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Pulse Health's Revelar device helps minimize free radical damage

Pulse Health announces Revelar the first non-invasive device to help healthcare professionals and their patients measure aldehydes and help minimize free radical damage. Revelar is breakthrough breath technology that accurately detects and measures the presence of aldehydes, which are indicators of free radical damage in the body.

9 Mar 2011

Several states weigh new rules on abortion

Legislatures in several states, including Georgia, Texas and Minnesota, are considering new measures on abortion.

9 Mar 2011

Study: Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease than their English counterparts

Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages.

9 Mar 2011

Florida considers managed care program to cut Medicaid costs

In Florida, the state legislature is looking for ways to cut Medicaid costs and one of the options is setting up a state-wide managed care program.

9 Mar 2011

Belly laugh best for venous leg ulcers

Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care - and the occasional belly laugh!

9 Mar 2011

CMS' Berwick in hot seat again

The New York Times reports that even Democrats are acknowledging that the Senate will not likely be able to confirm Dr. Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, Modern Healthcare reports that the health care provider community remains in his corner.

9 Mar 2011

Novartis QAB149 receives FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Advisory Committee approval for COPD

An advisory committee recommended today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve QAB149 (indacaterol) 75 mcg in the US as a once-daily long-term maintenance bronchodilator treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.

9 Mar 2011

Smart technology for healthy longevity

A national policy is required for the research, demonstration, commercialisation and wide-scale deployment of smart technology for ageing-in-place to ensure: a healthy, safe, secure and fulfilling future for the increasing aged population in Australia by enabling them to remain at home longer, by easing the strain on the national healthcare system and providing cost effective solutions to meet the needs of the growing number of elderly Australians.

9 Mar 2011

Majority of Americans believe doctors using EHR systems provide better care

A survey conducted by GfK Roper for Practice Fusion reveals an overwhelming majority of Americans believe doctors using a computer system provide them with better care.

8 Mar 2011

Swisher Hygiene announces acquisition of healthcare and hospitality division of SPS, ADCO

Swisher Hygiene Inc., a leading provider of essential hygiene and sanitation products and services, today announced that it has acquired the healthcare and hospitality division of Solvents and Petroleum Service, Inc., a New York-based hygiene and chemicals company, and ADCO Services, Inc., an Atlanta-based hygiene and chemicals company.

8 Mar 2011

EHR? Not so fast - Patients express security concerns

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW LLC, today announced the results of a national survey on patient perceptions of electronic health records (EHRs) and the security of personal health information (PHI). The report, “Elevated Heart Rates: EHR and IT Security,” found that while patients trust their doctors to protect their information, 49 percent believe that EHRs will have a negative impact on the privacy of their PHI and health data.

8 Mar 2011

New research finds OSS for health IT may be more secure than other systems

Globally the sale of health care information systems is a multibillion dollar industry. The vast costs, frequent failed systems, and inability of systems to talk to each other regularly attract media comment.

8 Mar 2011

AudioNova, Amplifon's hearing aid and audiology device drive European wholesale market

According to a new report by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, the retail European hearing aid and audiology device market was valued at over €3.8 billion in 2010, while the wholesale market was valued at almost €1.3 billion The retail market is expected to grow rapidly by 2017 due to aggressive growth strategies among local and international retail chains and the adoption of new technologies such as wireless Bluetooth hearing aids and receiver-in-canal models.

8 Mar 2011

BrainScope announces launch of Ahead EU-100 to help in head injury assessment

BrainScope Company, Inc. announced today that it is preparing for the introduction of the Ahead™ EU-100, a product in development to aid in the assessment of head injury, in the United Kingdom.

8 Mar 2011

U-M receives Connections for Cardiovascular Health grant to expand 'Project Healthy Schools'

The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation program, Connections for Cardiovascular Health, today announced a grant of more than $252,000 to the University of Michigan Health System to expand "Project Healthy Schools."

8 Mar 2011

PHS announces result of OSHPD data on malnutrition rates at all of state's hospitals

Prime Healthcare Services, California's leading healthcare provider and one of the nation's top for-profit healthcare systems, today announced the result of a detailed review of California's 2009 Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Data on malnutrition rates at all of the state's hospitals.

8 Mar 2011

The Hill: Health law waivers exceed 1,000

The number of temporary waivers granted thus far by the Obama administration reached a total of 1,040 by the end of last week. Meanwhile, regarding another controversial part of the new law, The Hill reports on the possibility of finding alternatives to the individual mandate.

8 Mar 2011

RadNet fourth quarter revenues increase 10.2% to $13.5 million

RadNet, a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 201 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

8 Mar 2011

Post-discharge calls to patients help reduce 30-day readmissions, improve satisfaction

A recent study shows that post-discharge calls to patients help reduce 30-day readmissions and improve patient satisfaction. The yearlong study, conducted by Beryl, a technology-focused patient experience services company dedicated to improving relationships between healthcare providers and consumers, included data from four hospitals using Beryl's Post-Discharge Services to provide follow-up calls and monitor results.

8 Mar 2011

Stakeholders address questions related to HIT impact on healthcare disparities at invitational roundtable

A diverse group of healthcare stakeholders address questions related to health information technology's impact on health and healthcare disparities in a two-day invitational roundtable on March 7-8, sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and AMIA, the association for informatics professionals.

8 Mar 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Pulse Health's Revelar device helps minimize free radical damage

Several states weigh new rules on abortion

Study: Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease than their English counterparts

Florida considers managed care program to cut Medicaid costs

Belly laugh best for venous leg ulcers

CMS' Berwick in hot seat again

Novartis QAB149 receives FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Advisory Committee approval for COPD

Smart technology for healthy longevity

Majority of Americans believe doctors using EHR systems provide better care

Swisher Hygiene announces acquisition of healthcare and hospitality division of SPS, ADCO

EHR? Not so fast - Patients express security concerns

New research finds OSS for health IT may be more secure than other systems

AudioNova, Amplifon's hearing aid and audiology device drive European wholesale market

BrainScope announces launch of Ahead EU-100 to help in head injury assessment

U-M receives Connections for Cardiovascular Health grant to expand 'Project Healthy Schools'

PHS announces result of OSHPD data on malnutrition rates at all of state's hospitals

The Hill: Health law waivers exceed 1,000

RadNet fourth quarter revenues increase 10.2% to $13.5 million

Post-discharge calls to patients help reduce 30-day readmissions, improve satisfaction

Stakeholders address questions related to HIT impact on healthcare disparities at invitational roundtable

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