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New guideline to improve IHC testing for expression status of ER and PgR in breast cancer issued

The College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Clinical Oncology today issued a joint guideline aimed at improving the accuracy of immunohistochemistry testing for the expression status of estrogen and progesterone receptors in breast cancer. The two groups conducted a systematic review of medical research literature in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario to develop the recommendations.

14 Jun 2010

Obama, GOP spar on Medicare 'doc fix'

"President Barack Obama Saturday accused Senate Republicans of standing in the way of important legislation that would block deep pay cuts for doctors who care for Medicare patients. Mr. Obama said the majority of the U.S. Congress is ready and willing to prevent a pay cut of 21%. But he used his weekly radio and Internet address to express concern that some Republicans are seeking to block a vote on the issue. If they do, doctors could see the cut in their Medicare payments this week, the president said" (Randall, 6/12).

14 Jun 2010

U.S. HealthWorks announces acquisition of Sierra Occupational Services healthcare center

U.S. HealthWorks, the leading operator of occupational healthcare centers in California, today announced the acquisition of the Sierra Occupational Services healthcare center at 1429 West Fremont Street in Stockton. The acquisition of this center expands the number of U.S. HealthWorks operated medical centers to 66 in California and 134 nationwide.

14 Jun 2010

Start-up seeks to provide consumers with health care comparison shopping guide

The New York Times: In the U.S., people generally compare prices on everything from groceries to cars, but not in regard to their health care. And even if patients wanted to be health care comparison shoppers, getting the necessary information is not easy.

11 Jun 2010

EHNAC announces second stage of public review and comment for its HIE Accreditation Program

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, today announced the second stage of public review and comment for its Health Information Exchange Accreditation Program. Compared to the first phase of the program's public review in February, which focused on privacy and security, technical performance, business practices and organizational resources, this second phase will explicitly address HIE-specific policies as developed by the HIE Advisory Board.

11 Jun 2010

NTI's standalone ePrescribing solution RxNT eRx achieves Gold Solution Provider status

Networking Technology, Inc., the leader in electronic healthcare technology, today announced that their standalone eprescribing software product received Gold Solution Provider status from Surescripts. NTI's standalone ePrescribing solution RxNT eRx has achieved Gold Solution Provider status placing their standalone eprescribing solution into an elite group of certified products for the fourth year in a row.

11 Jun 2010

HHS announces grants to implement and evaluate patient safety approaches, medical liability reforms

The Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today announced grants to support efforts by States and health systems to implement and evaluate patient safety approaches and medical liability reforms. The demonstration and planning grants are part of the patient safety and medical liability initiative that President Obama announced during a September 9, 2009 address to a joint session of Congress.

11 Jun 2010

DRIVE4COPD initiative aims to raise awareness of COPD

In just four months since its launch, DRIVE4COPD has already encouraged more than 100,000 people to be screened to see if they may be at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The country's newest health initiative that aims to raise awareness of COPD in the hopes that people will talk to their doctor and get diagnosed instead of suffering in silence. Currently, half of the estimated 24 million Americans who may have COPD remain undiagnosed and untreated, and most are not diagnosed until they have lost half their lung function.

11 Jun 2010

Dems to seniors: The Medicare checks are in the mail

The Obama administration began mailing $250 checks Thursday to seniors who hit the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole - a notorious gap in coverage - as part of the health overhaul, The Columbus Dispatch reports. "The tax-free, one-time rebate is the first tangible benefit of the new health-care law and the initial step toward phasing out the coverage gap for Medicare recipients with Part D drug coverage and who do not qualify for additional assistance" (Candisky, 6/11).

11 Jun 2010

States keep watch over insurers rate hikes, solvency as overhaul sets roots

Massachusetts officials are imposing stricter oversight on insurers they say are financially unstable after refusing to allow them to increase premium rates, The Boston Globe reports.

11 Jun 2010

Phase II study results of riociguat for CTEPH and PAH published online

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the study "Riociguat for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a phase II study" was published online this week by the European Respiratory Journal. Results of this study to assess the safety, tolerability and the feasibility of individual dose titration of riociguat were previously presented at the 2009 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society.

11 Jun 2010

Excess Re introduces unlimited annual maximums on stop-loss policies

Excess Reinsurance Underwriters Agency, Inc. (Excess Re), a stop-loss managing general underwriter and wholly-owned subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp., a provider of benefits, insurance and investment services, announced today that it is introducing unlimited annual maximums on its stop-loss policies.

