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Grants seek to bolster, expand primary care workforce

CQ HealthBeat: "Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday announced $320 million in grants to bolster and expand the nation's primary care workforce as part of the health care overhaul law. … Of the $320 million, $253 million will go to six programs administered by HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration The money will be used by states to deal with current and expected labor shortages.

30 Sep 2010

Health IT Blotter: Extension center choices, Medicaid meaningful use, 'build or buy' shift

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected the final two of 62 regional extension centers (REC), which will help small, rural hospitals and private physicians with the nationwide rollout of electronic medical records (EMR) systems.

30 Sep 2010

Today's Opinions: Health law leaves children behind; growing fear of accountable care organizations

The child only market is used mostly by poor families who can't afford to insure everybody in their household, or whose peculiar circumstances make it inconvenient for them to cover a child under a parent's plan.

30 Sep 2010

Dems expect 9/11 'first responders' bill to pass today

CongressDaily: "At the urging of what one aide called 12 'pushy' New York lawmakers, House Democratic leaders plan to bring to the floor today legislation that would extend healthcare aid to 9/11 first responders. ... The $7.4 billion measure would provide health monitoring and treatment benefits to first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

29 Sep 2010

Centric Health acquires two pharmacies on Southlake Regional Health Centre campus in Ontario

Centric Health Corporation, Canada's leading diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has acquired, in partnership, two pharmacies located on the Southlake Regional Health Centre campus in Newmarket, Ontario.

29 Sep 2010

TeleHealth Services extends partnership with SVHC to enhance patient education initiatives

TeleHealth Services, the nation's leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient education solutions, today announced an extension of a seven year partnership with St. Vincent's HealthCare (SVHC) to further enhance the hospital's patient education initiatives. The health system will utilize TeleHealth's technology in St. Vincent's Medical Center and new addition, St. Luke's Hospital.

29 Sep 2010

Quick-Med to present abstracts on antimicrobial technologies at Clinical Symposium

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today its NIMBUS and Stay Fresh antimicrobial technologies will be highlighted at the 2010 Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care, to be held in Orlando, Florida from September 30 – October 3, 2010.

29 Sep 2010

Quidel receives FDA clearance for QuickVue RSV 10 immunoassay test

Quidel Corporation, a leading provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the sale of its QuickVue RSV 10, a lateral flow immunoassay test for the qualitative detection of acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections.

29 Sep 2010

Inability to access EMRs at time of need a prime concern among patients

As the healthcare industry rushes to implement electronic medical records (EMRs) in order to increase efficiency and prevent errors, data shows that less than 1 in 10 Americans utilize electronic records. However, when asked about their primary concerns regarding medical records, patients' top response is that they won't be able to access their records when they need them.

29 Sep 2010

Patients' right to be involved in own medical care

Twelve years ago, then 28-year-old graduate student Brian Zikmund-Fisher was forced into the toughest choice of his life: Die from a blood disorder within a few years or endure a bone marrow transplant that could cure him or kill him in weeks.

29 Sep 2010

Researchers identify gene activator that allows stem cells to transform any type of cell

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. was energized Monday by news that researchers in North Carolina may have identified the gene activator that allows stem cells to reproduce and become any type of cell in the body.

29 Sep 2010

Lawsuit seeks to stop Blue Cross from limiting provider networks and restricting members' access to health care

A lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross, on behalf of thousands of California doctors, is asking the court to stop Blue Cross from limiting their provider networks and restricting plan members' access to health care, solely for the sake of increasing profits. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Blue Cross from preventing any physician who is willing to accept the terms of Blue Cross contracts, and meets Blue Cross' eligibility criteria, from becoming a Blue Cross provider.

29 Sep 2010

AMIA calls out specific challenges to proposed modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Enforcement Rules

In comments sent to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) called out 10 specific challenges to proposed modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Enforcement Rules. AMIA's comments, sent on behalf of its membership of 4,000 informatics professionals, detail key issues of concern related to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on HIPAA modifications, along with suggestions for models of change.

29 Sep 2010

Inefficiencies in treatment of chronic pain increases healthcare costs and prolongs patient suffering

A new report launched today in the European Parliament shows inefficiencies in the treatment of chronic pain result in increasing healthcare costs and prolonged patient suffering.

29 Sep 2010

Canadians living with depression significantly underestimate others' perceptions about illness

A new national survey reveals a vast gap between how Canadians living with depression view their condition, compared to how it is viewed in reality by the general population, possibly preventing them from seeking the best treatment and care. Most Canadians with depression feel their illness is not perceived by the public as a medical condition or a serious illness (81 per cent) when in fact less than five per cent of the general population actually has that view. In fact, the majority of Canadians (72 per cent) recognize depression as both serious and treatable.

29 Sep 2010

Some Democrats, including Reid, embrace health law as fall campaign battles continue

Politico: Some House Democrats are touting the new health law — and their support of it — as a positive in their fights to keep their seats in midterm elections this fall. The Democrats are "framing key provisions as a 'Patient's Bill of Rights.' Spurred by last week's release of a series of rigid insurance rules, the lawmakers are defying this election season's conventional wisdom placing by health care front and center." Among them are Reps. Dina Titus and Shelley Berkley or Nevada.

29 Sep 2010

HHS Secretary announces $320M ACA grants to strengthen health care workforce

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $320 million in grants under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to strengthen the health care workforce. Of those grants, $253 million will go to improve and expand the primary care workforce under the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Affordable Care Act.

29 Sep 2010

Most men unaware of breast cancer risk

A study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that nearly 80% of men are unaware of their breast cancer risk despite having a family history of the disease. One hundred percent of respondents also reported that their healthcare provider did not discuss the disease with them.

29 Sep 2010

Mayo Clinic Center forms Social Media Health Network to promote healthcare

The recently formed Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media today announced the formation of the Social Media Health Network, a group dedicated to using social media to promote health, improve health care and fight disease.

29 Sep 2010

HHS announces grants to help seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers navigate long term care options

Modern Healthcare: As part of the new health law, HHS is distributing $68 million in grants "to help people navigate their health and long-term-care options. The grants will be going to states, territories, tribal and community-based organizations to help seniors, individuals with disabilities and caregivers make more-informed decisions about their health and long-term care.

29 Sep 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Grants seek to bolster, expand primary care workforce

Health IT Blotter: Extension center choices, Medicaid meaningful use, 'build or buy' shift

Today's Opinions: Health law leaves children behind; growing fear of accountable care organizations

Dems expect 9/11 'first responders' bill to pass today

Centric Health acquires two pharmacies on Southlake Regional Health Centre campus in Ontario

TeleHealth Services extends partnership with SVHC to enhance patient education initiatives

Quick-Med to present abstracts on antimicrobial technologies at Clinical Symposium

Quidel receives FDA clearance for QuickVue RSV 10 immunoassay test

Inability to access EMRs at time of need a prime concern among patients

Patients' right to be involved in own medical care

Researchers identify gene activator that allows stem cells to transform any type of cell

Lawsuit seeks to stop Blue Cross from limiting provider networks and restricting members' access to health care

AMIA calls out specific challenges to proposed modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Enforcement Rules

Inefficiencies in treatment of chronic pain increases healthcare costs and prolongs patient suffering

Canadians living with depression significantly underestimate others' perceptions about illness

Some Democrats, including Reid, embrace health law as fall campaign battles continue

HHS Secretary announces $320M ACA grants to strengthen health care workforce

Most men unaware of breast cancer risk

Mayo Clinic Center forms Social Media Health Network to promote healthcare

HHS announces grants to help seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers navigate long term care options

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