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AdvaMed Dx welcomes Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics as association's newest member

AdvaMed Dx, a division of the Advanced Medical Technology Association focused on topics affecting the in vitro diagnostics industry, is pleased to welcome Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics as the association's newest member. Donal Quinn, chief executive officer of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, has been appointed to the AdvaMed Dx Board of Directors.

21 Apr 2010

A Selection of Today's Opinions: AIDS endures; Conservatives' changing views of the individual mandate; Concerns for doctors

AIDS endures right here in the U.S.A.: our outpatient clinics are bursting at the seams, and new cases show up daily. A million domestic stories are languishing untold, but they are not the operatic tragedies we have grown used to (Dr. Abigail Zuger, 4/19).

21 Apr 2010

White House touts health tax credits, some consumers question costs

"More than 4 million postcards were mailed Monday to small-business owners, touting a tax credit in the new healthcare law that many of them are eligible to receive. The mass mailing is the first step in an aggressive sales and information campaign planned by the White House in an effort to blunt criticism of the law."

21 Apr 2010

MDx to better health care, cut costs and make personalized medicine a worldwide reality

The rapidly growing field of molecular diagnostics is addressing critical unmet needs in healthcare by enabling early disease detection and better disease segmentation, and by predicting relapse and response to therapy, according to a global industry review released today by Scientia Advisors.

20 Apr 2010

Optimal IMX implements MobileMD's HIE technologies and services

Optimal IMX continued to build on its industry leading radiology services business by selecting and implementing MobileMD's Health Information Exchange (HIE) technologies and services. Optimal uses MobileMD's turnkey technology and services to establish HIT connectivity and interoperability with their client facilities and physician community.

20 Apr 2010

Forgetfulness, procrastination related to prescription drugs costs $163 billion in wasteful healthcare spending

Express Scripts is the first organization ever to quantify the hidden healthcare costs of very common behaviors related to prescription drugs, such as forgetfulness and procrastination, estimating the annual wasteful spending at $163 billion.

20 Apr 2010

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

One of every 10 adult Medicaid patients who were hospitalized in 2007 for a medical condition other than childbirth had to be readmitted at least once within 30 days of their initial hospital stay that year, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

20 Apr 2010

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

The National Foundation of Infectious Disease and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins are pleased to announce the formation of a new publishing partnership. The NFID is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1973 dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

20 Apr 2010

New report studies healthcare market in Europe and provides insights, analysis up to 2014

Healthcare has always been an area of utmost importance. It has significant economic relevance and has been allocated a higher percent of gross domestic product in many countries compared to most other sectors such as transport and communication, construction and education. Healthcare also has a huge impact on employment, for the fact that most related activities are provided by people.

20 Apr 2010

AstraZeneca/Targacept's TC-5214 for treatment resistant depression to earn Decision Resources' gold standard status

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for treatment resistant depression therapy, AstraZeneca/Targacept's TC-5214 will earn Decision Resources' proprietary clinical gold standard status in 2013 (following its approval that year) and through 2018.

20 Apr 2010

Screening rates for skin cancer low among middle-aged and older Caucasian adults: CINJ study

Among people over 50, those who did not finish high school or have not recently had common cancer screenings such as a mammogram, prostate-specific antigen test or colorectal cancer screening, are also less likely to be screened for skin cancer.

20 Apr 2010

EHSI incorporates outpatient treatment options into MedAnywhere HHC Module

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. revealed today that they are working to incorporate outpatient treatment options into the new MedAnywhere medical iPhone app and that the first module to be added to development will be for cost saving Hemochromatosis management.

20 Apr 2010

CINJ: Common genetic variation impacts diagnosis of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Researchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are converging on Washington, D.C., this week for the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) to share their findings on how a common genetic variation can impact diagnosis of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

20 Apr 2010

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its electronic order set solution.

20 Apr 2010

Capital Senior Living leases five senior living communities from Health Care REIT

Capital Senior Living Corporation, one of the country's largest operators of senior living communities, today announced that Midwest Portfolio Holdings, LP, a joint venture in which the Company held an 11 percent partnership interest, has sold five senior living communities to Health Care REIT, Inc.. Upon closing the sale, the Company leased the communities from HCN. The Company previously managed the five communities in the joint venture under long-term management agreements.

20 Apr 2010

Global pharmaceutical market to reach $1.1 trillion in 2014: IMS Health

IMS Health reported today that the size of the global market for pharmaceuticals is expected to grow nearly $300 billion over the next five years, reaching $1.1 trillion in 2014. The 5 - 8 percent compound annual growth rate during this period reflects the impact of leading products losing patent protection in developed markets, as well as strong overall growth in the world's emerging countries.

20 Apr 2010

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will host a hematological malignancies conference for physicians and patients on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. The event, entitled "Current and Innovative Modalities in the Management of Hematological Malignancies", is part of John Theurer Cancer Center's commitment to provide both healthcare professionals as well as patients with an update on the newest advances in the field of blood-borne cancers.

20 Apr 2010

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

The Atlanta Journal Constitution: "George D. Houser, 62, and his wife, 46-year-old Rhonda Washington Houser, were arraigned Friday on charges of conspiring to defraud the Medicare and Georgia Medicaid programs. George Houser also faces charges for allegedly failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS and file personal income tax returns."

20 Apr 2010

NHC opens The Palmettos of Mauldin center

National HealthCare Corporation, one of the nation's leading operators of senior care services, announced today that it has recently opened The Palmettos of Mauldin, a 45 unit assisted living community at 810 E. Butler Road in Mauldin, South Carolina near Greenville.

20 Apr 2010

Free Rite Aid wellness+ customer rewards program

Rite Aid customers and patients nationwide now can sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits, as well as shopping discounts and special prices. The program will be supported by a national television, radio, circular and digital advertising campaign.

20 Apr 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

AdvaMed Dx welcomes Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics as association's newest member

A Selection of Today's Opinions: AIDS endures; Conservatives' changing views of the individual mandate; Concerns for doctors

White House touts health tax credits, some consumers question costs

MDx to better health care, cut costs and make personalized medicine a worldwide reality

Optimal IMX implements MobileMD's HIE technologies and services

Forgetfulness, procrastination related to prescription drugs costs $163 billion in wasteful healthcare spending

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

New report studies healthcare market in Europe and provides insights, analysis up to 2014

AstraZeneca/Targacept's TC-5214 for treatment resistant depression to earn Decision Resources' gold standard status

Screening rates for skin cancer low among middle-aged and older Caucasian adults: CINJ study

EHSI incorporates outpatient treatment options into MedAnywhere HHC Module

CINJ: Common genetic variation impacts diagnosis of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Capital Senior Living leases five senior living communities from Health Care REIT

Global pharmaceutical market to reach $1.1 trillion in 2014: IMS Health

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

NHC opens The Palmettos of Mauldin center

Free Rite Aid wellness+ customer rewards program

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