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dbMotion completes interoperability testing at Annual IHE North American Connectathon

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, today announced it successfully completed interoperability testing at the 12th Annual IHE North American Connectathon in Chicago.

29 Jan 2011

PHM announces financial results for quarter and year ended September 30, 2010

Patient Home Monitoring, a company focused on in-home cardiology healthcare services, today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2010.

29 Jan 2011

Elderly Americans most likely to have one or more cognitive disorders: AHRQ

Slightly over 5 percent of the nearly 39 million Americans age 65 and older in 2007 reported one or more cognitive disorders, such as senility or dementia, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

29 Jan 2011

Physiotherapy Associates opens physical therapy clinic in Castle Rock, CO

Physiotherapy Associates, the nation's foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, announces a new clinic location in Castle Rock, CO. The clinic offers a comprehensive range of physical therapy services, including: orthopedics; back and neck programs; hand therapy; vestibular rehabilitation; workers' compensation; orthopedic pediatrics; and foot and ankle programs.

29 Jan 2011

Awarepoint ends 2010 with 91 hospital sites contract containing RTLS network coverage

Awarepoint Corporation, a privately held San Diego-based corporation, today announced it ended 2010 with 91 hospital sites contracted consisting of 45,062,013 million square feet of real-time location system network coverage in U.S. hospitals and 135,265 healthcare assets under management.

29 Jan 2011

NextCare Urgent Care to fund educational program for AHCCCS patients

In response to further state budget cuts to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, NextCare Urgent Care, the state's largest urgent care provider, has offered to sponsor and fund an educational program for AHCCCS patients who utilize emergency rooms for minor injuries and illness or use the emergency rooms as an alternative to seeing a Primary Care Provider.

29 Jan 2011

HBA to honor Pfizer chief medical officer as its 2011 Woman of the Year

The Healthcare Businesswomen's Association announced that its 2011 "Woman of the Year" is Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, chief medical officer of Pfizer. In her distinguished 30-year career, Dr. Lewis-Hall has held leadership roles in direct patient care, academics, media, government, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

29 Jan 2011

New feature: KHN's selection of thought-provoking magazine articles on health policy issues

Today, we begin this new weekly feature, which will provide a selection of thought-provoking articles from a variety of sources.

29 Jan 2011

Physiotherapy Associates opens Benchmark Physical Therapy clinic in Waretown, NJ

Physiotherapy Associates, the nation's foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services announces a new clinic location in Waretown, NJ. Known as Benchmark Physical Therapy, the clinic offers a comprehensive range of physical therapy services including: general orthopedics; total joint replacement rehabilitation; sports medicine; and spine care.

29 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Where is the surgeon general; Unions' health law waivers; Mass. plan to aid municipalities

Although some of the nation's healthcare issues are abstruse and vexing, others are relatively approachable. Many in this latter category fall within the province of the U.S. surgeon general. But the incumbent is nowhere to be found.

29 Jan 2011

JAOtech to unveil world's first large screen ultra-thin medical LED TV

JAOtech, the leading manufacturer of bedside Smart Terminals for hospitals, is to unveil the world's first large screen ultra-thin medical LED TV with built-in computer, aimed specifically at healthcare applications such as patient entertainment and clinical access.

29 Jan 2011

Roundup: Florida considering major cuts to mental health programs; Texas patient groups fight back on Medicaid plans; Calif. weighs limiting Medicaid patients' trips to doctors

In the committee rooms and corridors of the state Capitol, lobbyists are looking for clues about which programs will get slashed. On Wednesday, mental-health and substance-abuse programs got more than a clue. In fact, it looked like a bulls-eye (Saunders, 1/27).

28 Jan 2011

XDx establishes $12.5 million multi-draw term loan facility with GE Capital

XDx, a San Francisco-based molecular diagnostics company focused on non-invasive gene expression-based tests for the monitoring of organ transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases, announced today that it has established a $12.5 million senior secured multi-draw term loan facility with GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services.

28 Jan 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

Innovative Health Financing Can Benefit Global Health, Pharma: "The launch of pneumococcal vaccination in Nicaragua under AMC [advance market commitment] has shown that innovative approaches to health financing can benefit both global health and pharmaceutical companies," according to a Lancet Infectious Diseases editorial that describes how the roll-out of GAVI initiative is helping to provide developing countries with low-cost pneumococcal vaccines.

28 Jan 2011

NCQA to release new standards for Patient-Centered Medical Home program

On January 31, the National Committee for Quality Assurance will release new standards for its Patient-Centered Medical Home program. The new standards call on medical practices to be more patient-centered, and reinforce federal "meaningful use" incentives for primary care practices to adopt health information technology.

28 Jan 2011

EHSI examines business plans and product lines of OceanBASIS

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. is examining the business plans and product lines of German biotech firm OceanBASIS as part of the company's due diligence towards a potential profit sharing agreement.

28 Jan 2011

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

Contrary to fears that recent health care legislation will trigger a rapid decline in employer-sponsored health coverage in the U.S., management consulting firm Booz & Company today published new research that shows employer-sponsored plans will decline more slowly and less steeply than commonly thought.

28 Jan 2011

PHM updates customer pipeline for investors and research analysts

Patient Home Monitoring, a company focused on in-home cardiology healthcare services, today announced an update to their customer pipeline. Ed Berenblum, CEO of PHM, will be conducting meetings in and around Toronto to provide an update to investors and research analysts.

28 Jan 2011

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Government spending cuts and the high cost of distributed healthcare provision could mean a major shift toward home-based patient care. Lack of resource, increased travel time and an aging population is leading some to consider a more viable alternative. However, limited broadband Internet access in remote areas means that joined up policy changes are needed to ensure an effective solution is achieved.

28 Jan 2011

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

The number of health care services seniors use is determined more by the number of chronic conditions they have than by their age, according to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

28 Jan 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

dbMotion completes interoperability testing at Annual IHE North American Connectathon

PHM announces financial results for quarter and year ended September 30, 2010

Elderly Americans most likely to have one or more cognitive disorders: AHRQ

Physiotherapy Associates opens physical therapy clinic in Castle Rock, CO

Awarepoint ends 2010 with 91 hospital sites contract containing RTLS network coverage

NextCare Urgent Care to fund educational program for AHCCCS patients

HBA to honor Pfizer chief medical officer as its 2011 Woman of the Year

New feature: KHN's selection of thought-provoking magazine articles on health policy issues

Physiotherapy Associates opens Benchmark Physical Therapy clinic in Waretown, NJ

Viewpoints: Where is the surgeon general; Unions' health law waivers; Mass. plan to aid municipalities

JAOtech to unveil world's first large screen ultra-thin medical LED TV

Roundup: Florida considering major cuts to mental health programs; Texas patient groups fight back on Medicaid plans; Calif. weighs limiting Medicaid patients' trips to doctors

XDx establishes $12.5 million multi-draw term loan facility with GE Capital

Recent releases in Global Health

NCQA to release new standards for Patient-Centered Medical Home program

EHSI examines business plans and product lines of OceanBASIS

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

PHM updates customer pipeline for investors and research analysts

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

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