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RxVantage releases iPhone application to improve physicians' relationships with medical reps

RxVantage, a healthcare technology company with an innovative cloud-based platform that enables physicians' practices to streamline and improve their relationships with pharmaceutical and other medical sales reps, today announced the release of the RxVantage iPhone application.

11 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: USA Today says 'GOP poisons' Obamacare, McConnell counters, calls for repeal

Making Obamacare work was always going to be hard, which is exactly what you'd expect for a complex new program that affects one-sixth of the U.S. economy. ... That explains - but hardly excuses - Republicans' latest assault on Obamacare. Having lost in Congress and in court, they're now using the most cynical of tactics: trying to make the law fail. Never mind the public inconvenience and human misery that will result. Their assault is under way on several fronts (7/9).

11 Jul 2013

State highlights: Disabled at risk at Calif. facilities, audit finds; Advocates push for single policy for kids' medical, dental coverage in exchange plans; Ga. maternal mortality

Californians with developmental disabilities who are cared for at state facilities are being put at risk by outdated policies and inadequate investigations of abuse, the state auditor's office said Tuesday. Allegations that residents have been raped, shot with stun guns and otherwise abused have not been acted on satisfactorily, auditors found. The California Department of Developmental Services cares for 1,480 severely disabled people in five facilities throughout the state (McGreevy, 7/9).

11 Jul 2013

Catholic hospital group says it is satisfied with administration's contraceptive compromise

The Catholic Health Association, which has sided with the administration before on the law, said the plan will allow employees to get birth control coverage without the hospitals paying for it.

11 Jul 2013

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Overall, worldwide, immunization programs reach around 83% of all children – this is an enormous achievement. With this level of immunization coverage, we prevent over 2 million deaths, year after year. This statistic is often forgotten or taken for granted.

11 Jul 2013

Increased rates of behavior problems are observed in preschoolers who sleep less than average

Four-year-olds with shorter than average sleep times have increased rates of "externalizing" behavior problems, reports a study in the July Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

11 Jul 2013

Tel Aviv researcher says lessons from Israel's health-care system could optimize eye health

According to the World Health Organization, 80% of blindness is preventable or treatable - but it remains a severe health concern across the globe, even in industrialized countries.

11 Jul 2013

Study: Factors contribute to treatment delay for breast cancer in African-American and White women may vary

Different factors influence delay between diagnosis and first course of treatment for breast cancer for African-American and White women.

11 Jul 2013

Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failure

Short-term exposure to most major air pollutants appears to increase the risk of being hospitalised for and dying from heart failure, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 12 countries published in The Lancet.

11 Jul 2013

Many pediatricians underuse interpreters to improve care of children, families with limited English

U.S. pediatricians are not using trained language interpreters as often as they should, despite evidence that such services are vital to improving the care of children and families with limited English, according to findings from research conducted jointly by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

11 Jul 2013

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ibrutinib, for two relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancy indications: mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

10 Jul 2013

MedSnap introduces iPhone app for health providers to improve medication use and safety

According to a recent IMS Health study, poor medication use by clinicians and patients costs $200 billion each year in the U.S., or 8 percent of all U.S. healthcare expenditures. To improve medication use and safety, MedSnap, LLC introduces MedSnap ID, an iPhone application for clinicians, health systems, hospitals, clinics, ACOs, pharmacies and home health providers.

10 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Employer mandate: Suspension of the law or bump in the road?

Columnists and editorial boards examine the implications of the postponed employer mandate deadline. In a nutshell, the administration could not figure out how to make sure that businesses with more than 50 full-time employees are providing a minimum level of health insurance.

10 Jul 2013

Merck to deliver Composite Software data virtualization case study at Pharma Data Analytics Conference

Merck & Co., Inc., a global healthcare leader operating in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions, will present a Composite Software data virtualization case study at the Pharma Data Analytics Conference on July 10 in Philadelphia, PA.

10 Jul 2013

Resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb new epidemic of CVD

A resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb a new epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, according to leading cardiologists and industry representatives in the Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT).

10 Jul 2013

New national survey raises question over long-term success of health information exchange

While record numbers of hospitals and doctors participate in electronic health information exchange efforts, which enable medical histories to follow patients as they move between healthcare providers, the long-term success of these programs is in question.

10 Jul 2013

Study: Some current Medicaid enrollees may not qualify for benefits that newly enrolled will get

George Washington researchers find that key preventive services included in the health law and slated for millions who will get coverage in the law's Medicaid expansion may not be extended to people already covered by Medicaid.

10 Jul 2013

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Halt Medical is very pleased to announce that the American Medical Association Current Procedure Terminology Panel has established a new CPT code specifically for Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids.

10 Jul 2013

Agfa HealthCare's DX-D 35C detector now available for orthopaedic, general radiography imaging

Agfa HealthCare announces today the availability of its newest Direct Radiography (DR) detector, the DX-D 35C, an 11x14 inch sized wireless panel which will be on display in booth #310 at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

10 Jul 2013

Study explores relationship between safety culture, adverse patient outcomes of care

When hospital senior management supports the creation and maintenance of a strong safety culture, patient outcomes improve, staff productivity increases, and there is less clinical employee turnover, according to research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

10 Jul 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

RxVantage releases iPhone application to improve physicians' relationships with medical reps

Viewpoints: USA Today says 'GOP poisons' Obamacare, McConnell counters, calls for repeal

State highlights: Disabled at risk at Calif. facilities, audit finds; Advocates push for single policy for kids' medical, dental coverage in exchange plans; Ga. maternal mortality

Catholic hospital group says it is satisfied with administration's contraceptive compromise

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Increased rates of behavior problems are observed in preschoolers who sleep less than average

Tel Aviv researcher says lessons from Israel's health-care system could optimize eye health

Study: Factors contribute to treatment delay for breast cancer in African-American and White women may vary

Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failure

Many pediatricians underuse interpreters to improve care of children, families with limited English

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

MedSnap introduces iPhone app for health providers to improve medication use and safety

Viewpoints: Employer mandate: Suspension of the law or bump in the road?

Merck to deliver Composite Software data virtualization case study at Pharma Data Analytics Conference

Resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb new epidemic of CVD

New national survey raises question over long-term success of health information exchange

Study: Some current Medicaid enrollees may not qualify for benefits that newly enrolled will get

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Agfa HealthCare's DX-D 35C detector now available for orthopaedic, general radiography imaging

Study explores relationship between safety culture, adverse patient outcomes of care

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How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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