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Heart attack patients treated beyond maximum recommended time have increased mortality: Study

An examination of the treatment received by patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) at 80 hospitals in Quebec indicates that those who received either primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI; such as angioplasty) or fibrinolysis (administration of medication to dissolve blood clots) beyond the times recommended in international guidelines had a significantly increased risk of death within 30 days, along with an increased risk of the combined outcome of death or readmission for heart attack or heart failure at one year, according to a study in the June 2 issue of JAMA.

2 Jun 2010

NHO introduces first healthcare assistance program for Americans, employers, groups and associations

National Health Options announces the first healthcare assistance program of its kind designed to offer an affordable, accessible, and comprehensive solution for Americans, employers, groups and associations -- including an estimated 47 million people who are underinsured or unemployed. NHO provides access to high quality healthcare products and services that can improve individual health and welfare.

2 Jun 2010

Aegis Health Group offers ten best practices to foster hospital-employer partnerships

In its latest thought paper, "Hospital-Employer Partnerships: Best Practices for Growing Market Share," Aegis Health Group offers ten best practices from hospitals across the country that have fostered mutually beneficial relationships with the employers in their area. Hospital-employer partnerships are proven to be one of the best approaches to efficiently increase market share and enhance revenue to hospitals according to Aegis, the nation's leading strategic revenue growth company for hospitals.

2 Jun 2010

CPA introduces myPatientAccess portal to help patients access their PHR

Canadian Patient Access Inc. today announces the introduction of a secure, web-based patient portal, myPatientAccess.ca. The first of its kind in Canada, myPatientAccess will be fully integrated with an electronic medical record system and will be available to Canadian patients whose doctors use Canada's leading EMR, Nightingale On Demand. Nightingale On Demand is a web-based EMR system provided by Nightingale Informatix Corporation.

2 Jun 2010

Healthcare facilities lack appropriate equipment, supplies to manage emergency situations: Report

Healthcare facilities sometimes lack the appropriate equipment and supplies to successfully manage an emergency in their facility in a timely manner, according to data released today by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and published in the June Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory.

2 Jun 2010

EHSI develops new iPhone app to reduce medication errors for senior citizens

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced today that a new breakthrough iPhone app is being developed to dramatically reduce medication errors for senior citizens. Millions of seniors in America take a confusing array of medications to improve their quality of life. When they forget to take their medications or confuse dosage and administration times, they suffer.

2 Jun 2010

MSI Surgical Solutions adds three new autoclaves to expand ETO sterilization capabilities

MSI Surgical Solutions, an Empire Investment Holdings company, announced today that it has expanded its ETO (Ethylene Oxide) sterilization capabilities through the addition of three new autoclaves. ETO machines are critical in the sterilization of both disposable and reusable items made of rubber or paper products, items that are sensitive to heat or moisture and medical device components including probes, scopes, tubes, cords, wires and leads.

2 Jun 2010

New Health Navigator program to help IEHP Members better understand how to use health care

Inland Empire Health Plan has developed an innovative program called Health Navigator designed to help IEHP Members better understand how to use their health care. Launching this month, the program will arrive in select communities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. It aims to increase preventive-care visits and reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

2 Jun 2010

Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers to deploy IntelePACS Breast Imaging digital mammography solution

Intelerad® Medical Systems, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers will be replacing its current mammography workstations with the IntelePACS® Breast Imaging digital mammography solution.

2 Jun 2010

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

US Oncology, Inc., the nation's leading integrated oncology company, today announced its new iKnowMed™ Technology Platform to support community oncologists nationwide. This new platform enhances cancer care quality and practice efficiency through integrated, oncology-specific technologies that enable community oncologists to solve challenges in the areas of care delivery, drug management, and revenue cycle management.

2 Jun 2010

FDA grants priority review status to Eisai's eribulin NDA

Eisai Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review status to the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational agent eribulin mesylate ("eribulin," also known as E7389). Eisai is seeking FDA approval for eribulin in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with at least two chemotherapy regimens, including an anthracycline and a taxane.