11 Jun 2010

PharmaTrust to demonstrate MedCenter technology at Annual Healthcare Conference

PharmaTrust has been invited to participate in the Private Company forum of the Goldman Sachs 31st Annual Healthcare Conference in Los Angeles, June 14th to 17th. The company will demonstrate its revolutionary Healthcare…Everywhere MedCenter which will connect conference 'patients' in Los Angeles to PharmaTrust pharmacists in Toronto.

11 Jun 2010

Arcadia fourth-quarter net loss decreases to $19.4 million

Arcadia Resources, Inc., a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare brand, today announced fourth quarter revenues of $25.5 million and a net loss of $19.2 million, or $0.11 per share, which compares to revenue of $25.9 million and a net loss of $36.7 million, or $0.27 per share for the same period in the fiscal 2009.

11 Jun 2010

Zargis Medical signs exclusive license agreement with Boston-based Stethographics

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Boston-based Stethographics, Inc. providing an exclusive license to patented, FDA-cleared Stethographics lung sounds analysis technology that automatically identifies clinically significant respiratory sounds.

11 Jun 2010

Series of regional meetings focused on ACOs are drawing healthcare leaders together: AMGA

The American Medical Group Association announced that the most recent in a series of regional meetings focused on accountable care organizations, hosted by Group Health Permanente in Seattle, Washington, continued to build on the success of previous meetings in the series. The meetings are drawing healthcare leaders together to network in an intimate setting and to learn from leading medical groups and organized systems of care that are exemplars of the ACO model.

11 Jun 2010

Dabigatran Etexilate anticoagulant as effective as Enoxaparin in preventing venous thromboembolism

Data from the RE-NOVATE® II study presented today at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) have shown that dabigatran etexilate 220mg once daily is as effective and safe as enoxaparin 40mg in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip replacement surgery.

11 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 11, 2010

The government is set to begin handing out $25 million in grants Friday aimed at reducing medical malpractice lawsuits, part of a compromise offered by President Barack Obama last year in response to calls for an overhaul of the malpractice system (The Wall Street Journal).

11 Jun 2010

QI initiatives in U.S. hospitals need to be overseen to ensure implementation of ethical issues: Johns Hopkins study

New findings from Johns Hopkins suggest that most quality-improvement (QI) initiatives in U.S. hospitals are reviewed internally before they are conducted, but there is not routine consideration of the ethical issues associated with them.

11 Jun 2010

HITN launches Mi Salud Primero initiative that responds to health disparities of Latinos living in the U.S.

HITN announces the launch of "Mi Salud Primero" at the 53rd National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, June 13th, 2010. "Mi Salud Primero" is a comprehensive, multi-year initiative that supports First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. "Mi Salud Primero" and its 5 Step Challenge, responds to the health disparities of Latinos living in the U.S. and will become a key resource for the community it serves, promoting physical health via nutrition, exercise and preventative care, as well as provide much needed information on healthcare.

11 Jun 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

New guideline to improve IHC testing for expression status of ER and PgR in breast cancer issued

Obama, GOP spar on Medicare 'doc fix'

U.S. HealthWorks announces acquisition of Sierra Occupational Services healthcare center

Start-up seeks to provide consumers with health care comparison shopping guide

EHNAC announces second stage of public review and comment for its HIE Accreditation Program

NTI's standalone ePrescribing solution RxNT eRx achieves Gold Solution Provider status

HHS announces grants to implement and evaluate patient safety approaches, medical liability reforms

DRIVE4COPD initiative aims to raise awareness of COPD

Dems to seniors: The Medicare checks are in the mail

States keep watch over insurers rate hikes, solvency as overhaul sets roots

Phase II study results of riociguat for CTEPH and PAH published online

Excess Re introduces unlimited annual maximums on stop-loss policies

PharmaTrust to demonstrate MedCenter technology at Annual Healthcare Conference

Arcadia fourth-quarter net loss decreases to $19.4 million

Zargis Medical signs exclusive license agreement with Boston-based Stethographics

Series of regional meetings focused on ACOs are drawing healthcare leaders together: AMGA

Dabigatran Etexilate anticoagulant as effective as Enoxaparin in preventing venous thromboembolism

First Edition: June 11, 2010

QI initiatives in U.S. hospitals need to be overseen to ensure implementation of ethical issues: Johns Hopkins study

HITN launches Mi Salud Primero initiative that responds to health disparities of Latinos living in the U.S.

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