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Electronic triggers can help identify, reduce follow-up delays in evaluation for cancer diagnosis

Electronic triggers designed to search for key data, developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, were able to identify and reduce follow-up delays for patients being evaluated for a diagnosis of colon or prostate cancer.

25 Aug 2015

Researchers evaluate use of pharmacy-based naloxone education and distribution to fight opioid overdoses

In response to the growing opioid crisis, several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have granted pharmacists the authority to provide naloxone rescue kits without a prescription to at-risk patients. This model of pharmacy-based naloxone (PBN) education and distribution is one of the public health strategies currently being evaluated at hundreds of pharmacies in both states to determine the impact on opioid overdose death rates.

25 Aug 2015

Researchers awarded $6.4 million grant to identify causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children with CHDs

As advances in medicine are giving rise to growing numbers of children who are surviving severe heart defects, a phenomenon is emerging that is catching parents and healthcare providers off-guard. Over half of these children also have a seemingly unrelated disability: neurodevelopmental disorders. Some have severe cognitive and motor deficits that arise early.

25 Aug 2015

MAT introduces ECO-flow DYNAMIC Screenless UCV Canopy for modern operating theatres

Medical Air Technology (MAT) understands that operating theatres are changing. As technology advances, and the possibilities of what can be achieved within the sterile environment expand, new designs are needed to accommodate new expectations.

25 Aug 2015

Boston Scientific receives CE Mark on MRI conditional labeling for CRT-D and ICD systems

Boston Scientific Corporation has received CE Mark on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional labeling for the current family of EL (Extended Longevity) and MINI implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and the X4 cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) systems. This revised labeling ensures that future patients and those already implanted with these systems are able to undergo MRI scans if indicated.

25 Aug 2015

Inovalon signs definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health

Inovalon, a leading technology company providing advanced, cloud-based data analytics and data-driven intervention platforms to the healthcare industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven advisory services and business intelligence solutions to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry.

25 Aug 2015

Cedars-Sinai adds PatientTrak Kiosks to improve patient flow, reduce wait times and increase staff efficiency

Cedars-Sinai, one of the largest health systems in the country located in Los Angeles, CA, has expanded its PatientTrak system through the addition of PatientTrak Kiosks. Patient kiosks improve flow and reduce wait times while significantly improving Patient Access staff efficiency.

25 Aug 2015

CRH acquires assets of Physicians Immediate Med

CRH Healthcare, a quality- and patient-focused operator of urgent care centers in Alabama and Georgia recently acquired the assets of Physicians Immediate Med, the leading urgent care and family care platform in Atlanta.

25 Aug 2015

Michael Villaire to receive 2015 Cecilia and Leonard Doak Health Literacy Champion Award from HLM

Michael Villaire, the CEO of a nationally renowned nonprofit dedicated to advancing health literacy and providing community health services, will be awarded the 2015 Cecilia and Leonard Doak Health Literacy Champion Award, Health Literacy Missouri announced today.

25 Aug 2015

Customer satisfaction with pharmacies remains stable despite changes in healthcare industry

Despite all of the changes in the healthcare industry, customer satisfaction with pharmacies has remained relatively stable, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Pharmacy Study released today.

24 Aug 2015

CPR123 completes expansion into greater San Antonio, TX area

CPR123 Inc., a leading resource for state-of-the-art emergency response training and AED programs, is pleased to announce that their expansion into the greater San Antonio, TX area has been successfully completed. In addition, CPR123 has also established the CPR123 Foundation which aims to decrease cardiac arrest deaths by providing fully-funded and accessible CPR training, equipment, and healthy hearts workshops.

24 Aug 2015

Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center receives 2015 Gold – Excellence in Quality National Quality Award

Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, today announced that Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a Genesis HealthCare skilled nursing center located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is one of only four long term and post-acute care centers in the nation to have earned a 2015 Gold – Excellence in Quality National Quality Award.

24 Aug 2015

WomenHeart aims to provide patient support services to multicultural women living with heart disease

WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease today launched a national patient survey that will glean important information to better understand the patient support needs of multicultural women living with heart disease – the leading cause of death in women.

24 Aug 2015

Stanford University launches new professional education course

Imagine a world where health care is personalized, diseases are treated or even prevented before they become debilitating, and doctor's visits include regular reviews of individual genetic profiles. These are just some of the possibilities at the intersection of healthcare and genomics.

24 Aug 2015

Poor sleep may impact treatment and recovery in veterans with PTSD, TBI

Poor sleep may impact treatment and recovery in veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). A review of extensive research on sleep in TBI and PTSD has found that sleep-focused interventions can improve treatment outcomes in veterans.

24 Aug 2015

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

Berg, a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company, and the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine are extending its collaboration to battle cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030.

23 Aug 2015

DST Systems completes acquisition of Wealth Management Systems

DST Systems, Inc., a global provider of strategically unified data management, business processing, and customer communication solutions, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of retirement plan rollover specialist Wealth Management Systems Inc.

23 Aug 2015

Regenstrief to highlight open source options for health information exchange, data analysis at MedInfo 2015

Regenstrief Institute investigators experienced in the use of data to improve health care and its delivery in resource constrained environments will introduce attendees at MedInfo 2015 to open source options for health information exchange and data analysis.

21 Aug 2015

New set of genes can indicate improved survival after surgery for pancreatic cancer patients

A study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and other major research institutes, found a new set of genes that can indicate improved survival after surgery for patients with pancreatic cancer. The study also showed that detection of circulating tumor DNA in the blood could provide an early indication of tumor recurrence.

21 Aug 2015

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives ANCC's Magnet designation

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has received designated Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. St. Jude is the first hospital in western Tennessee to receive this designation. Magnet status is the highest honor granted to nursing services, and only 7 percent of all U.S. hospital have achieved this recognition.

21 Aug 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Electronic triggers can help identify, reduce follow-up delays in evaluation for cancer diagnosis

Researchers evaluate use of pharmacy-based naloxone education and distribution to fight opioid overdoses

Researchers awarded $6.4 million grant to identify causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children with CHDs

MAT introduces ECO-flow DYNAMIC Screenless UCV Canopy for modern operating theatres

Boston Scientific receives CE Mark on MRI conditional labeling for CRT-D and ICD systems

Inovalon signs definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health

Cedars-Sinai adds PatientTrak Kiosks to improve patient flow, reduce wait times and increase staff efficiency

CRH acquires assets of Physicians Immediate Med

Michael Villaire to receive 2015 Cecilia and Leonard Doak Health Literacy Champion Award from HLM

Customer satisfaction with pharmacies remains stable despite changes in healthcare industry

CPR123 completes expansion into greater San Antonio, TX area

Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center receives 2015 Gold – Excellence in Quality National Quality Award

WomenHeart aims to provide patient support services to multicultural women living with heart disease

Stanford University launches new professional education course

Poor sleep may impact treatment and recovery in veterans with PTSD, TBI

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

DST Systems completes acquisition of Wealth Management Systems

Regenstrief to highlight open source options for health information exchange, data analysis at MedInfo 2015

New set of genes can indicate improved survival after surgery for pancreatic cancer patients

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives ANCC's Magnet designation

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