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Self-competence seems to decrease quality of life for children living with cardiac pacemaker

For children and teens living with a cardiac pacemaker, a low sense of self-competence seems to contribute to decreased quality of life, reports a study in the July Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

11 Jul 2014

Va. lawmakers to take up Medicaid debate in September

State Republican legislative leaders who opposed expansion of the health care program for low-income residents announced that they will call the legislature into session to weigh the governor's proposal.

11 Jul 2014

NAFC updates Male Stress Urinary Incontinence content

The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has updated the Male Stress Urinary Incontinence content at www.nafc.org. The new content is designed to be more patient friendly and includes an educational video, as well as additional resources about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of Male Stress Urinary Incontinence.

11 Jul 2014

Prisons cut health care costs, but aging inmate population threatens budgets

Health care for prisoners has long taken a bite out of state budgets, but a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts says prisons have cut back on those costs. They've outsourced some health services, used tele-medicine, and simply incarcerated fewer people. But the aging of the inmate population threatens to drive those costs right back up (Gorenstein, 7/9).

11 Jul 2014

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

The patient-centered medical homes model, which has been the hallmark of one such experiment by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, is among the approaches receiving attention for reducing costs and reducing hospitalizations.

11 Jul 2014

Aviv acquires two ALFs and one post-acute and long-term care SNF for $82 million

Aviv REIT, Inc. announced today it has acquired two assisted living facilities ("ALFs") and one post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility ("SNF") for $82.0 million (the "Acquisition"), and two parcels of land and the entitlements for the construction of two new ALFs and a 50 unit addition to one of the existing ALFs for $12.2 million (the "New Construction Projects"), all of which are located in Massachusetts, for a total of $94.2 million.

11 Jul 2014

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

UT Southwestern Medical Center is on the national "Most Wired" hospitals list for a fourth consecutive year, thanks to its use of such technologies as databases to help physicians better identify high-risk patients and tools that keep physicians, nurses, and patients communicating effectively.

10 Jul 2014

LA BioMed researchers launch new project to improve diabetes management

Managing diabetes is a year-round challenge for anyone living with the disease. The challenge is even greater for underserved and uninsured people who often don't have easy access to the care they need to manage their diabetes.

10 Jul 2014

Cook Medical’s Evolution® RL Lead Extraction Products reintroduced to the US market

Effective immediately, Cook Medical customers in the United States will again have access to its Evolution® RL and Evolution® Shortie RL Controlled-Rotation Dilator Sheath Sets. Distribution of these products within the U.S. market was suspended for two months while Cook’s Lead Management clinical division worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resolve agency questions about the marketing clearance of these products. The devices, which remained available in Europe and other markets, were not recalled by FDA.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 10 Jul 2014

Kaleo announces U.S. availability of EVZIO for emergency treatment of opioid overdose

Kaleo, a privately-held pharmaceutical company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, today announced the United States (U.S.) commercial availability of EVZIO for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.

10 Jul 2014

Elsevier launches knowledge management tool for HCOs, PolicyNavigator

HCOs can create, exchange, review, approve and share knowledge and documents in highly flexible and configurable PolicyNavigator

10 Jul 2014

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

There is an increased risk of severe perineal tearing during childbirth in women who had such a tear in a previous delivery, suggests a new study published today (9 July) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).

10 Jul 2014

NCRI: Broader age limits can allow more teenage patients to take part in cancer trials

Age limits on clinical trials need to be more flexible to allow more teenage cancer patients the chance to access new treatments, according to a report from the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), published in the Lancet Oncology.

10 Jul 2014

New knowledge may expand treatments for patients with lung cancer

Studying the most common type of lung cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors.

10 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 10, 2014

Today's headlines cover health policy headlines from the marketplace, the campaign trail and regarding the health law's implementation.

10 Jul 2014

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Renovation and construction projects in healthcare environments pose unique infection control challenges for contractors and workers.

10 Jul 2014

Trial to evaluate safety of FRED- flow diversion system for treatment of aneurysms

After Susan Wakulich was told she had an aneurysm, she figured an invasive brain surgery and lengthy recovery lay ahead of her.

10 Jul 2014

HD Biosciences and MIIR partner to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs

HD Biosciences Co., Ltd. (HDB), the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced the new partnership to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs.

10 Jul 2014

Health & Health Networks magazine names CHLA as one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named one of the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals by Health & Health Networks magazine. The magazine measures the level of health information technology (IT) adoption annually in U.S. hospitals and health systems through an annual survey process.

10 Jul 2014

Study: Minimally invasive aortic repair procedure safer for patients

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have documented the safety benefits of aortic stent grafts inserted during minimally invasive surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms - weaknesses in the body's largest artery that can rupture, causing potentially lethal internal bleeding.

10 Jul 2014

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Self-competence seems to decrease quality of life for children living with cardiac pacemaker

Va. lawmakers to take up Medicaid debate in September

NAFC updates Male Stress Urinary Incontinence content

Prisons cut health care costs, but aging inmate population threatens budgets

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

Aviv acquires two ALFs and one post-acute and long-term care SNF for $82 million

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

LA BioMed researchers launch new project to improve diabetes management

Cook Medical’s Evolution® RL Lead Extraction Products reintroduced to the US market

Kaleo announces U.S. availability of EVZIO for emergency treatment of opioid overdose

Elsevier launches knowledge management tool for HCOs, PolicyNavigator

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

NCRI: Broader age limits can allow more teenage patients to take part in cancer trials

New knowledge may expand treatments for patients with lung cancer

First Edition: July 10, 2014

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Trial to evaluate safety of FRED- flow diversion system for treatment of aneurysms

HD Biosciences and MIIR partner to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs

Health & Health Networks magazine names CHLA as one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals

Study: Minimally invasive aortic repair procedure safer for patients

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