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Despite congressional policy clashes, state-level innovation could be marked by bipartisan cooperation

Meanwhile, in other health reform policy news, Arizona tries a new work-around related to federal Medicaid rules, conservative think-tanks develop policy alternatives for the "repeal-replace" environment and the Administration weighs in regarding an ongoing Michigan challenge to the health law.

25 Jan 2011

IHS wins Best in KLAS award for clinical implementation supportive work

Innovative Healthcare Solutions, a provider of healthcare information technology consulting services, announced today that it has received the Best in KLAS award for the professional services market segment, Clinical Implementation – Supportive, from KLAS Enterprises.

25 Jan 2011

Strong opposition to 'prescription-only' measures for OTC medicines with pseudoephedrine

More than 300 million Americans get the common cold, and up to 70 million get the flu annually. But for the 60 million people who also have asthma and allergies, a cold or flu can pose even greater risks. Together, these respiratory diseases take a devastating toll on public health, costing billions of dollars in direct medical expenses, reducing quality of life, lowering workplace and school performance, and can even be life-threatening to high-risk populations, such as asthma patients.

25 Jan 2011

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

Niteo Partners, an NEC company, today announced SmartPredict™ Healthcare – the latest iteration of Niteo's award-winning SmartPredict solutions. SmartPredict Healthcare brings cutting edge performance dashboards, data integration and predictive analytics to the healthcare industry in order to improve patient satisfaction, track meaningful use compliance metrics, and improve operational outcomes.

25 Jan 2011

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

SDI announced today the release of the SDI 2011 Top 100 IHNs, the 14th edition of its annual assessment of the 100 most integrated healthcare networks (IHNs). SDI's report, regarded as the nation's premier rating system, evaluates IHNs on their performance and degree of integration.

25 Jan 2011

East Liverpool City Hospital, Foundation Radiology Group enter imaging services agreement

Foundation Radiology Group, the premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services for community hospitals, is pleased to announce its exclusive imaging services agreement with East Liverpool City Hospital located in East Liverpool, Ohio.

25 Jan 2011

Fixed Phage to develop products based on Strathclyde's technology for tackling infections

A new company has been launched to commercialise an award-winning technology, developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, for tackling bacterial infection and contamination, including superbugs such as MRSA.

25 Jan 2011

Researchers find White-Hispanic disparities in receiving immunization against flu, pneumonia

Seniors of Hispanic descent are far less likely to become immunized against the flu or pneumonia compared to similar White seniors, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

25 Jan 2011

UAE Oasis Hospital to implement Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions

Quantros, a leading provider of clinically-focused data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, has partnered with Oasis Hospital, the first private hospital in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to receive Joint Commission International accreditation, to implement the Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions.

25 Jan 2011

RemitDATA launches TITAN to solve healthcare transparency problem

RemitDATA, an expert in reimbursement, productivity and utilization solutions in outpatient healthcare, today launched TITAN, a new, data-rich solution that provides a real-time, transparent view of essential business metrics.

25 Jan 2011

FDA grants pre-market clearance for SBi's rHead Extended Stem

Small Bone Innovations, an orthopedics company focused exclusively on serving patients and their physicians with technologies and treatments for joint repair and trauma reconstruction around the small bones & joints of the thumb, fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, toes and foot & ankle announced that it has received 510(k) pre-market clearance notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the radial Head Extended Stem to be used in the correction of complex elbow instabilities and/or elbow reconstruction.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 24 Jan 2011

FedEx launches Deep Frozen Shipping Solution for temperature-sensitive healthcare products

FedEx Corp. today announced the launch of FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution, which offers an innovative end-to-end service for the shipping of temperature-sensitive healthcare products around the world.

24 Jan 2011

AMA supports new bi-partisan bill to reform the medical liability system

The American Medical Association (AMA) sent a letter of support for legislation introduced today, H.R. 5, known as the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011. The bi-partisan bill, introduced by Representatives Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), and Lamar Smith (R-TX) includes reforms intended to repair the broken medical liability system, reduce the growth of health care costs, and preserve patients’ access to medical care.

