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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute implements Informatica Platform

Today Informatica Corporation, the world's number one independent provider of enterprise data integration software, announced that Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the leading cancer care and research centers in the United States, has implemented the Informatica Platform enterprise wide.

18 Aug 2010

Polls: Health care 'very important' in midterms; Voters look at Medicare cuts to reduce deficit

A new CNN poll found that health care remains a big issue for voters ahead of November's midterm elections with more than 80 percent of respondents saying it was very or extremely important to them, The Hill reports.

18 Aug 2010

Consortium on Aging created at The University of Texas Health Science Center

To meet the escalating patient care, research and healthcare education needs for a rapidly aging population, a university-wide Consortium on Aging has been established at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

18 Aug 2010

California Telehealth Network launched

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined a diverse group of statewide healthcare and technology agencies today at the UC Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento to launch the California Telehealth Network (CTN).

18 Aug 2010

IMI to distribute Oridion’s Smart Capnography monitors in Japan

Oridion, creator of the Smart Capnography(TM) family of algorithm-based solutions (Integrated Pulmonary Index(TM), SARA(TM), and Smart Breath Detection Algorithm(TM)), announced the signing of a new agreement with IMI Co. Ltd., a leading distributor of medical equipment in Japan. This agreement provides Oridion with the opportunity to further expand into the Japanese market with its line of Microstream(R) capnography monitoring products.

18 Aug 2010

HDVI's Medical Records Collection and Analysis system integrated with DST Health Solutions' CareAnalyzer

DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced a business alliance with Health Data Vision, Inc. to integrate HDVI's Medical Records Collection and Analysis (MRCS) system with DST Health Solutions' CareAnalyzer® solution. CareAnalyzer is a comprehensive analytics software suite that combines elements of patient risk, care opportunities and provider performance. The solution is designed to help health plans improve care management and meet reporting requirements for the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®).

18 Aug 2010

Pharmacists in all states authorized to administer influenza vaccines

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is encouraging consumers to get immunized against influenza and to consider their local pharmacy as the site to receive their vaccine. Pharmacists in all 50 states including the District of Columbia are authorized to administer influenza vaccines and, as of June 30, 2010, more than 120,000 U.S. pharmacists have been trained to administer immunizations.

18 Aug 2010

Varian to showcase new Gated RapidArc technology at 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the company's new Gated RapidArc technology on its Trilogy® machine with advanced motion management capabilities at the 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition being held in Beijing August 19-21 by China's Ministry of Health. Varian, the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer and a premier supplier of X-ray imaging technology, will also exhibit its software for planning and for managing radiation therapy treatments.

18 Aug 2010

Atrium responds to Bard's ePTFE prosthetic vascular graft patent lawsuit

Atrium Medical Corporation was recently named as a defendant, along with Endologix, Inc., of Irvine, CA, in a lawsuit brought by C.R. Bard in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The suit involves a patent, U.S. No. 6,436,135, issued to Bard in 2002 related to prosthetic vascular grafts made of ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene). Atrium has been involved in discussions with Bard management regarding this patent for several years.

18 Aug 2010

Luminex donates new MAGPIX system to Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

Luminex Corporation, the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced it has donated the first commercial unit of its newly launched MAGPIX® instrument to Professor Peter Siba and his scientific team at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research. The instrument will be used onsite in Papua New Guinea to progress malaria research led by Dr. Peter Zimmerman, Professor of International Health, Genetics and Biology at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at Case Western Reserve University.

From Luminex 18 Aug 2010

Emerson Ecologics announces exclusive distribution of EcoNugenics' ProstaCaid supplement

Emerson Ecologics, LLC, the leading provider of professional-grade nutritional supplements to the healthcare practitioner market, announces the exclusive distribution of EcoNugenics' newest product ProstaCaid™ to healthcare practitioners. A professional dietary supplement based on the latest in prostate research, ProstaCaid is specifically formulated to promote and maintain prostate health.

18 Aug 2010

Alliance HealthCare Services offers to exchange series B senior notes due 2016

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.,a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has completed its offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") up to $190 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% series B senior notes due 2016 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its outstanding 8.00% senior notes due 2016 which were issued in a private placement (the "Private Notes").

18 Aug 2010

Anesthesia Business Consultants designated as AQI Preferred Vendor

Anesthesia Business Consultants, LLC (ABC) is pleased and proud to announce that they are one of the first companies to meet the criteria for designation as an Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) Preferred Vendor.

18 Aug 2010

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, recently partnered with ProMedica Health System to implement AccuPrice®, a daily price auditing solution from Amerinet Diagnostix®, in its laboratory to quickly identify and resolve more than $8,000 in pricing errors.

18 Aug 2010

HHS awards $1 million grants to state insurance regulators

The Los Angeles Times: "The Obama administration is sending $1-million grants to state insurance regulators to help increase oversight of rising health insurance premiums, a key step in implementing the new healthcare law. The grants announced Monday, which went to all but five states, will enable many to expand public access to information about rate hikes and to hire experts to review what insurers want to charge.

18 Aug 2010

Gentiva closes acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of home health and hospice services, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. in an all cash transaction for a price of $27 per share of Odyssey common stock, without interest, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion, including fees and expenses.

18 Aug 2010

New Superbug emphasises ill-preparedness across Europe to meet this emerging public health challenge

Research just published that identifies new highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria reinforces the frequency with which similar strains of so-called “superbugs” are being discovered across Europe, according to the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).

17 Aug 2010

HealthGrades honors Eastern Long Island Hospital with Outstanding Patient Experience Award

Eastern Long Island Hospital (ELIH) is among the top 15 percent in the nation for patient experience based on an analysis of patient surveys from 3,775 hospitals across the country by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. By placing in the top 15 percent, ELIH received the 2010/2011 HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award(TM).

17 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 17, 2010

Today's headlines include news about new federal funding to help states regulate rising health insurance premiums and more information about the costs of cancer.

17 Aug 2010

Hospitals save $284 million through Premier's Quality Connect quality improvement program

Hospitals participating in a Premier healthcare alliance quality improvement program have saved more than $284 million over the past year through improvements in clinical performance and enhancements in professional practice evaluation.

17 Aug 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute implements Informatica Platform

Polls: Health care 'very important' in midterms; Voters look at Medicare cuts to reduce deficit

Consortium on Aging created at The University of Texas Health Science Center

California Telehealth Network launched

IMI to distribute Oridion’s Smart Capnography monitors in Japan

HDVI's Medical Records Collection and Analysis system integrated with DST Health Solutions' CareAnalyzer

Pharmacists in all states authorized to administer influenza vaccines

Varian to showcase new Gated RapidArc technology at 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition

Atrium responds to Bard's ePTFE prosthetic vascular graft patent lawsuit

Luminex donates new MAGPIX system to Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

Emerson Ecologics announces exclusive distribution of EcoNugenics' ProstaCaid supplement

Alliance HealthCare Services offers to exchange series B senior notes due 2016

Anesthesia Business Consultants designated as AQI Preferred Vendor

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

HHS awards $1 million grants to state insurance regulators

Gentiva closes acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare

New Superbug emphasises ill-preparedness across Europe to meet this emerging public health challenge

HealthGrades honors Eastern Long Island Hospital with Outstanding Patient Experience Award

First Edition: August 17, 2010

Hospitals save $284 million through Premier's Quality Connect quality improvement program

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