Medicare payments. "The cut was to take effect March 1 until Congress delayed it by 30 days. The Senate then voted last Wednesday to postpone the cut an additional six months as part of a larger bill that extends unemployment benefits. The measure now moves to the House."

17 Mar 2010

Access MediQuip enhances Recall Management Service for implantable devices

Access MediQuip, LLC, the nation's first and largest provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions to the healthcare industry, announced today it has enhanced its proprietary Recall Management Service, "RMS," for its customers nationwide. The new release is designed to protect patients, inform and empower surgeons and facilities, and help payers improve quality while managing cost.

17 Mar 2010

Industry game changers to watch in healthcare IT

Whatever the outcome of healthcare reform, this much is clear: Information technology will play a critical role in the improvement and delivery of patient outcomes. So, will government contractors — they already are. So, who’s in the lead?

17 Mar 2010

Hospitals can save more than $1M annually by implementing Masimo Patient SafetyNet with SET pulse oximetry

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that a new cost-effectiveness study shows that implementation of the Masimo Patient SafetyNet remote monitoring and clinician notification system with Masimo SET pulse oximetry saved one hospital $817,000 in its first year.

17 Mar 2010

Use of simulation technology in Florida's nursing education programs expanding

A recent report from the Florida Center for Nursing found that pre-licensure nursing education programs turned away more than 13,000 qualified applicants during 2008-2009, and, for the third year in a row, limited access to clinical training sites was reported as a major barrier for nursing education programs in Florida.

17 Mar 2010

CDISC approves Nextrials as one of 15 registered solutions providers

Nextrials, Inc., a leader in clinical research software and services, has been approved by the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium as one of 15 registered solutions providers, and is the only company offering an electronic data capture (EDC) product supporting the CDISC Healthcare Link Initiative.

17 Mar 2010

Full Medicare coverage for IVF: CFAS felicitates Quebec government

The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) congratulates Premier Jean Charest and his Government on their announcement of full Medicare coverage for in-vitro fertilization treatments in Quebec.

17 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 17, 2010

Today's news continues to focus on Democratic leaders' efforts to finalize their health reform package and gather the votes necessary to gain House passage.

17 Mar 2010

Studies examine ways to increase healthcare personnel vaccination rates through social networking

Healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates have remained low, despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading healthcare organizations that all healthcare personnel receive annual flu vaccines.

17 Mar 2010

Pioneer of emergency medical care receives ‘Distinguished Non Resident Indian’ award

A pioneer of emergency medical care who taught at the University of Leicester has been honoured at an international ceremony for his distinguished services to medicine.

17 Mar 2010

Research data: WTC collapse caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine are presenting more than 20 ground-breaking studies at the American College of Cardiology 59th annual scientific session (ACC.10) in Atlanta. Their research includes data showing that the World Trade Center collapse has caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site.

17 Mar 2010

EBRI analysis shows increasing number of older Americans are staying in work force

Reflecting the changing economic landscape, more older workers are staying in the work force, but increasingly in part-time rather than full-time jobs, according to new research released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

17 Mar 2010

Genetic test helps reduce hospitalization rates for heart patients on warfarin

Hospitalization rates for heart patients taking warfarin, the world's most-prescribed blood thinner, dropped by approximately 30 percent when genetic information was available to doctors prescribing the drug, researchers from Medco Health Solutions, Inc.-- in association with the Medco Research Institute™ -- and Mayo Clinic announced today.

17 Mar 2010

Low-income patients with brain tumors are less likely to be referred to specialty hospitals

African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, the same gender, and with similar comorbidities, according to new research by Johns Hopkins doctors.

17 Mar 2010

'Quiet corruption' impedes African development, World Bank report says

What the World Bank has dubbed "quiet corruption" in it's Africa Development Indicators 2010 report (.pdf) could be as significant a threat to the continent's development "as the graft scandals that frequently dominate newspaper headlines," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (McGregor/Seria, 3/15).

17 Mar 2010

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, announced today that its new generation STERIZONE(R) Sterilization System, is being exhibited in the 3M(TM)booth under the 3M(TM) brand Optreoz(TM)125-Z Sterilizer at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses 57th Annual Congress held from March 13 to 18 in Denver, Colorado.

17 Mar 2010

Unapproved drugs: National Minority Quality Forum launches new public information campaign

The National Minority Quality Forum (The Forum) is launching a new public information campaign aimed to help educate consumers, physicians, and policymakers about the risks associated with prescribing and taking unapproved drugs that have not been subjected to the rigorous Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) review and approval process.

17 Mar 2010

Health science professor urges institutions to establish zero tolerance policy to prevent workplace violence

When health care organizations don't establish effective measures to prevent violence and protect nurses, the result is compromised quality of care for patients. Establishing a zero tolerance policy for violence is the first step, according to Jean Henry, a health science researcher at the University of Arkansas.

17 Mar 2010

Healthcare News

As Medicare pay shrinks, some California doctors hike patient fees

Obama to appear on Fox News; Heath reform will be high on his topic list

Cut looms for Medicare payments to doctors

Access MediQuip enhances Recall Management Service for implantable devices

Industry game changers to watch in healthcare IT

Hospitals can save more than $1M annually by implementing Masimo Patient SafetyNet with SET pulse oximetry

Use of simulation technology in Florida's nursing education programs expanding

CDISC approves Nextrials as one of 15 registered solutions providers

Full Medicare coverage for IVF: CFAS felicitates Quebec government

First Edition: March 17, 2010

Studies examine ways to increase healthcare personnel vaccination rates through social networking

Pioneer of emergency medical care receives ‘Distinguished Non Resident Indian’ award

Research data: WTC collapse caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site

EBRI analysis shows increasing number of older Americans are staying in work force

Genetic test helps reduce hospitalization rates for heart patients on warfarin

Low-income patients with brain tumors are less likely to be referred to specialty hospitals

'Quiet corruption' impedes African development, World Bank report says

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

Unapproved drugs: National Minority Quality Forum launches new public information campaign

Health science professor urges institutions to establish zero tolerance policy to prevent workplace violence

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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