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AHA, ACC applaud IOM for its new report on clinical practice guidelines

Few issues are more important to the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association than translating scientific evidence into guidelines and performance measures for healthcare providers, a process we have been engaged in for several decades.

29 Mar 2011

New policy brief: Community college education programs can solve nursing shortage

All programs educating students for licensure as registered nurses, whether they offer associate or bachelor's degrees, are essential to solving the nation's nursing shortage, says a new policy brief released today by the American Association of Community Colleges.

29 Mar 2011

Doctors who use iResus application perform better simulated cardiac arrest emergency

Doctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according to a study in the April issue of Anaesthesia.

29 Mar 2011

U.N., aid groups highlight mass exodus from violence in Cote d'Ivoire

Up to one million people in Cote d'Ivoire have fled escalating violence in the city of Abidjan, Melissa Fleming, a spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said at a news briefing in Geneva on Friday, Reuters reports.

29 Mar 2011

Study highlights tobacco smoke exposure among babies

"Passive smoking is the leading preventable cause of childhood death in developed countries", Guadalupe Ortega, lead author of the research study and coordinator of the Atenció Primària Sense Fum programme at the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Cataluña tells SINC.

29 Mar 2011

New rankings reveal DMC have four top 10 hospitals and 29 High-Performing Specialties

Detroit Medical Center has four top ten hospitals and 29 High-Performing Specialties listed in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals Metro Area Rankings.

29 Mar 2011

Scientists develop new model that can predict early adverse drug reactions

All medications have side-effects from common aspirin to herbal remedies and from standard anticancer drugs to experimental immunosuppressants. However, predicting important side effects, serious adverse drug reactions, ADRs, is with current understanding almost impossible.

29 Mar 2011

Ozarks Medical Center selects ProVation Order Sets electronic solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Ozarks Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the hospital's electronic order set solution.

28 Mar 2011

Nurse staffing levels, safety net status both factors in patient outcomes

A new study finds that higher nurse staffing levels can lead to better patient outcomes. However, the study also found this to not always be the case at safety net hospitals. Meanwhile, the Connecticut Mirror reports on hospitals' efforts to reduce readmissions. And, in other news, new research has found that patients are less likely to fill prescriptions when doctors specify brand names instead of allowing generic substitutions.

28 Mar 2011

House Subcommittee to investigate AARP 'financial conflicts'

House GOP lawmakers are scrutinizing how the AARP's interests may have played into the positions the organization took during the health debate.

28 Mar 2011

Differing reports on how businesses, health law are interacting

Reuters reports that Health and Human Services data show the business community is a big winner as a result of the measure's early retiree program. But The Fiscal Times notes that some "corporate giants" are at odds with the overhaul.

28 Mar 2011

GTCR completes Sterigenics acquisition

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Sterigenics International, Inc., the leading global provider of contract sterilization and ionization services for medical devices, food products, and advanced applications, from Silverfleet Capital and PPM America Capital Partners.

28 Mar 2011

Alpha II, PCIS Gold enter integration contract

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a new integration contract with PCIS Gold, a provider of single-source medical group practice software. Alpha II's ClaimStaker software will enhance coding reliability, while increasing professional and institutional claim validity for PCIS Gold's customers.

28 Mar 2011

Concord Medical fourth quarter total net revenues increase 30.1% to RMB112.9 million

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

28 Mar 2011

Graymark Healthcare 2010 net revenues increase 30% to $22.8 million

Graymark Healthcare, Inc., the nation's second largest provider of diagnostic sleep services and an innovator in comprehensive care for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), reported financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

28 Mar 2011

GE Healthcare launches Centricity Research, a new clinical research management solution

GE Healthcare, a global leader in healthcare information technology, today announced Centricity Research, a new clinical research management solution (CRMS). Centricity Research will help improve the efficiency and efficacy of clinical research studies, enterprise-wide, by driving better management of treatment plans, processes, and protocols while supporting research billing compliance.

28 Mar 2011

Pathway Medical initiates enrollment in JETSTREAM G3 Calcium Study in peripheral artery disease

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), today announced enrollment of the first patient in the company's JETSTREAM G3 Calcium Study, a prospective, single-arm, multi-center registry to evaluate the treatment effects of the JETSTREAM G3 System in patients with moderate to severely calcified peripheral artery disease.

28 Mar 2011

Metagenics announces 2011 schedule for educational programs in lifestyle medicine

Metagenics Inc., a nutrigenomics and lifestyle medicine company dedicated to reducing chronic illness and improving health, announced today the 2011 schedule for educational programs in lifestyle medicine as well as for certification programs for its FirstLine Therapy, a turnkey, lifestyle medicine program.

28 Mar 2011

Asbury Communities offers management and support services for older adults

In 2010, more than 4 million baby boomers turned 50, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Boomers today represent 28 percent of the U.S. population, or 76.1 million people. With so many people aging, how is the senior living industry going to provide services to this group of older Americans?

28 Mar 2011

SHOM selects Scott & Co to audit Company's financials for past two years

Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc., a Holding Company providing healthcare services, healthcare professionals and equipment to medical institutions, has selected Scott & Company, a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved accounting firm in Columbia, SC, to audit the Company's financials for the past two years and provide additional accounting services to the Company.

28 Mar 2011