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MedVirginia to showcase interoperability solutions at HIMSS11 Conference

MedVirginia has announced its participation in the Interoperability Showcase™ at the HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida next week.

19 Feb 2011

Northrop Grumman to highlight technology and solutions applicable to military at HIMSS

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight technology and solutions applicable to the military, public health entities, and the state and local market next week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition.

19 Feb 2011

EMR implementation earns DHR high ranking on HIMSS U.S. EMR Adoption Model

Dedication, teamwork, and commitment between Encore Health Resources and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR) to implement a first-rate, cross-enterprise electronic medical record (EMR) system at the award-winning, Rio Grande Valley health system has earned DHR a high ranking on the Health Information Management & Systems Society (HIMSS) U.S. EMR Adoption Model. From its beginning through "go-live" across DHR's care facilities, the EMR implementation required less than 14 months to successfully accomplish.

19 Feb 2011

Healthcare Realty Trust files shelf registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, announced today that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a routine renewal of its existing shelf registration statement that was to expire on May 13, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Patients who undergo orthopedic surgeries at high-volume hospitals have better outcomes

Patients who undergo elective orthopedic surgeries at high-volume, regional hospitals have better surgical outcomes and experience fewer complications than those who undergo those surgeries at local hospitals, according to research being presented by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

19 Feb 2011

In 'largest-ever' bust, Medicare Fraud Task Force arrests 111

Los Angeles Times: Medicare Fraud Task Force Arrests 111 Doctors, Nurses And Executives In 'Largest-Ever' Federal Healthcare Sweep The federal government's Medicare Fraud Task Force brought criminal charges Thursday against doctors, nurses and healthcare company executives - in all, 111 people in nine cities - in what was billed as the nation's "largest-ever federal healthcare fraud takedown" (Serrano, 2/17).

19 Feb 2011

American Cancer Society receives AAHPM Presidential Citation Award for palliative care research

The American Cancer Society has been selected to receive a Presidential Citation Award from American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine recognizing the Society's commitment to support research to address quality of life issues and to promote patient-centered care.

19 Feb 2011

MEDHOST to provide new process management solution for healthcare executives

MEDHOST, provider of leading healthcare throughput and emergency department software, will provide the first look at its new house-wide process management solution, called MEDHOST HD, during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition Feb. 21-23 in booth #3831.

19 Feb 2011

AHF commends Congressman Hastings for securing additional $42M for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today commended United States Congressman Alcee Hastings (D, FL, 23rd District) for authoring, introducing and successfully shepherding a budget amendment to the current year's budget that secures crucial additional funding to address a growing crisis in the nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP), a network of federal and state funded programs that provide life-saving HIV treatments to low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS nationwide.

19 Feb 2011

New, simple device to detect lung pathogens causing pneumonia

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year.

19 Feb 2011

House Republicans begin work to defund health law

On Capitol Hill, government spending is the hot topic. House Republicans look to save money by defunding the new health law, and some members of the Senate are examining ways to cut entitlements.

19 Feb 2011

FirstHealth selects Bottomline's Inprotica workflow solution to streamline patient data collection

Bottomline Technologies today announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas, located in Pinehurst, N.C., has selected Bottomline's interactive automation solution to streamline patient data collection and automate information flow between disparate systems.

19 Feb 2011

HHS approves Medicaid expansion for Minnesota

Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to expand the state's Medicaid rolls by 95,000 people has been approved by federal authorities, his office said Thursday. The move, which begins March 1, will provide health insurance to 12,000 low-income adults who previously were uninsured, and broader coverage at lower cost to another 83,000 who received care under two state-funded programs, MinnesotaCare and General Assistance Medical Care (2/17).

19 Feb 2011

State roundup: Mass. cost control plan advances; Texas Senate's abortion bill vote; Miami's public hospital crisis

The governor of Massachusetts proposed changes on Thursday to the state's comprehensive healthcare program, one often seen as a prototype for national reforms, to attempt to bring rising costs under control. The plan would give the U.S. state more authority to scrutinize fees paid to hospitals and doctors, reform the current standard by which healthcare providers are compensated and enact medical malpractice reform.

19 Feb 2011

CareTech Solutions to unveil its new brand identity on Feb. 21 at HIMSS11

CareTech Solutions, an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals will unveil its new brand identity on Monday, Feb. 21 as an exhibitor at HIMSS11, the Health Information and Management Systems Society's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. CareTech's new market positioning reflects the company's intent to be the expert health IT resource for U.S. hospitals and health systems.

19 Feb 2011

AAWC develops series of brochures in Spanish for skin care and treatment of wounds

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care has developed three educational brochures for the care of skin and treatment of wounds. Widely used by clinicians as a resource for patients and their caregivers, AAWC recently converted the brochures into Spanish due to popular demand.

19 Feb 2011