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CDIs are becoming significant issue in healthcare institutions: Study

Clostridium difficile infections are quickly becoming a significant issue in healthcare based upon recent studies. Preliminary data collected from nursing homes and highlighted in a Supplementary Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory shows that almost 40 percent of gastrointestinal infections reported are CDIs.

19 Mar 2010

As reform hangs in balance, policy benefits continue to be discussed

NPR reports on the immediate effects of the proposed health care bill, and that Congressional Democrats are focusing on those benefits in messages to constituents. "The White House is trying to shift the conversation away from the messy legislative process — which Republicans are keying on — and instead focus on what the health care overhaul would do for families and businesses."

19 Mar 2010

Call for European Cystic Fibrosis healthcare gap to be closed

A healthcare gap amounting to a ‘death sentence’ for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) children born in Eastern Europe must be closed say researchers from the EuroCareCF Coordination Action for Cystic Fibrosis.

18 Mar 2010

As the nation focuses on quality and cost of health care, AMA-convened PCPI celebrates milestone and looks to future

Celebrating its 10 year anniversary today at its meeting in the nation’s capital, the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) highlighted its achievements to date and took a proactive look at future efforts to measure and improve the quality of patient care.

18 Mar 2010

Reforming healthcare

President Obama and his chief allies in Congress are at the final stages of structuring the historic year-long process of reforms in the health care legislation with changes in subsidies, taxes and assurance of better health care plans.

18 Mar 2010

Unemployed and uninsured in California

One fourth of the adult and children population of California have no access to insurance. 6.4 million people were uninsured in 2007 and figures jumped up to 8.2 million in just 2 years. Recession and unemployment was thought to be the major contributing factor according to the investigators from UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research.

18 Mar 2010

CBO is straining under the weight of health care requests

The Congressional Budget Office is feeling the strain of dealing with the high-profile requests for scoring health care legislation as Democrats move toward releasing a reconciliation bill, "a stressor that may have contributed to the recent incorrect scoring of a draft House provision," Politico reports.

18 Mar 2010

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

Scientists working on a treatment for babies born with cleft palates have made a promising breakthrough and the first clinical trials are planned for early next year. Clefts are the most common birth defect in Britain, with one in every 700 babies affected; currently in severe cases radical surgery is required to correct the problem, and in addition future complications can occur as the child grows into an adult.

18 Mar 2010

Humedica, Anceta unveil health care data solutions at AMGA 2010 Annual Conference

Humedica, a next-generation clinical informatics company, and Anceta, the healthcare informatics subsidiary of the American Medical Group Association, today announced the launch of Humedica MinedShare™ Ambulatory as well as AMGA’s Anceta Collaborative Data Warehouse at the AMGA 2010 Annual Conference, taking place now through March 20 in New Orleans.

18 Mar 2010

Harden Healthcare receives $31.5M as part of $145M senior secured credit facility

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services has provided $31.5 million as part of a $145 million senior secured credit facility for Harden Healthcare, LLC. Harden will use the proceeds of the financing to provide additional growth capital and to refinance its existing debt facilities. GE Capital is the administrative agent for the credit facility. GE Capital Markets served as co-lead arranger and joint bookrunner.

18 Mar 2010

SGH recognized as winner of Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Singapore General Hospital, Singapore’s oldest and largest acute tertiary hospital and national referral center, has been recognized as a winner of the Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards in the category of “Best Use of Clinical Records — Inpatient.”

18 Mar 2010

Healthcare Reform: Congressman Chaka Fattah calls for single up-or-down vote

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement calling for a single up-or-down vote on Healthcare Reform:

18 Mar 2010

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

SciQuest, Inc., the global software leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today unveiled a comprehensive methodology that provides leaders with a framework to build and execute a sound business plan to improve existing procurement processes, systems and protocol. This new service, the Procurement Business Assessment (PBA), enables life sciences companies to quickly uncover cost-saving opportunities in their procurement operations.

18 Mar 2010

Tissue micro-processing solutions at volumes <1mL

At Analytica 2010 in Munich, Germany, Seward Ltd will demonstrate its small tissue processing solutions in Hall B2, Stand 130. This range includes the Stomacher® 80 microbag, designed specifically for use in the Stomacher 80 microBiomaster to prepare and process biological samples at volumes as low as 250µL to 5 mL.

18 Mar 2010

French National Program finds significant decreases in the rates of HAIs since 2004

Researchers evaluating France's national infection control program for healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) since 2004. The drop in HAIs, including MRSA and surgical site infections, could be attributed to important changes in the national infection control system.

18 Mar 2010

Forensic high-tech assistant Virtobot used to perform virtual autopsies

Virtobot is the name of the forensic high-tech helpmate used at the University of Bern's Institute of Forensic Medicine to perform virtual autopsies. Developed as part of the National Centre of Competence in Research, Co-Me the industrial robot provides forensic doctors with a high precision, three-dimensional image of cadavers.

18 Mar 2010

Concord Medical Services Holdings reports 24.3% increase in total net revenues for fourth-quarter 2009

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM), the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009(1), and the appointment of Dr. Hongbin Cai as an independent board member.

18 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 18, 2010

Today's headlines indicate that Democrats are inching closer to securing the votes necessary to pass their health bill while the GOP is planning steps to bottle neck the measure's progress.

18 Mar 2010

Health IT Now! Coalition panel discussion: Develop affordable access to broadband and healthcare

The Health IT Now! Coalition hosted a panel discussion today with the Federal Communications Commission and a panel of experts to discuss the FCC's National Broadband Plan and its proposals to develop affordable access to broadband and healthcare.

18 Mar 2010

Modulating body's inflammatory response may help fight serious infection

Treating virulent influenza, sepsis, and other potentially deadly infections long has focused on looking for ways to kill viruses and bacteria. But new research from the University of Utah and Utah State University shows that modulating the body's own overeager inflammatory response to infection may help save more lives.

18 Mar 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

CDIs are becoming significant issue in healthcare institutions: Study

As reform hangs in balance, policy benefits continue to be discussed

Call for European Cystic Fibrosis healthcare gap to be closed

As the nation focuses on quality and cost of health care, AMA-convened PCPI celebrates milestone and looks to future

Reforming healthcare

Unemployed and uninsured in California

CBO is straining under the weight of health care requests

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

Humedica, Anceta unveil health care data solutions at AMGA 2010 Annual Conference

Harden Healthcare receives $31.5M as part of $145M senior secured credit facility

SGH recognized as winner of Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards

Healthcare Reform: Congressman Chaka Fattah calls for single up-or-down vote

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

Tissue micro-processing solutions at volumes <1mL

French National Program finds significant decreases in the rates of HAIs since 2004

Forensic high-tech assistant Virtobot used to perform virtual autopsies

Concord Medical Services Holdings reports 24.3% increase in total net revenues for fourth-quarter 2009

First Edition: March 18, 2010

Health IT Now! Coalition panel discussion: Develop affordable access to broadband and healthcare

Modulating body's inflammatory response may help fight serious infection

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Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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