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CMS actuary offers bleak picture for Medicare solvency

During congressional testimony, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chief Actuary Richard Foster also offered dark predictions for hospitals' future profitability.

15 Jul 2011

Onsite Occupational Health & Safety recognized as 2011 Indiana Companies to Watch

Onsite Occupational Health & Safety, Inc. (Onsite OHS) has been recognized as one of the 2011 Indiana Companies to Watch, an awards program presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, its Small Business Development Center network, Purdue University, and the Edward Lowe Foundation.

15 Jul 2011

Bill would boost IT funding for multi-campus hospital systems

In other news, The Boston Globe reports on one of the perks enjoyed by doctors who use electronic health records, and Bloomberg details the British Medical Association's advice to members to avoid patients on Facebook.

15 Jul 2011

Outreach Services plans to expand operations in California, Nevada

Outreach Services, a leader among healthcare financial services companies, has announced plans to expand their operations to Nevada and California.

15 Jul 2011

Software, No World Borders partner to provide healthcare solutions

No World Borders, Inc., a leading healthcare consulting company, announced that it formed a partnership with Software AG, a global company traded on the Frankfurt stock exchange with over $2.6 billion in market capitalization.

15 Jul 2011

Longer looks: Penalties for doctors who keep patients waiting

When she makes a doctor's appointment, Cherie Kerr makes it clear that she better not be kept waiting long. She said she usually tries to schedule the first appointment of the day, or the first one after lunch. But if the doctor is going to be late, she insists the staff give her a call -- lest the office be billed for her time in the waiting room.

15 Jul 2011

Simple dental algorithm can effectively identify patients with unrecognized diabetes

In a study, Identification of unrecognized diabetes and pre-diabetes in a dental setting, published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Dental Research, researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine found that dental visits represented a chance to intervene in the diabetes epidemic by identifying individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes who are unaware of their condition.

15 Jul 2011

FDA needs more oversight power to protect increasingly globalized drug supply, Pew report says

"The Food and Drug Administration needs much more power to protect the U.S. supply of drugs as more and more are made in other countries," according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Health Group, National Journal reports.

15 Jul 2011

Outreach Services receives Riverview Hospital Association contract

Outreach Services, a leading provider of patient eligibility and healthcare financial services to U.S. hospitals, announced today a new contract to provide Riverview Hospital Association in Wisconsin Rapids with Medical Assistance Advocacy for uninsured patients.

15 Jul 2011

OSI Systems introduces Sonicaid Encore to track fetal heartbeat

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced the introduction of the Sonicaid Encore, a high performance fetal and maternal monitor that uses advanced technology for patient monitoring in labor and delivery.

15 Jul 2011

inVentiv Health announces completion of PharmaNet acquisition

inVentiv Health, offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a recognized leader of global drug development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device industries.

14 Jul 2011

Mary Ann Liebert launches new journal on games, human health

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces the launch of Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications (G4H), a new, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being.

14 Jul 2011

Sebelius takes to the Hill to defend IPAB

During a Capitol Hill hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius criticized the House-passed budget plan and its Medicare provisions and also defended the potential effectiveness and constitutionality of the health law's Independent Payment Advisory Board.

14 Jul 2011

Religion, spirituality boost hospital patients' satisfaction

Hospitalized patients who had conversations about religion and spirituality with the healthcare team were the most satisfied with their overall care. However, 20 percent of patients who would have valued these discussions say their desires went unmet, according to a new study by Joshua Williams from the University of Chicago and his colleagues.

14 Jul 2011

Feds stepping up action on medical scooter fraud

The federal government is cracking down on medical-equipment providers who either overcharge Medicare for motorized wheelchairs or obtain them for people who don't need them, Medicare and Justice Department records show.

14 Jul 2011

Humira's early-line growth threatens Enbrel's future uptake in psoriatic arthritis

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that while Amgen/Pfizer's Enbrel was the most widely used tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor for recently treated psoriatic arthritis patients in the fourth quarter of 2010, Abbott's Humira has superseded Enbrel as an early-line TNF-alpha inhibitor for newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis patients. Humira's early-line growth threatens Enbrel's future uptake in psoriatic arthritis.

14 Jul 2011

Insight into how primary care physicians use EMR in their practices

New research provides a comprehensive view of how primary care physicians are using EMR in their practices, from using the most basic functions to using functions to enhance patient care.

14 Jul 2011

Roundup: N.H.'s Planned Parenthood funding dilemma; Calif. prison doc's high pay, little work

The highest-paid state employee in California last year, a prison surgeon who took home $777,423, has a history of mental illness, was fired once for alleged incompetence and has not been allowed to treat an inmate for six years because medical supervisors don't trust his clinical skills. Since July 2005, Dr. Jeffrey Rohlfing has mostly been locked out of his job — on paid leave or fired or fighting his termination — at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, state records show.

14 Jul 2011

Viewpoints: Prominent Republicans against IPAB; docs defend health law; medical marijuana research

The IPAB has created "immediate uncertainty at hand," says Scott & White Healthcare in central Texas, for their 12 hospitals and more than 800 physicians. Many more organizations and associations have expressed similar concerns and urged me to do what I can to repeal this ill-conceived bureaucratic board. That's why I have introduced the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, and why I'm testifying Wednesday on the other side of the Capitol to build support in the House.

14 Jul 2011

AIDS activists and advocates to protest against Gilead's drug pricing at San Francisco federal building

A small group of committed AIDS activists and advocates spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will protest the Bay Area's own Gilead Sciences over its pricing and policies on its HIV/AIDS medications.

13 Jul 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

CMS actuary offers bleak picture for Medicare solvency

Onsite Occupational Health & Safety recognized as 2011 Indiana Companies to Watch

Bill would boost IT funding for multi-campus hospital systems

Outreach Services plans to expand operations in California, Nevada

Software, No World Borders partner to provide healthcare solutions

Longer looks: Penalties for doctors who keep patients waiting

Simple dental algorithm can effectively identify patients with unrecognized diabetes

FDA needs more oversight power to protect increasingly globalized drug supply, Pew report says

Outreach Services receives Riverview Hospital Association contract

OSI Systems introduces Sonicaid Encore to track fetal heartbeat

inVentiv Health announces completion of PharmaNet acquisition

Mary Ann Liebert launches new journal on games, human health

Sebelius takes to the Hill to defend IPAB

Religion, spirituality boost hospital patients' satisfaction

Feds stepping up action on medical scooter fraud

Humira's early-line growth threatens Enbrel's future uptake in psoriatic arthritis

Insight into how primary care physicians use EMR in their practices

Roundup: N.H.'s Planned Parenthood funding dilemma; Calif. prison doc's high pay, little work

Viewpoints: Prominent Republicans against IPAB; docs defend health law; medical marijuana research

AIDS activists and advocates to protest against Gilead's drug pricing at San Francisco federal building

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