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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing: Research news

Bridging a Cultural Healthcare Gap—Like other new immigrant groups, Korean Americans' health risks—diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer—increase after arriving in the U.S. Unfortunately, too many also miss out on needed healthcare services until they are seriously, often chronically ill.

29 Jan 2010

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined private sector leaders, law enforcement personnel and health care experts for a landmark National Summit on Health Care Fraud. The summit is the first national gathering on health care fraud between law enforcement and the private and public sectors and is part of the Obama Administration's coordinated effort to fight health care fraud.

29 Jan 2010

Contact Solutions' multi-channel solution may help contact centers to improve service and save money

As healthcare companies prepare for a projected increase in contact center traffic, regardless of the outcome of the Obama Administration's healthcare proposals, business leaders are scrambling to ensure they are prepared.

29 Jan 2010

New XtraCredit application provides physicians with CME credit for online clinical research

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of medical information, has launched XtraCredit®, an iPhone® and iPod Touch® application that provides physicians with continuing medical education (CME) credit for clinical research done online.

29 Jan 2010

Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital team up to implement hypothermia protocol for improved cardiac care

Lebanon Cardiology Associates teamed with The Good Samaritan Hospital to implement one of the top 15% performing emergency cardiac catheterization teams treating heart attacks in the United States.

29 Jan 2010

URAC's 2010 Best Practices Awards will recognize innovative leadership and successful health programs

URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation and education organization, has issued a call for entries for its 2010 Best Practices Awards in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection to find which companies are setting the standard in advancing the role of consumers as active participants in health care.

29 Jan 2010

ACP urges Congress to reach agreement on comprehensive health reform legislation

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged Congressional leaders to "reach agreement on a legislative pathway to provide affordable care to all Americans and ensure that they have access to primary care physicians and other specialties facing shortages."

29 Jan 2010

Enhancing the pool of underrepresented minorities may help alleviate healthcare disparities

The number of underrepresented minorities among U.S. medical school faculty remains low, even as the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse.

29 Jan 2010

Surgeons have a lower preference for back surgery than family doctors

Surgeons are less likely than family physicians or patients to view surgery as the preferred treatment option for low back pain, according to a study in the January 1 issue of Spine.

29 Jan 2010

AFMC releases report on the future of medical education in Canada

On January 28th, 2010, the Association of Faculties of Medicine released its report titled: The Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC): A Collective Vision for MD Education.

29 Jan 2010

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

Childbirth Connection today released two landmark reports that create a framework for revamping maternity care in the U.S. and advancing health care reform: "2020 Vision for a High Quality, High Value Maternity Care System" and "Blueprint for Action."

29 Jan 2010

Annual spring conference to focus on behavioral health services for children, youth and young adults

Developing comprehensive behavioral health services for children, youth, young adults and families will be the subject of the annual spring conference of Community Care, a nonprofit behavioral health managed care organization that is part of UPMC and based in Pittsburgh.

29 Jan 2010

ECRI Institute publishes Health Devices guidance article for hospitals

Electronic health records (EHRs) are the future of medical record keeping. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes incentive payments for hospitals that adopt an EHR, but the timetable for implementation is especially tight.

29 Jan 2010

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

The 2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award has been awarded to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website and blog, "Clinical Correlations," under the direction of Editor In Chief Neil Shapiro, MD.

29 Jan 2010

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Patients with hearing, vision, and speech disabilities, who receive care at University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, will be screened and provided with auxiliary aids and services as required by federal law under a Resolution Agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

29 Jan 2010

Collaborative approach will build drug system that works for patients, pharmacies, government

The Alberta Pharmacists' Association (RxA) and the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) stated that they strongly support the new pharmacy funding and services model agreement announced today by Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW).

29 Jan 2010

QIAGEN hosts panel discussion to educate public about the emerging promise of personalized medicine

The treatment of illness has traditionally been based on the law of averages – what works best for the largest number of patients. As a result, billions of dollars are spent every year on treatments that could be ineffective or even harmful for some patients. What if doctors could tell with a simple test which course of treatment would be best for a particular patient?

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 29 Jan 2010

Decades of discrimination leaves minorities drastically underrepresented in the medical profession

Although the number of minorities in the medical profession has risen in recent years, decades of discrimination still leaves them drastically underrepresented in the field, as chronicled in new report appearing in the February issue of the journal Academic Medicine.

29 Jan 2010

Mandatory influenza vaccination policy improves immunization rates among health care workers

A mandatory influenza vaccination policy improves immunization rates among health care workers, according to a recent study of a large health care organization.

29 Jan 2010

CHA releases statement on recent health care reform

The Catholic Health Association has long championed health care reform for the same reasons President Obama expressed in his State of the Union – because of the continuing tragedy of "Americans with pre-existing conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage; patients who've been denied coverage; and families – even those with insurance – who are just one illness away from financial ruin."

29 Jan 2010

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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing: Research news

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

Contact Solutions' multi-channel solution may help contact centers to improve service and save money

New XtraCredit application provides physicians with CME credit for online clinical research

Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital team up to implement hypothermia protocol for improved cardiac care

URAC's 2010 Best Practices Awards will recognize innovative leadership and successful health programs

ACP urges Congress to reach agreement on comprehensive health reform legislation

Enhancing the pool of underrepresented minorities may help alleviate healthcare disparities

Surgeons have a lower preference for back surgery than family doctors

AFMC releases report on the future of medical education in Canada

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

Annual spring conference to focus on behavioral health services for children, youth and young adults

ECRI Institute publishes Health Devices guidance article for hospitals

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Collaborative approach will build drug system that works for patients, pharmacies, government

QIAGEN hosts panel discussion to educate public about the emerging promise of personalized medicine

Decades of discrimination leaves minorities drastically underrepresented in the medical profession

Mandatory influenza vaccination policy improves immunization rates among health care workers

CHA releases statement on recent health care reform

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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