24 Jan 2011

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

Through their joint venture, SimVentures, HealthStream, Inc., a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, and Laerdal Medical, a global leader in the provision of educational solutions for healthcare providers and educators, today announced the launch of SimCenter. The

From Laerdal 24 Jan 2011

UMass Memorial Health Care implements Merge Healthcare's iConnect Access imaging distribution solution

Merge Healthcare, a leading health IT solutions provider, successfully deployed an imaging distribution solution for the physicians of UMass Memorial Health Care, an academic medical center with five facilities serving Central New England. iConnect Access™ gives physicians the ability to view medical images directly from their electronic health record.

24 Jan 2011

Roundup: Mass. BCBS chief on health costs; Georgia insurance exchange, Arizona waiver request

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed emergency legislation authorizing her to request a two-year waiver from the CMS to reduce Medicaid rolls by 280,000 people. Brewer said in a statement she intends to request the waiver as early as Monday. She added that she plans to meet with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in the coming weeks to discuss "the dire need for a Medicaid waiver for Arizona".

24 Jan 2011

ArQule's ARQ 197 Phase 1 clinical trial results in colorectal cancer presented at ASCO 2011

ArQule, Inc. today announced the presentation of Phase 1 results of a clinical trial among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) treated with ARQ 197, a selective small molecule inhibitor of the c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase, in combination with irinotecan and cetuximab. ARQ 197 is under development by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and ArQule.

24 Jan 2011

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida reduces IT costs with BMC software

With the help of BMC Software, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) is reducing costs while preparing for the new demands healthcare reform will bring to IT.

24 Jan 2011

Spectrum submits Post Approval Supplement for removal of bioscan requirement for Indium-111 ZEVALIN

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that on Thursday, January 20, 2011, it submitted a Post Approval Supplement containing data supporting the removal of the Indium-111 ZEVALIN® pre-treatment imaging evaluation, more commonly referred to as the "bioscan" requirement.

24 Jan 2011

Alqaem and Biosign to exhibit UFIT TEN-20 non-invasive glucometer at 36th Arab Health Exhibition

ALQAEM International, exclusive Biosign master distributor for the Middle East and North Africa Region (M.E.N.A.) today announced that they will be joining with Biosign Technologies Inc, the Canadian manufacturer of the revolutionary UFIT TEN-20 non-invasive glucometer, to exhibit at the 36th Annual Arab Health Exhibition & Congress held in Dubai, UAE from January 24th to 27th, 2011 at Stand S1G61.

24 Jan 2011

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Despite congressional policy clashes, state-level innovation could be marked by bipartisan cooperation

IHS wins Best in KLAS award for clinical implementation supportive work

Strong opposition to 'prescription-only' measures for OTC medicines with pseudoephedrine

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

East Liverpool City Hospital, Foundation Radiology Group enter imaging services agreement

Fixed Phage to develop products based on Strathclyde's technology for tackling infections

Researchers find White-Hispanic disparities in receiving immunization against flu, pneumonia

UAE Oasis Hospital to implement Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions

RemitDATA launches TITAN to solve healthcare transparency problem

FDA grants pre-market clearance for SBi's rHead Extended Stem

FedEx launches Deep Frozen Shipping Solution for temperature-sensitive healthcare products

AMA supports new bi-partisan bill to reform the medical liability system

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

UMass Memorial Health Care implements Merge Healthcare's iConnect Access imaging distribution solution

Roundup: Mass. BCBS chief on health costs; Georgia insurance exchange, Arizona waiver request

ArQule's ARQ 197 Phase 1 clinical trial results in colorectal cancer presented at ASCO 2011

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida reduces IT costs with BMC software

Spectrum submits Post Approval Supplement for removal of bioscan requirement for Indium-111 ZEVALIN

Alqaem and Biosign to exhibit UFIT TEN-20 non-invasive glucometer at 36th Arab Health Exhibition

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Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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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

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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