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PHDcic, Aetna receive Health Service Journal award for programme to create systemic change in primary care

An innovative group of GPs in the West Midlands is proving that starting small can produce big changes — and their efforts are not going unnoticed. Pathfinder Healthcare Developments cic (PHDcic) together with Aetna Health Services UK (Aetna) have secured their latest award from the Health Service Journal for a programme that aims to create systemic change in primary care.

27 Jan 2011

ASTRO continues commitment to 6-point patient protection plan

The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and reduce the chances of medical errors.

27 Jan 2011

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

The National Quality Forum has endorsed outcome measures to assess the results and thereby improve the quality of care provided to people with mental illnesses. The 4 endorsed mental health measures focus on depression and patients' satisfaction during an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay.

27 Jan 2011

GOP repeal plans move ahead in House and Senate; Support to undo 1099 reporting provision gains momentum

In the House, Republicans begin their committee-level efforts to dismantle the health law today. Meanwhile, GOP senators continue to push for a repeal vote in the upper chamber.

27 Jan 2011

New Mexico implements software module to link telemedicine services to other systems

New Mexico Software, a developer of medical IT services and solutions that enable improved and faster communication within the healthcare community, announced today the implementation of a software module that gives the company virtually unlimited ability to link its XR-EXpress telemedicine services to other systems.

27 Jan 2011

IEHA, Cintas release list of best practices for reducing HAIs within healthcare facility

In lieu of recent changes in guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control calling for increased cleaning performance and integration of new auditing controls to regulate cleaning efficacy, Cintas Corporation and the International Executive Housekeepers Association today released a list of best practices for reducing healthcare acquired infections and enhancing levels of cleanliness within a healthcare facility.

27 Jan 2011

CareTech dedicates new 30,000 sq. ft. Healthcare Infrastructure Operations Center

CareTech Solutions, an information technology products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals, dedicated its new 30,000 sq. ft. Healthcare Infrastructure Operations Center (HIOC), a state of the art, technology hub for the storing and monitoring of data, systems and applications for the company's hospital clients, today during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

27 Jan 2011

AHF surpasses 150,000 patient milestone

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, is proud to announce a major milestone in its mission to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of a person's ability to pay. The organization has recently surpassed the 150,000 patient mark worldwide.

27 Jan 2011

Roundup: Calif. regulator gets emergency approval to oversee insurance spending; Ariz. seeks Medicaid waiver

Governors have deep differences over national health care reform, but when it comes to so-called insurance exchanges — a centerpiece of the sprawling new federal law — nearly every state is moving ahead with implementation.

27 Jan 2011

Hospitals can now quickly evaluate pricing strategy using Value-based Pricing Analyzer

With market conditions expected to fluctuate in the wake of healthcare reform, hospitals can now quickly and easily evaluate their pricing strategy with Value-based Pricing Analyzer™, a new offering from Craneware, Inc., the market leader in automated revenue integrity solutions.

27 Jan 2011

Poll findings indicate public's continued mixed feelings about health overhaul

Americans are still pretty polarized in their views of the health care overhaul law passed last year, including whether to repeal it. But a majority oppose the notion of defunding the law's provisions in order to neuter it, a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health finds (Hobson, 1/25).

27 Jan 2011

GE's Pathology Imaging Centre of Excellence receives HTX investment under Ontario Flagship Program

HTX announced today an agreement to establish GE's first global Pathology Imaging Centre of Excellence in Toronto, Ontario. GE Healthcare and its digital pathology joint venture, Omnyx™, will invest $7.75M along with a $2.25M grant from the Health Technology Exchange (HTX). Planned collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships will bring an additional $7.2M, for a total investment of $17.2M over the next 3 years.

27 Jan 2011

Healthcare at Home acquires Sciensus

Healthcare at Home Ltd, Europe's leading international provider of home-based healthcare and specialty pharmacy services, is today pleased to announce that it has acquired Sciensus Ltd, a provider of health informatics for clients across the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry.

27 Jan 2011

State of the Union address includes brief, but clear, defense of health law

President Barack Obama made clear that he is willing to tinker around the edges of the sweeping reform, but not return to the days before the measure became law. Media outlets analyzed the specifics of his comments and offered a big picture view of the impact of the entire speech, including fact-checking some of his related policy ideas and budget recommendations.

27 Jan 2011

QIAGEN announces formation of subsidiary in India

QIAGEN today announced the formation of its India subsidiary, QIAGEN India Pvt. Ltd., and the beginning of direct sales in the country. Until now, QIAGEN products have been sold in India through distributor partnerships.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 27 Jan 2011

MRSA screening in ICU patients can save costs for hospitals

Screening patients in the intensive care unit for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus roduces cost savings for the whole hospital, according to a study that used a statistical simulation model published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

27 Jan 2011

Abbott fourth quarter worldwide sales increase 13.4% to nearly $10 billion

Abbott today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.

27 Jan 2011

Teva announces acquisition of Corporación Infarmasa

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today the acquisition of Corporación Infarmasa, a top ten pharmaceutical company in Perú, from The Rohatyn Group and Altra Investments.

27 Jan 2011

It may not be the end for employer-sponsored insurance

A new study finds the effects of health care reform to be minimal on employer-sponsored insurance, despite criticism that changes to how insurance premiums are calculated will force employers to stop offering coverage.

27 Jan 2011

Six key points to tackle substance abuse, addiction problems among nurses

As many as ten to 20 per cent of nurses and nursing students may have substance abuse and addiction problems, but the key to tackling this difficult issue - and protecting public safety - is support and treatment, not punishment. That is the key message in a paper in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

27 Jan 2011

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

PHDcic, Aetna receive Health Service Journal award for programme to create systemic change in primary care

ASTRO continues commitment to 6-point patient protection plan

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

GOP repeal plans move ahead in House and Senate; Support to undo 1099 reporting provision gains momentum

New Mexico implements software module to link telemedicine services to other systems

IEHA, Cintas release list of best practices for reducing HAIs within healthcare facility

CareTech dedicates new 30,000 sq. ft. Healthcare Infrastructure Operations Center

AHF surpasses 150,000 patient milestone

Roundup: Calif. regulator gets emergency approval to oversee insurance spending; Ariz. seeks Medicaid waiver

Hospitals can now quickly evaluate pricing strategy using Value-based Pricing Analyzer

Poll findings indicate public's continued mixed feelings about health overhaul

GE's Pathology Imaging Centre of Excellence receives HTX investment under Ontario Flagship Program

Healthcare at Home acquires Sciensus

State of the Union address includes brief, but clear, defense of health law

QIAGEN announces formation of subsidiary in India

MRSA screening in ICU patients can save costs for hospitals

Abbott fourth quarter worldwide sales increase 13.4% to nearly $10 billion

Teva announces acquisition of Corporación Infarmasa

It may not be the end for employer-sponsored insurance

Six key points to tackle substance abuse, addiction problems among nurses

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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