2 Jun 2010

Former Columbia/HCA CEO Rick Scott spends millions on Florida governor campaign

News outlets report on the campaign of multimillionaire Rick Scott, the former CEO of the Columbia/HCA health care company, who is running in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Florida.

2 Jun 2010

Medicare patients may face accessibility crisis to medical care

According to an article in the June issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), Medicare patients - many who suffer from disabling arthritis of the hip and knee, among other age-related ailments - may end up facing an accessibility crisis to medical care.

2 Jun 2010

Infighting threatens COBRA subsidy extension, longer Medicare doc pay 'fix'

Roll Call reports that infighting over some unemployment benefits and a scheduled "fix" of Medicare physician payments has left Democratic congressional leaders at a "dramatic low" in their relationship. "And while publicly, House and Senate leaders refused to assign blame, the behind-the-scenes story was far different. The deadline for the benefits package had been looming for weeks.

2 Jun 2010

Belgian FAMHP approves Oncolytics' Phase 3 combination trial of REOLYSIN in head and neck cancers

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. today announced that it has received approval from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) to conduct its Phase 3 trial examining REOLYSIN in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with platinum-refractory head and neck cancers. This is the same trial that was agreed to by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process and the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

1 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 1, 2010

A number of today's headlines focus on the continuing role of health reform in national political calculations and strategies.

1 Jun 2010

New walk-in medical center opened in Duane Reade Pharmacy

If you have never been to a walk-in medical center at the local drugstore, you just might soon. Walk-in medical centers are already located in about 1,000 retail locations across the country, and experts say that number could easily double or more within five years.

1 Jun 2010

GE Healthcare introduces new CESM technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis

GE Healthcare, a pioneer in digital mammography, today announced the introduction of an innovative technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis. GE Healthcare's new SenoBright Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography technology reduces ambiguity in mammography results, enabling physicians to detect and diagnose cancer with more confidence - even in the densest part of the breast tissue more rapidly and accurately.

1 Jun 2010

NHI, CFG enter loan participation agreement

National Health Investors, Inc. announced today it has agreed to provide funding of up to $20 million in a loan participation agreement with an affiliate of Capital Funding Group (CFG), a national leader in providing financing solutions for healthcare facilities.

1 Jun 2010

Seattle's Phoumy Bobby Bounkeau receives 2010 Humanitarian PA of the Year Award from AAPA

Phoumy Bobby Bounkeau, PhD, PA-C, of Seattle, Wash., received the American Academy of Physician Assistants' 2010 Humanitarian PA of the Year Award at the organization's 38th Annual Physician Assistant Conference in Atlanta yesterday. Bounkeau, of Lao and Thai descent, co-founded the CME training project, a program that provides funding for rural Lao health workers to travel from their villages to the large city of Luang Prabang, Laos, to participate in much-needed continuing medical education.

1 Jun 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Heart attack patients treated beyond maximum recommended time have increased mortality: Study

NHO introduces first healthcare assistance program for Americans, employers, groups and associations

Aegis Health Group offers ten best practices to foster hospital-employer partnerships

CPA introduces myPatientAccess portal to help patients access their PHR

Healthcare facilities lack appropriate equipment, supplies to manage emergency situations: Report

EHSI develops new iPhone app to reduce medication errors for senior citizens

MSI Surgical Solutions adds three new autoclaves to expand ETO sterilization capabilities

New Health Navigator program to help IEHP Members better understand how to use health care

Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers to deploy IntelePACS Breast Imaging digital mammography solution

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

FDA grants priority review status to Eisai's eribulin NDA

Former Columbia/HCA CEO Rick Scott spends millions on Florida governor campaign

Medicare patients may face accessibility crisis to medical care

Infighting threatens COBRA subsidy extension, longer Medicare doc pay 'fix'

Belgian FAMHP approves Oncolytics' Phase 3 combination trial of REOLYSIN in head and neck cancers

First Edition: June 1, 2010

New walk-in medical center opened in Duane Reade Pharmacy

GE Healthcare introduces new CESM technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis

NHI, CFG enter loan participation agreement

Seattle's Phoumy Bobby Bounkeau receives 2010 Humanitarian PA of the Year Award from AAPA

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