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Prime Healthcare acquires St. Mary's Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in Missouri

Prime Healthcare announced today that it has completed its acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, and St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO, as well as other assets of Carondelet Health from Ascension Health. St. Joseph and St. Mary's medical centers are acute-care hospitals with 456 beds and 900 physicians on staff combined.

14 Feb 2015

Jazz Pharmaceuticals to present defibrotide results for hepatic VOD at BMT Tandem meetings

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced today that researchers will present data on the use of defibrotide, an investigational medicine being studied in the United States (U.S.) for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), a rare, potentially life-threatening, early complication in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) therapy.

13 Feb 2015

Huntington Hospital, OBHG launch new program to improve women's healthcare

Huntington Hospital of San Gabriel Valley, CA recently partnered with Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) to provide on-site, Board Certified OB/GYN obstetric hospitalist services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

13 Feb 2015

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, has recently bolstered its iMedNet™ Partner Program, further distinguishing iMedNet as the eClinical solution of choice for Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) and healthcare consultants.

13 Feb 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners announces financial results for fourth quarter 2014

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. Income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 was $208 million and $723 million, or $0.96 and $3.33 per share, respectively.

13 Feb 2015

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network saves record number of lives in 2014

February 14th is National Donor Day. To celebrate, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network announced a record number of lives saved by helping 334 donors and their families donate 1,020 organs to patients waiting for a transplant, giving them a second chance at life last year.

13 Feb 2015

BioMed Realty breaks ground on new 316,000 square foot campus in San Diego

Joined by San Diego political leaders and representatives of the life science community, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today broke ground on a new 316,000 square foot laboratory and office campus designed to meet the unique real estate needs of San Diego's thriving life science industry.

13 Feb 2015

Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare awards grants to support MIHS programs

The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare announced today that it awarded $50,000 in community impact grants to help four programs that support the underserved, including a unique hospital-based domestic violence prevention effort.

13 Feb 2015

IGI Global publishes bioinformatics book authored by Waynesburg University Professor

IGI Global, an international publishing company of progressive academic research, books and journals, recently accepted and published the literary works of Waynesburg University associate professor of computer science Dr. Elizabeth Wang.

13 Feb 2015

Aequitas Capital, Wells Fargo reach financing agreement to support growth of CarePayment

Aequitas Capital announced that it has reached an agreement with Wells Fargo to provide $100 million in additional financing to support the fast-growing demand for CarePayment® and its patient financial engagement programs.

13 Feb 2015

MTBC launches cutting-edge personal health record for patients

MTBC, a leading provider of proprietary, web-based electronic health records, practice management and mHealth solutions, today announced the launch of PHR 2.0, an enhanced cutting-edge personal health record for patients.

12 Feb 2015

TeamHealth announces acquisition of Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine

TeamHealth Holdings Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced the acquisition of the operations of Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine, the group that manages and staffs the hospital emergency department for Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nev. Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine's clinicians provide care for approximately 24,000 cases annually.

12 Feb 2015

Hospira announces record fourth-quarter and FY 2014 results

Hospira, Inc., the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, and a global leader in biosimilars, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2014.

12 Feb 2015

Hand hygiene increases incidence of dermatitis among healthcare workers

A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed that the incidence of dermatitis has increased 4.5 times in health care workers following increased hand hygiene as a drive to reduce infections such as MRSA has kicked in.

12 Feb 2015

Cancer false alarms put people off checking out future cancer symptoms

Cancer Research UK scientists have found that having a cancer false alarm could put people off checking out cancer symptoms they develop in the future.

12 Feb 2015

AMGA submits comment letter to CMS regarding proposed rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program

On Friday, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) drafted and submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the proposed rule on refinements to the current framework of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

12 Feb 2015

Study demonstrates high compliance among patients using iRhythm's ECG patch monitors to detect AFib

iRhythm Technologies, Inc., a leading digital health care solutions company focusing on the advancement of cardiac care, presented study results that demonstrate high compliance among patients using long term electrocardiogram (ECG) patch monitors to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib).

12 Feb 2015

Tips to help manage migraine in children

Although we may think of migraine as a disease of adults, it can also affect children of all ages. Some studies show migraine affects 6% of children and up to 28% of adolescents ages 15-17. To assist parents whose children suffer from migraine, and to help the children themselves, the American Migraine Foundation and its Chair, David W. Dodick, MD, FRCP (C) are offering a number of tips to help manage childhood migraine and minimize its impact.

12 Feb 2015

Opioid withdrawal in Ontario newborns increases 15-fold

The number of newborns suffering from opioid withdrawal increased 15-fold in Ontario over 20 years, according to research published today in CMAJ Open.

12 Feb 2015

Experts question use of hospital quality measures in CMS’ pay-for-performance programs

A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine® experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its pay-for-performance programs.

12 Feb 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Prime Healthcare acquires St. Mary's Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in Missouri

Jazz Pharmaceuticals to present defibrotide results for hepatic VOD at BMT Tandem meetings

Huntington Hospital, OBHG launch new program to improve women's healthcare

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

DaVita HealthCare Partners announces financial results for fourth quarter 2014

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network saves record number of lives in 2014

BioMed Realty breaks ground on new 316,000 square foot campus in San Diego

Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare awards grants to support MIHS programs

IGI Global publishes bioinformatics book authored by Waynesburg University Professor

Aequitas Capital, Wells Fargo reach financing agreement to support growth of CarePayment

MTBC launches cutting-edge personal health record for patients

TeamHealth announces acquisition of Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine

Hospira announces record fourth-quarter and FY 2014 results

Hand hygiene increases incidence of dermatitis among healthcare workers

Cancer false alarms put people off checking out future cancer symptoms

AMGA submits comment letter to CMS regarding proposed rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program

Study demonstrates high compliance among patients using iRhythm's ECG patch monitors to detect AFib

Tips to help manage migraine in children

Opioid withdrawal in Ontario newborns increases 15-fold

Experts question use of hospital quality measures in CMS’ pay-for-performance programs

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