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iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world’s largest healthcare information technology companies, today announced that it will showcase its suite of innovative solutions that focus on interoperability at the HIMSS health IT conference in Atlanta in the US from March 1-4, 2010.

27 Feb 2010

State roundup: S.C. plan would end benefits to 30,000 disabled residents; Judge bars Calif. from cutting elderly from day care; Mass. faces lawsuit on immigrant health care

Children with autism, people with spine and brain injuries and the long-term disabled in job programs are among the 30,000 people who would lose state help under a $5.1 billion spending plan approved by a House committee Thursday.

27 Feb 2010

CHI lauds California state Assembly's proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day

CHI-California Healthcare Institute, a non-profit public policy research organization, applauds the state Assembly’s proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day. This day helps bring awareness of the biomedical companies that are dedicated to researching and developing treatments for patients suffering from rare diseases.

27 Feb 2010

TPG and CPPIB affiliates complete acquisition of IMS Health

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the completion of its acquisition by entities created by certain affiliates of TPG Capital, L.P. and the CPP Investment Board.

27 Feb 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, will arrive in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events over two days, Friday, February 26th and Saturday, February 27th.

27 Feb 2010

Cancer researchers assess PCI-32765 drug that targets molecular abnormalities of lymphoma cells

Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia.

27 Feb 2010

Colorado city a model for low-cost, high quality care, series details

Colorado Public News/Los Angeles Times presents a series of stories about Grand Junction Colorado which delivers some of the best and lowest-cost health care in the nation.

26 Feb 2010

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Manage Mobility, a Sprint Exclusive Business Solutions Partner, today announced that it has signed an agreement with BEMS, Inc., a regional provider of security systems and life safety technology, to sell its new SMARTHOMECARE™ and SECURITYSMART™ applications to existing enterprise customers in the United States.

26 Feb 2010

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Following the President's bipartisan health care forum yesterday, it is good to see that the administration is continuing to address the healthcare concerns of small businesses. The fact is, owners want to provide stable, quality insurance for their employees and they need to in order to stay competitive. But as this report reveals, skyrocketing costs are too much to bear.

26 Feb 2010

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

Thursday's bipartisan health summit ended with the partisan rift intact, increasing the possibility that President Barack Obama will try to unify Democrats to pass legislation without GOP support.

26 Feb 2010

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

At the close of Thursday's summit, President Barack Obama hinted at his party's next step: If Republican support does not emerge, Democrats will move forward with reconciliation, a complicated procedure that would allow them to pass health overhaul legislation even without a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority in the Senate, The Washington Post reports.

26 Feb 2010

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, announced its participation at HIMSS 2010, March 1-4 in Atlanta, Ga., both as an exhibitor (Booth 6023) and as a featured contributor to the Interoperability Showcase—demonstrating how providers can achieve meaningful data-sharing across a range of healthcare settings. Participation in the Interoperability Showcase comes on the heels of dbMotion’s successful completion of interoperability testing at the 11th Annual IHE North American Connectathon in Chicago.

26 Feb 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

Quest Software, Inc. and HealthCast, Inc. today announced an end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution that simplifies and automates secure clinician access to protected healthcare information with the benefits of virtualization.

26 Feb 2010

First Edition: February 26, 2010

It's the day after the White House health summit and the headlines are focused on what went on yesterday and what will happen next.

26 Feb 2010

Advances in surgical technology enable surgeons to perform many operations as outpatient procedures

Nearly 58 percent of the surgeries performed in hospitals were done as outpatient procedures, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

26 Feb 2010

HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase: Initiate Systems to offer full roster of activities for fifth consecutive year

At the HIMSS10 Conference and Exhibits March 1 – 4, Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in health information sharing, will offer a full roster of activities that includes exhibits, product demonstrations, customer presentations and, for the fifth consecutive year, participation in the HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase.

26 Feb 2010

Employer-sponsored health plans: 66% of state and local government employees enrolled in 2008

About 66 percent of the nearly 20 million state and local government employees were enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans in 2008, compared with 54 percent of private-sector workers, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

26 Feb 2010

Premier healthcare alliance releases new value analysis solution for hospitals

The Premier healthcare alliance has introduced a new value analysis solution to help hospitals effectively evaluate product and treatment options to improve quality and safety while reducing costs.

26 Feb 2010

Study: Relentless progression of new, expensive medical technology have created perfect storm of costs

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. reflected on a new Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org study that reports that the relentless progression of new and expensive medical technology, combined with entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid, further compounded by an aging population, have created a "perfect storm" of costs that will consume well over half of all federal spending between now and the turn of the mid-century.

26 Feb 2010

TEXO Ventures announces launch of new investment approach to early-stage healthcare companies

TEXO Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on building innovative healthcare companies through seed and early stage investment, announced the official launch of their new investment approach.

26 Feb 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

State roundup: S.C. plan would end benefits to 30,000 disabled residents; Judge bars Calif. from cutting elderly from day care; Mass. faces lawsuit on immigrant health care

CHI lauds California state Assembly's proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day

TPG and CPPIB affiliates complete acquisition of IMS Health

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events

Cancer researchers assess PCI-32765 drug that targets molecular abnormalities of lymphoma cells

Colorado city a model for low-cost, high quality care, series details

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

First Edition: February 26, 2010

Advances in surgical technology enable surgeons to perform many operations as outpatient procedures

HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase: Initiate Systems to offer full roster of activities for fifth consecutive year

Employer-sponsored health plans: 66% of state and local government employees enrolled in 2008

Premier healthcare alliance releases new value analysis solution for hospitals

Study: Relentless progression of new, expensive medical technology have created perfect storm of costs

TEXO Ventures announces launch of new investment approach to early-stage healthcare companies

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