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ONA urges Ontario government to retain RNs and prevent negative impact on patient care

Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN is calling for the Ontario government to use limited health-care funding available where it's going to matter most: improving patients' health outcomes by preserving registered nursing positions that are being cut as hospitals struggle to balance budgets.

3 Feb 2010

Health leaders discuss patient-centered e-health at half-day conference

A half-day conference, co-sponsored by Stevens Institute of Technology and the N.J. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (NJHIMSS), will be held on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, N.J, Wednesday, February 3, in which thought leaders and innovators will share their insights and debate how

3 Feb 2010

NHSI achieves 100% provider adoption rate of HealthPort’s EMR technology

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that National Health Services, Inc. (NHSI), a 12-site Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with locations throughout Kern County, California, has achieved 100% provider adoption of HealthPort’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology.

3 Feb 2010

International experts to develop comprehensive guidelines for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

An international group of experts on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) will assemble this week to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based consensus on the use of NPWT. The International NPWT Expert Panel is drafting recommendations for a range of NPWT indications and techniques that reflect the body of NPWT published clinical evidence.

3 Feb 2010

Florida surgeon receives '2009 Country Doctor of the Year' award

For most of the last 30 years, a 90-mile strip of the Florida Keys was covered by one surgeon and one surgeon alone, Dr. Steven J. Smith, of Marathon, Florida. For two and a half decades, Dr. Smith covered two hospitals located over 40 miles apart, often making the drive between facilities three times daily, while being on call around the clock, 365 days a year.

3 Feb 2010

Banner Health to use Premier's Web-based labor benchmarking solution

Banner Health is expanding its relationship with the Premier healthcare alliance to include Premier’s OperationsAdvisor® (OA) Web-based labor benchmarking solution.

3 Feb 2010

Study indicates majority of physicians are not following DSM-IV guidelines for major depressive disorder

A new study led by Mark Zimmerman, MD, of Rhode Island Hospital indicates that a majority of non-psychiatrist physicians and a substantial minority of psychiatrists reported that they often do not use the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) when diagnosing major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients. The study appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

3 Feb 2010

Survey reports high levels of satisfaction, awareness and use of Healthy Together program

The latest Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) EqualityCare Provider Satisfaction Survey reports high levels of satisfaction, awareness and use of the Healthy Together program. The program provides health coaching services that reinforce treatment delivered by Wyoming practitioners to Medicaid recipients, as well as educational and consultation services that support their practices.

3 Feb 2010

One-third of doctors and diabetes patients prioritize health conditions differently

About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey by the University of Michigan Medical School.

3 Feb 2010

Investigation: Washington State moves Medicaid nursing home patients to adult family homes

The Seattle Times investigates Washington's practice of relocating some Medicaid patients from nursing homes to adult family homes.

3 Feb 2010

Dayton Physicians select IntrinsiQ’s chemotherapy management system for improving patient care

Dayton Physicians LLC, one of Ohio’s leading multi-specialty cancer treatment centers, has selected IntrinsiQ’s IntelliDose® clinical software to manage complex chemotherapy treatment, safely and efficiently.

3 Feb 2010

Bariatric physician advises consumers to stay away from shelf stable food

Many people do not realize the dangers of shelf stable foods. A shelf stable food is one normally stored in the refrigerator which has been altered so that it can be stored at room temperature for a long shelf life.

3 Feb 2010

ONA calls for Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at Cassellholme

Following more than two years of unsuccessful attempts to convince the management of Cassellholme Home for the Aged in North Bay to fulfill its obligation to rectify staff and supply shortages, the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) has taken the rare step of calling for an Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at the facility.

3 Feb 2010

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

Fox Systems, a leader in Medicaid and HIPAA, and Cognosante, a leader in health information interoperability, today announced that the two companies have merged effective January 1, 2010. The combined company will be known as Cognosante, LLC, with Fox Systems operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cognosante.

3 Feb 2010

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

Associates at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center’s (SJRMC) new hospital in Mishawaka, Ind., now have access to an on-site concierge service provided by Best Upon Request, a national organization based in Cincinnati.

3 Feb 2010

Johns Hopkins Nursing Center provides E-nursing resources for Haitian nurses and midwives

In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center has been actively assisting Haitian nurses and midwives from afar, gathering nursing education materials and making them available electronically.

3 Feb 2010

Ohio changes Medicaid drug program, N.C. weighs cuts in Medicaid personal care services

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ohio's seven Medicaid managed care plans this month will make changes in the prescription drug plans that cover about 1.5 million people, although many of those beneficiaries will not face increased costs.

3 Feb 2010

U.S. government to reimburse American hospitals that treat airlifted Haitian patients

"The federal government announced on Monday that it would reimburse American hospitals who treat Haitian earthquake victims with life-threatening injuries, making it possible for more hospitals in states outside Florida to consider taking those patients," the New York Times reports.

3 Feb 2010

ALEC commends Kansas legislators for filing Health Care Freedom Amendment

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — the nation's largest nonpartisan individual membership association of state legislators — congratulates Kansas State Senator Mary Pilcher Cook and Representatives Peggy Mast and Brenda Landwehr for filing the Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment, which would protect the right of individuals to make their own health care choices.

3 Feb 2010

Some states restart health reforms while others push back

"Lawmakers in at least two states, California and Missouri, have introduced legislation for the current session to create government-backed coverage for state residents," The Wall Street Journal reports.

3 Feb 2010

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ONA urges Ontario government to retain RNs and prevent negative impact on patient care

Health leaders discuss patient-centered e-health at half-day conference

NHSI achieves 100% provider adoption rate of HealthPort’s EMR technology

International experts to develop comprehensive guidelines for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Florida surgeon receives '2009 Country Doctor of the Year' award

Banner Health to use Premier's Web-based labor benchmarking solution

Study indicates majority of physicians are not following DSM-IV guidelines for major depressive disorder

Survey reports high levels of satisfaction, awareness and use of Healthy Together program

One-third of doctors and diabetes patients prioritize health conditions differently

Investigation: Washington State moves Medicaid nursing home patients to adult family homes

Dayton Physicians select IntrinsiQ’s chemotherapy management system for improving patient care

Bariatric physician advises consumers to stay away from shelf stable food

ONA calls for Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at Cassellholme

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

Johns Hopkins Nursing Center provides E-nursing resources for Haitian nurses and midwives

Ohio changes Medicaid drug program, N.C. weighs cuts in Medicaid personal care services

U.S. government to reimburse American hospitals that treat airlifted Haitian patients

ALEC commends Kansas legislators for filing Health Care Freedom Amendment

Some states restart health reforms while others push back

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