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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

In White House meeting, Obama and GOP discuss partisan divide

The Washington Post: "Obama outlined issues that could bridge the divide, including job creation, health-care reform, energy and trade. But he extracted few concrete commitments from his GOP visitors." In the meantime, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll reports that 57 percent of Americans view the loss of Senate Democrats' filibuster-proof majority in the upper chamber as a good thing.

11 Feb 2010

Lawmakers in Kansas, Idaho prepare measures to pre-empt any national mandate to purchase insurance

"Kansas lawmakers have heard testimony on a proposed amendment to the state Constitution asserting Kansans' right to refuse to buy health insurance. Proponents of the measure call it a response to Democratic proposals in Congress that they say would force people to buy health insurance or face penalties for failing to do so." Supporters of the amendment believe the mandate in the national legislation is unconstitutional (2/9).

11 Feb 2010

LUHS nurses earn professional certifications

Several Loyola University Health System (LUHS) nurses have earned professional certifications in their clinical areas of expertise. This indicates that LUHS nurses meet strong professional development standards and competencies.

11 Feb 2010

CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank, Memorial Healthcare System announce partnership

CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank announced today that it is partnering with the Memorial Healthcare System, the fifth-largest public healthcare system in the nation, to collect umbilical cord blood that will be placed in a global registry for patients in need of a potentially life-saving transplant.

11 Feb 2010

FDA to take closer look at medical radiation, devices

The Food and Drug Administration will step up oversight of three forms of medical radiation, including CT scans, in an effort to reduce patients' exposure to unnecessary radiation, The New York Times reports.

11 Feb 2010

Exeter Hospital designated as 'Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement'

Citing clinical expertise and quality of care, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire has designated Exeter Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement(SM).

11 Feb 2010

Mental health 'bible' starts revamp with new terminology, diagnoses

The Wall Street Journal: "Mental-health experts wrestling with how to fit temper tantrums, hoarding and even Internet addiction into the current understanding of mental illness are proposing changes to the field's primary reference for diagnoses for the first time in 16 years. The draft revisions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—the bible for mental health clinicians and researchers—unveiled Wednesday could have effects that ripple through mental health care."

11 Feb 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center receives Amerigroup Foundation grant

The Amerigroup Foundation has awarded a grant of $15,000 to the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. Given in recognition of the center's commitment to helping create and maintain healthy, safe communities, the grant will support the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center's continued efforts to improve the lives of the people it serves on a daily basis.

11 Feb 2010

Medicaid and budget issues: California, Nevada officials outline dire scenarios for health services

"California is going to have to pay a $51.8 billion bill for health and dental benefits for state retirees, says state Controller John Chiang in a report to the Legislature Tuesday. 'Even as we try to claw our way out of the recession and provide needed cash to the state's coffers, we cannot ignore the promise that we made to pay health and dental benefits for current state employees and retirees,' says Mr. Chiang" (2/9).

11 Feb 2010

Study: There are still barriers to veterans getting full course of PTSD treatment

Although the Department of Veteran Affairs is rolling out treatments nationwide as fast as possible to adequately provide for newly diagnosed PTSD patients, there are still significant barriers to veterans getting a full course of PTSD treatment. The study is published in the latest issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress.

11 Feb 2010

Feeding tube use more likely at big, for-profit hospitals

Larger, for-profit hospitals may be using too many feeding tubes on patients with advanced dementia without improving the quality of their care, a study finds, according to HealthDay News/Business Week. "Our results suggest that decisions about feeding tubes are more about which hospital you go to than a decision-making process that really elicits and supports patient choice," said the physician who led the study, which appears in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.

11 Feb 2010

Doctor, executive who pled guilty to Medicare fraud leave ailing practices behind them

Health care providers with employees who committed Medicare fraud also face consequences.

10 Feb 2010

Draft of Senate jobs bill extends COBRA subsidy

Business Insurance: "Federal COBRA health insurance premium subsidies would be extended and expanded under a draft jobs bill being put together by top Senate Democrats, sources say." The bill "would extend the current COBRA premium subsidy provided to involuntarily terminated employees another three months so employees laid off in March, April and May of this year would be eligible for the 65% subsidy for up to 15 months.

10 Feb 2010

Healthcare News

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

Today's OpEds: Prescriptions for health reform

In White House meeting, Obama and GOP discuss partisan divide

Lawmakers in Kansas, Idaho prepare measures to pre-empt any national mandate to purchase insurance

LUHS nurses earn professional certifications

CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank, Memorial Healthcare System announce partnership

FDA to take closer look at medical radiation, devices

Exeter Hospital designated as 'Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement'

Mental health 'bible' starts revamp with new terminology, diagnoses

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center receives Amerigroup Foundation grant

Medicaid and budget issues: California, Nevada officials outline dire scenarios for health services

Study: There are still barriers to veterans getting full course of PTSD treatment

Feeding tube use more likely at big, for-profit hospitals

Doctor, executive who pled guilty to Medicare fraud leave ailing practices behind them

Draft of Senate jobs bill extends COBRA subsidy

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