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CCO to provide official online scientific analysis of AIDS 2010

Clinical Care Options, a leader in education for healthcare professionals, will provide official online scientific analysis of the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010.

13 Jul 2010

New research shows Weight Watchers helps people lose weight effectively

New research unveiled at the International Congress on Obesity is further evidence of how Weight Watchers helps people around the world lose weight effectively, and has the potential to collaborate further with public health care providers worldwide to help reverse the obesity epidemic.

13 Jul 2010

Combined behavioral interventions most effective way to reduce heart disease risk

Combining counseling, extended follow-up with a healthcare provider and self-monitoring of diet and exercise is the most effective way to help patients embrace lifestyle changes that can lower their risk for heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) diseases, according to a scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

13 Jul 2010

Stanford Hospital and Clinics completes migration to InterSystems Ensemble platform

InterSystems Corporation today highlighted the successful completion of an enterprise-scale integration initiative at Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC). With the migration from legacy integration software to the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform, SHC is now processing more than 2.2 million HL7 messaging transactions on a daily basis.

13 Jul 2010

IRIS International, Amerinet announce new supply agreement

IRIS International, Inc. a leading manufacturer of urinalysis systems and consumables for use in hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide, today announced a new supply agreement for its full product line of automated and semi-automated urinalysis systems, related products, consumables and services agreements, with Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization servicing more than 41,000 provider facilities, including 2,537 acute care hospitals.

13 Jul 2010

Palex to distribute MDI's Detect-Ready MRSA assay in Spain

Molecular Detection Inc. (MDI), a company developing Detect-Ready™ assays designed to increase the speed and accuracy of infectious disease diagnosis, and Palex Medical S.A., one of Spain's leading distributors of medical device and diagnostic products to hospitals, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for MDI's Detect-Ready™ MRSA assay in Spain.

13 Jul 2010

ABL signs international distribution agreement for Virco BVBA's HIV resistance interpretation system

Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) is pleased to announce its recent signature of a non-exclusive international distribution agreement (excluding United States, Australia, Canada and United Kingdom) of virco®TYPE HIV-1, Belgium-based Virco BVBA's HIV resistance interpretation system.

13 Jul 2010

NavGate Technologies cooperates with Humana Points of Caregiving program

NavGate Technologies, a national leader in providing value-added, smart technologies for caregiving, wellness, healthcare and care-planning initiatives, announces its cooperation with the Humana Points of Caregiving program.

13 Jul 2010

Strategies to prevent HACs, reduce cost of care, improve patient experience discussed at QUEST National Meeting

As healthcare providers prepare for the implications of reform, the more than 200 hospitals participating in the QUEST: High Performing Hospitals collaborative are already achieving the goals of improving patient care and reducing costs.

13 Jul 2010

DST Health Solutions announces 5-I Compliance Accelerator Program

DST Health Solutions, LLC today announced its 5-I Compliance Accelerator Program, designed to help health plans successfully prepare major business systems for compliance with upcoming federal regulations. Within two years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require healthcare organizations to begin using new standards for electronic transactions and within three years new diagnostic and procedure code sets – a regulatory challenge being dubbed "healthcare's Y2K."

13 Jul 2010

Aggressive infection control measures stop spread of Acinetobacter baumannii at Dallas hospital

Rapid identification and aggressive infection control measures allowed a Dallas hospital to stop the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii, a type of bacteria that has become increasingly prevalent in healthcare facilities and is resistant to most antibiotics. The findings were presented today at the 37th Annual Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

13 Jul 2010

Hospitals adopt advanced computer technology to prevent HAIs

Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify healthcare-associated infections are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according to research presented today at the 37th Annual Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

13 Jul 2010

Roche obtains global co-exclusive license for PI3K biomarker from QIAGEN

Roche announced today that the company has obtained a worldwide co-exclusive license for the biomarker PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) from QIAGEN to develop real-time and endpoint PCR diagnostic assays. Johns Hopkins University owns the patent for the PI3K biomarker and has previously granted an exclusive license to QIAGEN's wholly owned subsidiary DxS, now QIAGEN Manchester.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 13 Jul 2010

MagnaCare social networking campaigns raise awareness of personal health, preventive care

MagnaCare, a health plan services company with national reach, today announces that its ongoing social networking campaigns are successfully raising awareness of the importance of personal health improvement and preventive care, emphasizing issues that sometimes fall between the cracks of larger causes, and advancing the MagnaCare commitment to "Care Right Here."

