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Pennsylvania Authority partners with QIP to raise awareness about patient safety issues

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is partnering with Quality Insights of Pennsylvania and consumer groups statewide to raise awareness of patient safety issues during Patient Safety Awareness Week.

5 Mar 2011

Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease becomes official journal of COPD Foundation

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the first journal dedicated to publishing a range of research on the impact of COPD, has become the official journal of the COPD Foundation.

5 Mar 2011

Healthcare communications, patient engagement improve safety, reduce errors

Improving healthcare communications and engaging patients is critical to improving safety and reducing error. That's why in celebration of The National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6-12, patient safety thought leaders will be podcasting at the Engaging the Patient blog about how to improve patient safety and empower patients to become more actively involved in their care.

5 Mar 2011

Summer Street Research announces recent closing of financing for IMUC

Summer Street Research Partners is pleased to announce the recent closing of a financing for ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a Los Angeles-based clinical-stage company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers.

5 Mar 2011

House votes to repeal health law's tax reporting requirement

Lawmakers continue to be at odds over how to pay for the repeal of this provision, which was originally included in the overhaul as a means to raise revenue to pay for it. The House's offset, for instance, would recoup advance tax subsidies given to lower- and middle-income people to buy insurance if their incomes exceed a certain threshold during the same calendar year.

5 Mar 2011

Eveo to develop mobile solutions that encourage adherence

Medication non-adherence is as dangerous and costly as many diseases, causing up to 125,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Non-adherence, the failure to take drugs on time in the dosages prescribed, has been described as the world's "other drug problem."

5 Mar 2011

Caris Life Sciences to highlight new approaches for gynecologic cancers at SGO 2011 conference

Caris Life Sciences, Inc., a leading biosciences company focused on enabling precise and personalized healthcare through the highest quality anatomic pathology, molecular profiling, and blood-based diagnostic services, today announced highlights from the company's upcoming symposium, "Using Biomarker Expression to Guide Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach for Gynecologic Cancers," at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 2011 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Orlando, FL on March 6.

5 Mar 2011

Aflac receives two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service, corporate social responsibility

Aflac, the company that pays cash benefits fast when you are sick or hurt, today announced that it has been awarded two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service and corporate social responsibility. Winners are recognized for specific programs involving volunteerism, philanthropy, or ethical and sustainable business practices.

5 Mar 2011

Major providers of prison medical care set to merge

Valitas Health Services plans to acquire America Service Group for $250 million, merging two of the largest providers of correctional health care. Valitas, of St. Louis, is the parent company of Correctional Medical Services.

5 Mar 2011

CRF Health to present on ePRO data collection methods at DIA EuroMeeting

CRF Health, a leading global provider of ePRO solutions for the Life Sciences Industry will be joined by industry colleagues at the DIA EuroMeeting for a session on the topic ePRO data collection methods.

5 Mar 2011

CMSI launches first online registry for medical marijuana patients

Cannabis Medical Solutions Inc., a leading company specializing in merchant payment solutions and financial products for the medical marijuana and healthcare industries, today announced that the company has successfully launched and is in the beta-testing phase of the first online registry for medical marijuana patients and listing service for collectives in all approved states.

5 Mar 2011

PRI, AnswersMedia announce launch of Patient Advisor

Prescribing Reference, Inc. and AnswersMedia, LLC today announced the launch of Patient Advisor, an educational online resource for drug, health, and nutrition information that enables consumers to make better informed healthcare and lifestyle decisions.

5 Mar 2011

State roundup: After Vinson stay, Alaska to implement health law

After allowing the application deadline to pass for $1 million in federal health care assistance, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday he will begin implementing the new health care law after all, now that a Florida judge has told the states to do just that.

5 Mar 2011

Combination therapy may reduce albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study

Results from a Phase 2, 8-week dose-ranging study using low doses of atrasentan in patients with diabetic kidney disease were published this week in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The published study results suggest that atrasentan, used in conjunction with renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, may reduce albuminuria (presence of protein in urine) for patients with type 2 diabetes.

5 Mar 2011

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

IBM today announced that BJC Healthcare and Washington University School of Medicine are using IBM business analytics software to quickly extract key data from more than 50 million documents in medical records, speeding up research to ultimately provide better care for patients worldwide.

5 Mar 2011

Family-assisted exercise therapy improves function, recovery after stroke: Study

Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

5 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Gambling on entitlement cuts; 'culture war' over family planning; insurance premium 'gouge' in Calif.

The House Republicans are rolling the political dice. They've pledged that in their budget for next year they will offer detailed proposals for curbing spending on "entitlements" — Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. When Democrats heard this, their world suddenly brightened. One congressional aide dismissed the Republicans as "suckers".

4 Mar 2011

First Edition: March 4, 2011

In today's headlines, a Florida federal judge stays his own order regarding the health law, clearing the way for it's implementation -- for now -- but also making clear that the appeals process should move forward at an expedited rate.

4 Mar 2011

Avvo lets users identify doctors by hospital affiliation

Avvo (www.avvo.com), the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers that provides free rankings for 90% of the working physicians in the U.S., continues to grow the number of service features offered on its medical website -- to bring doctors and patients the latest, breakthrough online directory tools. This month, Avvo unveils a new Hospital Sort capability that further enables users to hone in on the comprehensive information they need to make their physician search even more effective, and that also helps doctors and hospitals to more easily reach prospective patients.

4 Mar 2011

NorthShore receives $1.5 million gift to establish center for the study of complex diseases

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) Foundation has received a $1.5 million gift for the creation of the Center for the Study of Complex Diseases. The development of the Center, which is being established within the NorthShore Research Institute, is made possible through a generous gift by Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Keyser of Glencoe, Ill., through the Keyser Family Research Fund.

4 Mar 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Pennsylvania Authority partners with QIP to raise awareness about patient safety issues

Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease becomes official journal of COPD Foundation

Healthcare communications, patient engagement improve safety, reduce errors

Summer Street Research announces recent closing of financing for IMUC

House votes to repeal health law's tax reporting requirement

Eveo to develop mobile solutions that encourage adherence

Caris Life Sciences to highlight new approaches for gynecologic cancers at SGO 2011 conference

Aflac receives two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service, corporate social responsibility

Major providers of prison medical care set to merge

CRF Health to present on ePRO data collection methods at DIA EuroMeeting

CMSI launches first online registry for medical marijuana patients

PRI, AnswersMedia announce launch of Patient Advisor

State roundup: After Vinson stay, Alaska to implement health law

Combination therapy may reduce albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

Family-assisted exercise therapy improves function, recovery after stroke: Study

Viewpoints: Gambling on entitlement cuts; 'culture war' over family planning; insurance premium 'gouge' in Calif.

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Avvo lets users identify doctors by hospital affiliation

NorthShore receives $1.5 million gift to establish center for the study of complex diseases

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