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NY Senators co-sponsors bill to establish comprehensive program for lung cancer

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed the support of Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill to establish the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program targeted at lung cancer.

14 Oct 2009

Institute of Medicine elects researcher from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as its member

A prominent scientist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Thomas Curran, Ph.D., FRS, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Curran has long been a leading researcher in pediatric oncology.

14 Oct 2009

The Regence Foundation unveils signature philanthropic program to access quality palliative care

The Regence Foundation unveiled its signature philanthropic program today, Sojourns, to foster best practices, leadership and collaboration that help people with life-threatening and incurable illness to access quality palliative care in their own community. The Foundation also announced its first Sojourns grant to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital for its Bridges pediatric palliative care program.

14 Oct 2009

Trauma care in the U.S. is fragmented, overwhelmed and underfunded: American College of Surgeons 2009 Clinical Congress

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 2009 Clinical Congress, October 11-15, 2009 -- Trauma care in the United States is so fragmented, overwhelmed and underfunded that the survival and recovery of those who suffer major trauma often depends on where they happen to be when they are injured. That was the conclusion voiced today during a signature speech at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago.

14 Oct 2009

MEDai to implement Pinpoint Review at Sharp HealthCare

MEDai, Inc., an Elsevier company and leading provider of advanced healthcare solutions including hospital outcomes analysis and award-winning predictive analytics, has announced that Sharp HealthCare, a 1,700-bed, seven-facility system serving the San Diego area, has selected the company's Pinpoint Review(TM) product.

14 Oct 2009

VDH completes CDC funded project to improve medical resources during pandemic

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that they have completed a project funded by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve the provision of medical services during a pandemic.

14 Oct 2009

Telemedicine can optimize trauma care delivery

Telemedicine can help health care providers in rural areas stabilize and treat trauma victims when long distances or inclement weather prevents immediate transfer to an accredited trauma center.

14 Oct 2009

Regence BlueCross BlueShield issues statement on Senate Finance Committee's health care legislation vote

The following is a statement from Mark Ganz, president and chief executive officer of Regence BlueCross BlueShield, regarding the Senate Finance Committee vote today on the America's Healthy Future Act:

14 Oct 2009

Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates to help improve patient access to state and federal benefit programs

Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive patient eligibility services to hospitals, today announced that it was selected by Sky Lakes Medical Center (Klamath Falls, Ore.) to help improve patient access to state and federal benefit programs. Eligibility specialists from Chamberlin Edmonds will work at the hospital to guide patients through complex application processes to secure federal and state benefits for medical care.

14 Oct 2009

UnitedHealthcare in Indiana joins IHIE's Quality Health First program

Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) today announced UnitedHealthcare in Indiana, which insures more than 500,000 people throughout the state, recently joined IHIE's Quality Health First (QHF) program.

14 Oct 2009

Small business owners divided on health care reform options

Nine out of 10 small business owners say it is important that health care reform offer choices in plans but many worry that change will bring increased costs (71 percent) and unnecessary complexity (56 percent), according to a survey TriNet recently conducted of more than 200 small businesses across the country

14 Oct 2009

Public option viable despite the Senate Finance Committee vote

Robert Weiner, former Chief of Staff of the House Committee on Aging and Health Subcommittee, said the public option remains viable despite the Senate Finance Committee vote today.

14 Oct 2009

Reliance Standard collaborates with AllOne Health to provide HPM services

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance Standard), a leading insurance carrier specializing in flexible employee benefits, today announced business collaboration with AllOne HealthSM, a leader in workforce health and productivity, to enhance and improve the value of those services to businesses’ most important assets – their employees. Together, Reliance Standard and AllOne Health will provide a cutting edge model for health and productivity management (HPM) services called RelianceONE™.

14 Oct 2009

2009 American Cancer Society Pathfinder in Palliative Care awarded to James A. Block

James A. Block, M.D., president of J.A. Block Health Associates, will receive the inaugural 2009 American Cancer Society Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated innovation and ingenuity in their contributions to the advancement of the field of palliative care.

14 Oct 2009

Prime Healthcare Services renews its supply chain relationship with Broadlane

Broadlane, the leading cost-management company for healthcare providers, announced today that Prime Healthcare Services in Victorville, California has renewed its supply chain relationship with Broadlane for another five years.

14 Oct 2009

FDA expert to deliver keynote address for Track & Trace Virtual Trade Show

UBM International Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc (LSE: UBM) and AIM, the international association and recognized authority on bar code, RFID, and enterprise mobile computing, today announced that the FDA's Jay Crowley, senior advisor for patient safety, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, will deliver the keynote address for the Track & Trace Virtual Trade Show on opening day, December 2nd in the online presentation theater.

14 Oct 2009

Pelosi's statement after Senate Finance Committee passes the health insurance reform proposal

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Senate Finance Committee voted to pass the committee's health insurance reform proposal.

14 Oct 2009

Information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify patients, says study

A recent study led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify patients.

14 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee's bipartisan bill is the best blueprint for comprehensive health care reform: PhRMA

"Today's vote represents an important step forward for the millions of Americans who don't have access to high-quality and affordable health care coverage and services. Chairman Baucus has tirelessly shepherded one of the most important pieces of legislation in our lifetime and deserves a lot of credit for reaching out to members on both sides of the aisle.

14 Oct 2009

Key provision in health insurance reform legislation for young Americans

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper joined a coalition of 20 youth organizations from 30 states for a press conference this afternoon in the Capitol to announce a key provision impacting young adults in health insurance reform legislation.

14 Oct 2009

Healthcare News

NY Senators co-sponsors bill to establish comprehensive program for lung cancer

Institute of Medicine elects researcher from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as its member

The Regence Foundation unveils signature philanthropic program to access quality palliative care

Trauma care in the U.S. is fragmented, overwhelmed and underfunded: American College of Surgeons 2009 Clinical Congress

MEDai to implement Pinpoint Review at Sharp HealthCare

VDH completes CDC funded project to improve medical resources during pandemic

Telemedicine can optimize trauma care delivery

Regence BlueCross BlueShield issues statement on Senate Finance Committee's health care legislation vote

Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates to help improve patient access to state and federal benefit programs

UnitedHealthcare in Indiana joins IHIE's Quality Health First program

Small business owners divided on health care reform options

Public option viable despite the Senate Finance Committee vote

Reliance Standard collaborates with AllOne Health to provide HPM services

2009 American Cancer Society Pathfinder in Palliative Care awarded to James A. Block

Prime Healthcare Services renews its supply chain relationship with Broadlane

FDA expert to deliver keynote address for Track & Trace Virtual Trade Show

Pelosi's statement after Senate Finance Committee passes the health insurance reform proposal

Information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify patients, says study

Senate Finance Committee's bipartisan bill is the best blueprint for comprehensive health care reform: PhRMA

Key provision in health insurance reform legislation for young Americans

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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