13 Jul 2010

Second issue of Novo Nordisk BlueSheet highlights information on diabetes

Novo Nordisk Inc., a global healthcare company and leader in diabetes care, today announced the second issue of the Novo Nordisk BlueSheet, a resource for information on diabetes and chronic disease, highlighting key issues in diabetes prevention, detection, treatment and care.

13 Jul 2010

Finalists for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards announced

URAC announced today that a distinguished panel of judges has selected 30 finalists for its Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards. The competition drew entries from across the nation. The finalists will be honored during URAC's 11th Annual Quality Summit, October 5-7, 2010 in Chicago, IL. The awards honor programs in two areas: Consumer Decision-Making and Consumer Health Improvement.

13 Jul 2010

Behavioral change programs help lower risk for cardiovascular diseases: Scientific statement

13 Jul 2010

AHF to criticize President Obama's NHAS in a press conference

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, will host a press conference Tuesday, July 13th at 3:30 PM Eastern, to criticize President Obama's National HIV/AIDS Strategy which is being formally released in a White House press conference at 2pm Tuesday. The strategy, 15 months in the making, was crafted as the nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Program the federal and state funded, state run network of programs that supply lifesaving AIDS drugs to low-income Americans in need, collapsed.

13 Jul 2010

Sperian Respiratory Protection awarded VHA contract for 65,000 special configuration half-mask respirators

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has awarded Sperian Respiratory Protection USA a contract to purchase 65,000 special configuration modified Sperian Blue1 half-mask respirators with speaking diaphragm for use in VHA hospitals nationwide. VHA is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States with over 150 hospitals and 130,000 healthcare workers. This award is a result of Sperian's emphasis on developing respiratory products that enhance speech intelligibility when worn by healthcare workers.

13 Jul 2010

Rotech Healthcare accepts 17 CMS contracts in Round 1 Rebid of Medicare Competitive Bidding Program

Rotech Healthcare Inc. today announced that it has accepted 17 contracts awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Round 1 Rebid of the national Medicare Competitive Bidding Program. The Round 1 Rebid included nine metropolitan statistical areas. Only contracted suppliers can service Medicare patients for the competitively-bid product categories in these locations, with a few exceptions. The new contracts awarded in Round 1 have a three-year term and are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2011.

13 Jul 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

CCO to provide official online scientific analysis of AIDS 2010

New research shows Weight Watchers helps people lose weight effectively

Combined behavioral interventions most effective way to reduce heart disease risk

Stanford Hospital and Clinics completes migration to InterSystems Ensemble platform

IRIS International, Amerinet announce new supply agreement

Palex to distribute MDI's Detect-Ready MRSA assay in Spain

ABL signs international distribution agreement for Virco BVBA's HIV resistance interpretation system

NavGate Technologies cooperates with Humana Points of Caregiving program

Strategies to prevent HACs, reduce cost of care, improve patient experience discussed at QUEST National Meeting

DST Health Solutions announces 5-I Compliance Accelerator Program

Aggressive infection control measures stop spread of Acinetobacter baumannii at Dallas hospital

Hospitals adopt advanced computer technology to prevent HAIs

Roche obtains global co-exclusive license for PI3K biomarker from QIAGEN

MagnaCare social networking campaigns raise awareness of personal health, preventive care

Second issue of Novo Nordisk BlueSheet highlights information on diabetes

Finalists for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards announced

Behavioral change programs help lower risk for cardiovascular diseases: Scientific statement

AHF to criticize President Obama's NHAS in a press conference

Sperian Respiratory Protection awarded VHA contract for 65,000 special configuration half-mask respirators

Rotech Healthcare accepts 17 CMS contracts in Round 1 Rebid of Medicare Competitive Bidding Program

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