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Employer health costs slowing, but still face 9 percent increase in 2011

PriceWaterhouseCoopers is estimating that employer health costs will rise 9 percent in 2011, slightly less than they rose in 2010, Reuters reports. "The PriceWaterhouseCoopers team questioned 700 companies in 30 industries for the report. About 60 percent of Americans under the age of 65 get health insurance through an employer. Health benefits are often a major part of any employee compensation package. Most employers, 63 percent, offer a [managed-care] preferred provider organization or PPO, the survey found. And many have raised the deductible, with 43 percent having a deductible of $400 or more, compared to 25 percent in 2009."

16 Jun 2010

UIC receives $3M grant to evaluate comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events

The University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Patient Safety Excellence has received a $3 million grant to evaluate its comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events at nine other Chicago area hospitals.

16 Jun 2010

FDA clears Halt 2000GI Electrosurgical System for soft tissue ablation

Halt Medical, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Halt 2000GI™ Electrosurgical System for soft tissue ablation using radiofrequency energy. "This clearance to market is a major milestone for our customers, employees and investors," said Russ DeLonzor, President and Chief Operating Officer.

16 Jun 2010

Epocal receives FDA marketing clearance for new lactate test on epoc Blood Analysis System

Epocal, Inc., a leading edge provider of point of care technology, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its new lactate test on the epoc Blood Analysis System. Lactate measurements from the epoc System are used to evaluate acid-base status and for diagnosis and treatment of lactic acidosis (abnormally high acidity of the blood).

15 Jun 2010

Oakwood Healthcare selects RL Solutions as partner for infection control and prevention

RL Solutions, makers of innovative and easy-to-use healthcare quality and safety software, today announced that Oakwood Healthcare has selected RL Solutions as its partner for infection control and prevention. A long-time client, Oakwood is currently using RL Solutions products for risk management, patient feedback and medical claims management.

15 Jun 2010

NAWC association receives membership in NQF

The National Alliance of Wound Care announced today that its NAWC association received membership in the National Quality Forum. "Our relationship with the NQF is another step in our ongoing efforts to elevate the status and awareness of the WCC credential through networking and increased visibility.

15 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 15, 2010

Susan Jaffe, writing for Kaiser Health News in collaboration with The Washington Post, reports: "For consumers looking for bargains on refrigerators or restaurants, ratings can be helpful. But a score card doesn't work as well for selecting a Medicare private health plan" (Kaiser Health News).

15 Jun 2010

AIDS activists to protest BMS' Reyataz pricing, policies at Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

“All of AHF's efforts, including this protest, are designed to let people know that BMS is causing great harm to people with HIV/AIDS with its unwarranted pricing of Reyataz”

15 Jun 2010

HealthPrize Technologies takes fresh approach to prescription non-adherence problem

HealthPrize Technologies, a web-based software company that motivates people to fill and stay on their prescription medications, announced its official launch today. HealthPrize takes a fresh approach to the problem of medication non-adherence: it tracks users' medication taking and prescription refilling, educates consumers on the importance of taking medication properly, and rewards them for doing so.

15 Jun 2010

Alexion's Soliris may benefit patients with thrombotic microangiopathy from uncontrolled complement activation

Researchers reported today that Soliris® (eculizumab), a first-in-class terminal complement inhibitor developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., may provide clinical benefits to patients with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) resulting from uncontrolled complement activation. TMA, the formation of blood clots in capillaries and small arteries, can lead to life-threatening damage in multiple organs including kidney failure, thrombocytopenia (abnormally low platelet count) and anemia.

15 Jun 2010

GE Healthcare unveils Centricity Advance SaaS solution for small, independent clinical practices

At a press unveiling this afternoon, GE Healthcare will demonstrate the newest addition to the Centricity® family of healthcare IT solutions, Centricity Advance.

15 Jun 2010

APR launches new Corporate Website, changes Business Model

APR announces today the launch of its new Corporate Website reflecting a clear strategic change in the APR Business Model and competitive positioning in order to better compete in the very rapidly changing Healthcare market. The company repositioning is also reflected in its revised logo.

15 Jun 2010

Help Conquer Cancer Project taps World Community Grid to discover structure of cancer-related proteins

Scientists have devised a way to automate and accelerate a manual, complex process that enables researchers to more easily discover the structure of cancer-related proteins, and, eventually, formulate cancer cures. This new, automated approach may also help the exploration of other diseases and food-related research.

15 Jun 2010

MediConnect Global chosen as finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

MediConnect Global Inc. today announced that the company has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award, which honors the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America.

15 Jun 2010

Early administration of tranexamic acid to patients with severe bleeding injuries saves lives

If recently injured patients with serious bleeding were to receive a cheap, widely available and easily administered drug to help their blood to clot, tens of thousands of lives could be saved every year, according to a paper published on-line today by The Lancet.

15 Jun 2010

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors 48 endoscopy units

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized 48 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines.

15 Jun 2010

Researchers discover microRNA biomarkers to treat patients with SCLC

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, the Van Andel Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare have discovered a biomarker that could help in the treatment of patients with an aggressive type of lung cancer.

15 Jun 2010

ULURU present Altrazeal at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

ULURU Inc. announced today that six posters detailing clinical experience using Altrazeal™ Transforming Powder Dressing will be presented at the 2010 Joint Conference of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET) on June 14-16 in Phoenix, Arizona.

15 Jun 2010

Texas prepares for health reform's changes despite opposition to new law; Other states brace for federal funding cuts

When Congress approved the sweeping federal health care overhaul in March, Texas Governor Rick Perry was one of the loudest critics. He blasted the initiative as unconstitutional, a government takeover of health care and an unfunded federal mandate on the states. … That sentiment remains widespread in Texas, which has joined with 20 other states in suing to block the law from taking effect.

15 Jun 2010

VA Federal Supply Schedule Service approves CTT as vendor for Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs' Federal Supply Schedule Service has accepted CTT's application to be an approved vendor for its Calmare® Pain Therapy Treatment. This decision will enable CTT to sell Calmare Pain Therapy to physicians throughout the Federal government, with the expectation of significant sales in that market sector, which includes the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Prisons, and State Veteran Homes.

15 Jun 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Employer health costs slowing, but still face 9 percent increase in 2011

UIC receives $3M grant to evaluate comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events

FDA clears Halt 2000GI Electrosurgical System for soft tissue ablation

Epocal receives FDA marketing clearance for new lactate test on epoc Blood Analysis System

Oakwood Healthcare selects RL Solutions as partner for infection control and prevention

NAWC association receives membership in NQF

First Edition: June 15, 2010

AIDS activists to protest BMS' Reyataz pricing, policies at Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

HealthPrize Technologies takes fresh approach to prescription non-adherence problem

Alexion's Soliris may benefit patients with thrombotic microangiopathy from uncontrolled complement activation

GE Healthcare unveils Centricity Advance SaaS solution for small, independent clinical practices

APR launches new Corporate Website, changes Business Model

Help Conquer Cancer Project taps World Community Grid to discover structure of cancer-related proteins

MediConnect Global chosen as finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

Early administration of tranexamic acid to patients with severe bleeding injuries saves lives

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors 48 endoscopy units

Researchers discover microRNA biomarkers to treat patients with SCLC

ULURU present Altrazeal at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

Texas prepares for health reform's changes despite opposition to new law; Other states brace for federal funding cuts

VA Federal Supply Schedule Service approves CTT as vendor for Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

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