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RWJF announces grant to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle among children and families

The Quantum Foundation is proud to be partners in a grant awarded to the School District of Palm Beach County that will help kids and their parents eat right and get fit.

9 Feb 2010

2010 HSR Impact Award recognizes research that improves patient safety and surgical outcomes

AcademyHealth today recognized research that improves patient safety and surgical outcomes with the 2010 Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award. The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist was created as a tool to ensure adherence to basic safety standards of care.

9 Feb 2010

Genworth Financial launches suite of long term care insurance plans for AARP members

Long term care costs in Washington continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation in much of the state, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance products to help people proactively plan for their future. Now, AARP® members that reside in Washington can take advantage of a new program designed to simplify the process of purchasing affordable long term care insurance.

9 Feb 2010

Health debate travails boost lobbying firms

Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., won an upset election last month that has reshaped the health debate and that new dynamic could be a boon for lobbying firms, The Philadelphia Inquirer's Law Review columnist writes. "The thousands of lobbyists on and off Capitol Hill who labor on behalf of health-industry clients can now count on at least a few more monthly retainers.

9 Feb 2010

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics’ QCA solution

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced that Orlando Health has added Quality and Compliance Analytics (QCA) to their suite of MedeAnalytics solutions.

9 Feb 2010

PriceDoc.com's online healthcare service acquisition and negotiation system awarded U.S. patent

PriceDoc.com, a free, transparent healthcare pricing service and Web site, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued PriceDoc patent #7,657,479 for its online system of healthcare service acquisition and negotiation, making PriceDoc.com the only online site where patients can "make an offer" for healthcare services with verified providers.

9 Feb 2010

New survey finds affordable health care presents greatest obstacle to business expansion

In a new survey of 178 companies in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, employers identify affordable health care as the greatest obstacle to business expansion. Other barriers to growth were government regulations, weak investment markets and taxes.

9 Feb 2010

Researchers modify tool for assessing risk of incoming patients in emergency departments

A new assessment tool, reported recently by the Journal of Hospital Medicine, may help hospitals avoid under- or over-treating patients who are admitted through hospital emergency departments (EDs).

9 Feb 2010

East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America, Inc. today announced that East Cooper Medical Center will install the companies' Patient-Aware OR solution in the eight operating rooms in East Cooper's new hospital to be opened this quarter. KARL STORZ is a global leader in minimally invasive endoscopic technologies and operating room integration. LiveData is a leader in real-time data integration and display technology.

9 Feb 2010

RM&PSI announces dates for 2010 national risk management seminar

The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute (RM&PSI), a national leader in clinical risk management practice and patient safety programs for health care institutions and providers, today announced the dates and focus for its 2010 national risk management seminar.

9 Feb 2010

Regence introduces new solution that covers all medications under single medication benefit

Rapid developments in the pharmaceutical industry have led to a steady increase in the use and cost of "specialty" medications to treat chronic conditions such as arthritis and psoriasis.

9 Feb 2010

First Edition: February 9, 2010

Today's headlines reveal more reactions to President Obama's bi-partisan health care summit. Chief among them are low expectations.

9 Feb 2010

Study calls for effective intervention strategy for non-specific chest pain

Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the February 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, one-tenth of those with persistent chest pain undergo potentially unnecessary diagnostic testing.

9 Feb 2010

Picis introduces LYNX C/Point revenue management solution for chemotherapy clinics

Picis today announced the immediate availability of an enhancement to its Picis LYNX C/Point® revenue management solution designed specifically for hospital-owned chemotherapy clinics.

9 Feb 2010

Anthem Blue Cross raises premium by 39%: HHS Secretary calls for detailed public justification

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today sent a letter to Anthem Blue Cross and called on the company to publicly justify its decision to raise premiums for its California customers by as much as 39 percent. In her letter, Sebelius notes that the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross, WellPoint Incorporated earned $2.7 billion in the last quarter of 2009.

9 Feb 2010

P4P reimbursement program does not necessarily translate to patients, says RAND study

Although the idea of pay-for-performance (P4P) is popular among healthcare policy makers and private insurers, the results do not necessarily translate to the patient.

9 Feb 2010

HCPRA seeks entries for Hollobon Award

The Health Care Public Relations Association (HCPRA) is pleased to announce this year's Call for Entries for The Hollobon Award.

9 Feb 2010

Racial disparities continue in U.S. cancer screening practices

The incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 and 2004, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In addition, the disparity in the incidence of advance colorectal cancer actually widened over this time period as rates fell among whites but increased slightly among blacks.

9 Feb 2010

NPSF leads nationwide effort to strengthen partnerships between patients and healthcare providers

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will kick off Patient Safety Awareness Week on March 7, 2010, in a concerted effort to raise awareness of patient safety initiatives, improve the quality of health care, and strengthen alliances between patients, families and their healthcare providers.

9 Feb 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center receives $300,000 grant for program delivering healthcare to underserved children

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced a $300,000 grant from OneWest Foundation to support the Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health (COACH) program. The grant will fund the delivery of free, high-quality healthcare in a mobile medical clinic that reaches out to underserved children and their families in Los Angeles.

9 Feb 2010

Healthcare News

RWJF announces grant to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle among children and families

2010 HSR Impact Award recognizes research that improves patient safety and surgical outcomes

Genworth Financial launches suite of long term care insurance plans for AARP members

Health debate travails boost lobbying firms

Orlando Health implements MedeAnalytics’ QCA solution

PriceDoc.com's online healthcare service acquisition and negotiation system awarded U.S. patent

New survey finds affordable health care presents greatest obstacle to business expansion

Researchers modify tool for assessing risk of incoming patients in emergency departments

East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

RM&PSI announces dates for 2010 national risk management seminar

Regence introduces new solution that covers all medications under single medication benefit

First Edition: February 9, 2010

Study calls for effective intervention strategy for non-specific chest pain

Picis introduces LYNX C/Point revenue management solution for chemotherapy clinics

Anthem Blue Cross raises premium by 39%: HHS Secretary calls for detailed public justification

P4P reimbursement program does not necessarily translate to patients, says RAND study

HCPRA seeks entries for Hollobon Award

Racial disparities continue in U.S. cancer screening practices

NPSF leads nationwide effort to strengthen partnerships between patients and healthcare providers

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center receives $300,000 grant for program delivering healthcare to underserved children

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