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An audit of Obama's performance on his health care campaign promises

The National Journal assessed President Barack Obama's progress on his health care campaign promises and gave him a score of 47. "As a candidate, Barack Obama made a series of fairly specific promises on health care ($10 billion a year for health IT, loan forgiveness for rural doctors) and drew some bold lines in the sand (universal coverage, prohibitions on insurers from discriminating).

5 Jan 2010

Survey reveals majority of Americans would seek new coverage options, but some would delay coverage

When given a choice between waiting for health reform legislation to pass or researching and seeking health insurance coverage immediately, 24% of adults surveyed would choose to wait before seeking coverage if they lost their coverage today, according to a new poll.

5 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 5, 2010

Today's headlines focus on the Democratic plans to advance the health bill compromise process and the latest on the nation's health spending.

5 Jan 2010

SmartShift ISM self-scheduling system reduces costs and boosts nurse staff retention and morale

Case studies conducted among nurse staffs ranging in size from 200 to 2000 FTEs show that SmartShift self-scheduling software has not only been cost-effective in reducing administrative resources dedicated to filling open shifts, the leading-edge software efficiently reconciles shortages caused by vacancies, missed shifts and fluctuations in patient census and acuity.

5 Jan 2010

Despite economic downturn, Russia still represents a promising healthcare market

Despite uncertain economic environment, Russia still represents a promising healthcare market with strong potential for further growth.

5 Jan 2010

Elsevier acquires NurseSquared

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com), the leading global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of NurseSquared (http://www.nursesquared.com) , the leading electronic health record (EHR) training product in the market that teaches students how to properly document using a simulated EHR. The NurseSquared training tool allows Elsevier to offer a more complete curriculum solution, including an EHR training tool, to academic customers.

5 Jan 2010

Health Strategy Associates and WorkCompCentral.com present webinar on managing prescription drug costs

Joseph Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates and author of www.ManagedCareMatters.com, has joined forces with WorkCompCentral.com to present Comp Rx Trends on Jan. 12 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST. The 60-minute webinar with a $149 registration fee gives insight into pharmacy cost drivers and comp payers’ approaches to managing drug spend.

5 Jan 2010

Article provides issues and challenges encountered by hospitals in implementing cooling program for post arrest patients

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and Elsevier's journal Resuscitation chose a randomized controlled study demonstrating a trend toward faster cooling and better control with Medivance's Arctic Sun® Temperature Management System as its featured "Article of the Month."

5 Jan 2010

Health and hard-earned money traded on high-fat, poor-quality food

Dr. Sasson Moulavi, M.D., in a recent blog commented that food advertising is such a science that the average consumer does not have any chance of resisting when tempted by high-sugar, high-fat foods. In 2008, food and beverage companies spent $13.44 billion on advertising according to Advertising Age (6/09) and WPP's TNS Media Intelligence reporting.

5 Jan 2010

Woodcock discusses FDA's ongoing initiative to reduce preventable harm from medication use

An article by Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, titled "A Difficult Balance - Pain Management, Drug Safety, and the FDA," appears in the Nov. 26, 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Jan 2010

U.S. Preventive Medicine's groundbreaking approach to prevention featured on "Hannity"

Christopher Fey, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Preventive Medicine®, today announced the company's groundbreaking approach to prevention was featured on "Hannity" on FOX News Channel.

5 Jan 2010

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

As an incremental step toward wider use of electronic data platforms to measure, report, and improve quality, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 70 measures that combine data from two or more common electronic sources such as administrative claims, pharmacy and laboratory systems, and registries.

5 Jan 2010

Changes to children's health care and education policies required for California's economic competitiveness

Significant changes to children's health care and education policies are required for California to regain its financial footing and safeguard its future economic competitiveness.

5 Jan 2010

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

According to a survey released today by CSC titled “Are Hospitals Ready for Meaningful Use of EHRs?” U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for government incentive payments aimed at controlling healthcare costs while improving the quality and effective delivery of patient care.

5 Jan 2010

VHA predicts capital spending pressure is expected to ease as hospitals collaborate to drive down costs

Regardless of the outcomes of health care reform, hospitals and health systems, facing increased demands from the government, patients and industry are being forced to do more with less.

5 Jan 2010

Physicians fail to provide pain treatment for fear of prescription drug abuse

Millions of Americans with significant or chronic pain associated with their medical problems are being under-treated as physicians increasingly fail to provide comprehensive pain treatment - either due to inadequate training, personal biases or fear of prescription drug abuse.

5 Jan 2010

Three IMOM facilities implement eMix for securely sharing radiology images and reports

Image Movement of Montana (IMOM), a grassroots organization composed of 30 Montana healthcare facilities, announced today that three of its facilities have gone live with eMix after a successful beta test of the groundbreaking new technology. eMix (Electronic Medical Information Exchange) uses cloud computing to securely share radiology images and reports.

5 Jan 2010

IOM issues report recommending further restrictions on duty hours to ensure patient safety

At the request of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of an investigation into preventable medical errors, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued a report recommending further restrictions regarding duty hours for resident physicians and other actions to reduce resident fatigue and ensure patient safety, according to an article published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

5 Jan 2010

Zynx Health lauds definition of “meaningful use” of EHR technology

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology have announced that the definition of “meaningful use” will include the use of evidence-based order sets and clinical decision support at the point of care. This is good news because the peer-reviewed scientific literature has repeatedly shown that clinical decision support and evidence-based order sets can save patient lives and reduce overall healthcare costs.

5 Jan 2010

Catholic Bishops mandate food, water for comatose patients with little hope of recovery

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has directed Catholic hospitals to give food, water and medicine to comatose patients even when there is little hope of recovery, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

5 Jan 2010

Healthcare News

An audit of Obama's performance on his health care campaign promises

Survey reveals majority of Americans would seek new coverage options, but some would delay coverage

First Edition: January 5, 2010

SmartShift ISM self-scheduling system reduces costs and boosts nurse staff retention and morale

Despite economic downturn, Russia still represents a promising healthcare market

Elsevier acquires NurseSquared

Health Strategy Associates and WorkCompCentral.com present webinar on managing prescription drug costs

Article provides issues and challenges encountered by hospitals in implementing cooling program for post arrest patients

Health and hard-earned money traded on high-fat, poor-quality food

Woodcock discusses FDA's ongoing initiative to reduce preventable harm from medication use

U.S. Preventive Medicine's groundbreaking approach to prevention featured on "Hannity"

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

Changes to children's health care and education policies required for California's economic competitiveness

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

VHA predicts capital spending pressure is expected to ease as hospitals collaborate to drive down costs

Physicians fail to provide pain treatment for fear of prescription drug abuse

Three IMOM facilities implement eMix for securely sharing radiology images and reports

IOM issues report recommending further restrictions on duty hours to ensure patient safety

Zynx Health lauds definition of “meaningful use” of EHR technology

Catholic Bishops mandate food, water for comatose patients with little hope of recovery

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