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Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs).

11 Feb 2010

HCC Life joins with eHealth to distribute HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy

HCC Life Insurance Company (HCC Life) today announced that it is expanding its relationship with eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance, to distribute its HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy in 41 states.

11 Feb 2010

MINW initiates digital imaging and data management integration project

Even before Healthcare IT stimulus and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act became household terms, Medical Imaging Northwest (MINW) initiated a comprehensive digital imaging and data management integration project with interoperability provider Compressus. The project's ambitious goals are already paying dividends for MINW patients even after the completion of the initial phase of implementation, designed to enable the electronic collection and distribution of the medical records, images and patient reports MINW radiologists need to make patient diagnoses.

11 Feb 2010

Health and wellness expert declares February 15th as National Health Day

For the 6th year in a row, well known Ottawa Chiropractor and health expert Dr. John Zielonka has declared Monday February 15th to be officially known as National Health Day. The Mayor of the city of Ottawa, Larry O'Brien, has joined Dr. Zielonka's quest in proclaiming National Health Day for the nation's capital.

11 Feb 2010

UCLA and Health Net to develop health literacy training intervention for adolescents

With the average teen spending approximately nine hours a week on social networking sites, the UCLA School of Public Health has partnered with Health Net of California to develop a health literacy training intervention using social media to encourage adolescents ages 13 to 17 to utilize their health care more effectively.

11 Feb 2010

'CARES by GSK' introduces oncology co-pay assistance program

GlaxoSmithKline today announced the launch of CARES by GSK, a comprehensive program that provides a single point of contact to GSK services and programs designed to improve access to GSK oncology and specialty medications. In addition to the comprehensive offerings that include specialty reimbursement services and free medicine, CARES by GSK now offers its first oncology co-pay assistance program to further help eligible patients with limited insurance coverage to have better access to GSK oral oncology and specialty medicines.

11 Feb 2010

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announces the seventh annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. The award, sponsored by brothers Mel and Mark Baiada, recognizes the importance of incorporating technology in nursing for better patient outcomes. Applications are being accepted now.

11 Feb 2010

Role of evidence-based pathways in providing high quality, cost effective oncology care

Although health care reform is taking a back seat to the economy on Capitol Hill, discussions continue in the health care industry on how best to lower the cost of care while maintaining or improving patient outcomes.

11 Feb 2010

Medica Foundation awards grants totaling $604,940 in second cycle of funding

The Medica Foundation wrapped up its 2009 giving with 17 program grants totaling $473,690 in its second cycle of funding in 2009. The Medica Foundation also awarded 19 General Health Improvement Grants totaling $131,250. Funding by the Medica Foundation totaled $604,940 in its second cycle; for all of 2009, its total funding was $1,353,000.

11 Feb 2010

Sears Hearing Centres joins Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico

Sears Hearing Centres founder, Rhonda Martin, announced today that she will be volunteering on an eight-day Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico from February 21st to the 28th. The Mission, which is preparing to fit more than 2,000 adults and children with over 4,000 hearing devices, has been organized by the Starkey Hearing Foundation, as part of its commitment to "Help the World Hear."

11 Feb 2010

DPC lauds passage of S.B. 316 dialysis care legislation

Dialysis Patient Citizens today praised the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee for unanimously passing legislation – S.B. 316 – which will increase patient access to life-saving dialysis care or transplant medications. Dialysis patients attending yesterday’s hearing encouraged lawmakers to support the bill which, if enacted, would greatly help approximately 2,000 Georgians suffering from kidney failure who are having difficulty accessing health insurance. Twenty-nine states across the country have enacted this popular legislation that is widely embraced by patients, family members and taxpayers.

11 Feb 2010

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

Intermec Technologies today announced its partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions to provide healthcare professionals with access to electronic medical records anytime, anywhere. The durability of Intermec’s CN3 ruggedized handheld computers combined with the ease-of-use of Healthwyse’s mobile clinical software and Data Capture Solutions’ support has saved customers, like Caritas Home Care, an average of 98 hours of total annual time per healthcare professional.

11 Feb 2010

Medicare payment cuts may impact patients’ access to quality neurosurgical care

As lawmakers continue to wrestle with how best to reform the Medicare physician payment system, the results of a new survey by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) paint a troubling picture for patients if drastic Medicare physician payment cuts continue.

11 Feb 2010

Corporate sponsors to be recognized at ENA Leadership Conference

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today announced the corporate sponsors for the ENA Leadership Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois on February 17-21, 2010.

11 Feb 2010

Centene to host seminar on medical management system for institutional investors and sell-side analysts

Centene Corporation today announced it will host a two-hour seminar on its medical management system capability for institutional investors and sell-side analysts on Monday, February 22, 2010, at the New York Helmsley Hotel in New York City.

11 Feb 2010

Also in global health news: N. Korea harvest; Zimbabwe’s health system; malaria parasite; training India's rural health workers; Myanmar recovery; health in Uganda

ZimOnline examines Zimbabwe's health system, which the country's health minister, Henry Madzorera, says has improved, but is still in need of additional progress.

11 Feb 2010

U.S. endoscopy units receive ASGE certification for promoting safety and quality

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized 32 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States.

11 Feb 2010

Murtha's death may complicate House efforts on health overhaul, Conrad blasts media for health coverage, Pelosi adviser outlines possible scenario for passage

The Washington Independent: "The death of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is a blow to Democratic efforts to pass the Senate version of health care reform in the House — they're now down one vote from a swing district Democrat willing to make the tough choice. But what might turn out to be an insurmountable problem is the intransigence of two liberals in the House conference, Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio.). Both say they won't vote for anything less than a single payer system" (Weigel, 2/9).

11 Feb 2010

UCH implements NEC's advanced communications technology to enhance patient care

Working with the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading integrator and provider of advanced communications and technology solutions, today announced that it has extended the communications infrastructure built on NEC’s UNIVERGE® communications servers by implementing the nation’s first Cisco Nurse Connect solution.

11 Feb 2010

Today's OpEds: Prescriptions for health reform

The best ideas out there are not those that were passed by the House and Senate last year, which consist of more spending, more regulations and more bureaucracy. If the president is serious about building a system that delivers more quality choices at lower cost for every American, here's where he should start (Newt Gingrich and John C. Goodman, 2/10).

11 Feb 2010

Healthcare News

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

HCC Life joins with eHealth to distribute HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy

MINW initiates digital imaging and data management integration project

Health and wellness expert declares February 15th as National Health Day

UCLA and Health Net to develop health literacy training intervention for adolescents

'CARES by GSK' introduces oncology co-pay assistance program

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Role of evidence-based pathways in providing high quality, cost effective oncology care

Medica Foundation awards grants totaling $604,940 in second cycle of funding

Sears Hearing Centres joins Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico

DPC lauds passage of S.B. 316 dialysis care legislation

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

Medicare payment cuts may impact patients’ access to quality neurosurgical care

Corporate sponsors to be recognized at ENA Leadership Conference

Centene to host seminar on medical management system for institutional investors and sell-side analysts

Also in global health news: N. Korea harvest; Zimbabwe’s health system; malaria parasite; training India's rural health workers; Myanmar recovery; health in Uganda

U.S. endoscopy units receive ASGE certification for promoting safety and quality

Murtha's death may complicate House efforts on health overhaul, Conrad blasts media for health coverage, Pelosi adviser outlines possible scenario for passage

UCH implements NEC's advanced communications technology to enhance patient care

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