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Curetis starts prospective clinical trial for Unyvero P50 pneumonia application

Curetis AG today announced the start of an additional prospective, multicenter clinical trial of its marketed Unyvero™ P50 Pneumonia Application to demonstrate its clinical and health economic value.

10 Jul 2013

Health insurance exchanges: Vermont announces rates, state marketing efforts take shape

Vermont regulators on Monday announced monthly rates for health insurance to be sold under Vermont Health Connect, the health insurance exchange being set up to comply with the federal Affordable Care Act. Middle- and upper-class consumers who begin buying through Vermont Health Connect when it takes hold of Vermont's individual and small-group health insurance markets in January won't notice much difference in costs of insurance and benefits provided (Gram, 7/8).

10 Jul 2013

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

The University of South Florida College of Nursing is conducting research to improve sleep in those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of determining if better sleep affects heart health.

10 Jul 2013

Obama touts health care in government technology push

President Obama says government should do what his administration did with the new healthcare.gov and health insurance application -- make better use of technology to make government more efficient.

10 Jul 2013

Study reveals that contaminated ultrasound gel causes healthcare-associated infection

After a 2011 outbreak of P. aeruginosa, investigators at Beaumont Health System near Detroit, Michigan determined contaminated ultrasound gel was the source of bacteria causing the healthcare-associated infection.

10 Jul 2013

TGA of Australia approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals' KALYDECO for cystic fibrosis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia has approved KALYDECO (ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis ages 6 and older who have at least one copy of the G551D mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene.

10 Jul 2013

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

A comprehensive infection control program combined with an active surveillance process significantly reduced the incidence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in a long-term acute care hospital, according to a study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ).

10 Jul 2013

Diclegis delayed-release tablets for NVP treatment now eligible for Medicaid coverage

Duchesnay USA today announced that Diclegis (doxylamine succinate 10mg, pyridoxine hydrochloride 10mg) delayed-release tablets for the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, more commonly known as morning sickness, is now available for coverage under the state and federal Medicaid program effective July 1st, 2013.

9 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a look at HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' challenges and a delay in implementing insurance penalties on smokers.

9 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

The politicians' consensus is that health care reform shouldn't alter or disrupt the way the majority of Americans get their insurance today. ... The policy consensus, though, is that the status quo is actually the problem, and that it deserves to be threatened, undermined and replaced as expeditiously as possible. Wonks of the left and right disagree on what that replacement should look like. But they're united in regarding employer-provided coverage as an unsustainable relic (Ross Douthat, 7/6).

9 Jul 2013

Acorda Therapeutics acquires two neuropathic pain management assets from NeurogesX

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has acquired two neuropathic pain management assets from NeurogesX, Inc. Qutenza is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the management of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia.

9 Jul 2013

Marketplace falls behind schedule in Conn.; How dental plans for kids will be sold in Calif.

With the Oct. 1 deadline for launching markeplaces approaching, states struggle with health law implementation issues.

9 Jul 2013

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

Medical Center Hospital, a 402-bed regional medical center in Odessa Texas, has selected Convergent Revenue Cycle Management, Inc. to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program.

9 Jul 2013

Delay of employer mandate: 'Astonishing decision;' 'No bearing' on much of health law; Implementation turning into 'fiasco for the ages'

Commentators both for and against the health overhaul offered assessments of the administration's move, and the politics that surround it.

9 Jul 2013

State highlights: Ore. nonprofit hospitals see increased revenue, but lower charity care; Calif. shift means lost autism treatment

A new state report shows the average Oregon hospital more than doubled its margin, or profit, between 2009 and 2011, even as its provision of charity care went down. The findings trace the hospital sector rebound from recessionary lows in 2008, and how expanded Medicaid enrollment in Oregon has helped boost hospitals' bottom line even as many continue to expand to some assessors' dismay (Budnick, 7/5).

9 Jul 2013

COHRED Colloquium 2013 report: Investment in global health research must grow

COHRED holds semi-annual Colloquia to bring together a range of stakeholders - from researchers and policymakers to industry representatives and NGOS - to have a free and frank discussion about salient global health issues.

9 Jul 2013

Atomo Diagnostics, BBI Solutions sign agreement for global rollout out of AtomoRapid test

Medical technology developer Atomo Diagnostics and market leading diagnostic company BBI Solutions have entered into an agreement to commercialise Atomo’s award winning, integrated rapid blood test platform, AtomoRapid.

9 Jul 2013

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

Scientists have found that key metabolites in blood - chemical 'fingerprints' left behind as a result of early molecular changes before birth or in infancy - could provide clues to a person's long-term overall health and rate of ageing in later life.

9 Jul 2013

US state Medicaid agency invests in Kofax solution to improve medical claims processing efficiency

Kofax plc, a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile of customer interactions, today announced that a US state Medicaid agency invested more than $350,000 in a Kofax solution to improve its medical claims processing efficiency in order to accommodate an increase in claim volume as a result of the Affordable Healthcare Act.

9 Jul 2013

For a year, consumers will be on the honor system for health law subsidies

With the delay in the employer mandate, the administration announced Friday that it would scale back verification rules on enrollees' income and health status.

9 Jul 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Curetis starts prospective clinical trial for Unyvero P50 pneumonia application

Health insurance exchanges: Vermont announces rates, state marketing efforts take shape

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

Obama touts health care in government technology push

Study reveals that contaminated ultrasound gel causes healthcare-associated infection

TGA of Australia approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals' KALYDECO for cystic fibrosis

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

Diclegis delayed-release tablets for NVP treatment now eligible for Medicaid coverage

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

Acorda Therapeutics acquires two neuropathic pain management assets from NeurogesX

Marketplace falls behind schedule in Conn.; How dental plans for kids will be sold in Calif.

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

Delay of employer mandate: 'Astonishing decision;' 'No bearing' on much of health law; Implementation turning into 'fiasco for the ages'

State highlights: Ore. nonprofit hospitals see increased revenue, but lower charity care; Calif. shift means lost autism treatment

COHRED Colloquium 2013 report: Investment in global health research must grow

Atomo Diagnostics, BBI Solutions sign agreement for global rollout out of AtomoRapid test

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

US state Medicaid agency invests in Kofax solution to improve medical claims processing efficiency

For a year, consumers will be on the honor system for health law subsidies

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