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Unions, Democratic leaders and White House reach agreement on 'Cadillac' health insurance plans

Los Angeles Times: "The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removing one of the last obstacles to President Obama's healthcare overhaul, officials said." Organized labor had staunchly opposed the proposed "Cadillac" tax, but as part of the agreement, "reached after an intense round of negotiations this week, union leaders dropped their opposition ... in exchange for concessions to limit its scope."

17 Jan 2010

New analytic application offers new insights to employers on their health benefits

A new analytic application from Thomson Reuters and HighRoads gives large employers new insights into how the design of their health benefits influence employees’ health care choices — and health care costs.

13 Jan 2010

Americans for Responsible Heath Care launches independent television ad campaign

Americans for Responsible Heath Care is launching an independent television advertisement campaign in the Boston media market to educate Americans about the dangerous health care proposal being debated in Congress.

13 Jan 2010

RN Union launches nationwide disaster relief program to assist Haiti residents

The nation’s largest organization of registered nurses tonight activated its nationwide disaster relief program to recruit nurse volunteers to provide assistance to residents of earthquake devastated Haiti, the National Nurses United announced Tuesday night.

13 Jan 2010

MedPro Safety Products to acquire product development rights for passive safety intravenous catheter

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, has agreed to acquire product development rights for a unique, fully passive safety intravenous catheter from a company owned by Hooman Asbaghi and Don Millerd.

13 Jan 2010

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Jan 2010

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS), which can be required by the FDA for drugs or biologics with significant toxicity and/or risks, are emerging as a priority topic for a variety of individuals. The goal of REMS to mitigate known or potential drug risks must be balanced with concerns that such programs may be overly complex and burdensome to physicians and other healthcare providers.

13 Jan 2010

Healthcare executives explain how manual processes can bleed billions of dollars in fraud and duplicative costs

In an exclusive PYMNTS.com Briefing Room on Healthcare Payments sponsored by TSYS, this leading global provider of outsourced payment services, examines how the design and implementation of a healthcare payments network will save billions by reducing the fraud and the waste that are endemic to the current system.

13 Jan 2010

WellPoint recognized with 2010 Diversity Leader Award

WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) is pleased to announce it has received a "2010 Diversity Leader Award®" in the January/February issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal for demonstrating outstanding diversity communication practices during the past year.

13 Jan 2010

Public health experts take steps to reduce number of healthcare professionals who smoke

Public health experts are calling for urgent steps to reduce the number of healthcare professionals who smoke, after a survey of more than 800 new nursing students found that almost half were current or former smokers.

13 Jan 2010

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Remotely monitored in-home virtual reality videogames improved hand function and forearm bone health in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, helping them perform activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, cooking, and other tasks for which two hands are needed.

13 Jan 2010

MedAssets to demonstrate how its solutions help optimize hospital’s revenue cycle

MedAssets, Inc. will demonstrate how its revenue cycle management and spend management solutions help hospitals and healthcare systems reduce costs, increase efficiency and increase revenue at the inaugural HFMA Virtual Trade Show, to be held on January 12-13, 2010.

13 Jan 2010

Significant gaps exist between Americans’ reported sense of overall optimism and individual health and well-being

As the country begins a new year and continues to contemplate major issues like financial recovery and nationwide healthcare, a new study released today by Royal Philips Electronics ( PHG, AEX: PHI) shows that three-quarters of Americans feel generally positive about their overall health and well-being. But a closer look shows that despite Americans' claims and culture of stalwart optimism, there are some surprisingly large gaps between the reported sense of overall optimism and how satisfied consumers actually are about the factors that make up individual health and well-being.

13 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

PTC, The Product Development Company®, today announced that GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has selected Windchill, PTC’s PLM software, and Pro/ENGINEER to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software.

13 Jan 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, announced today that Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx Lebanon), the largest voluntary, not-for-profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, NY, has quickly expanded its use of integrated clinical components of Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of solutions.

13 Jan 2010

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be possible, according to researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. The information is published online today in the journal Cancer Research.

13 Jan 2010

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

On Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, Family Research Council will host a lecture featuring Family Research Council Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell and George Mason Law Professor Nelson Lund to discuss how both House and Senate health care bills violate America's guiding document.

13 Jan 2010

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Florida Hospital, a 2,188 bed hospital system with eight locations across Central Florida, has begun deployment of their release of information (ROI) technology and service solution alongside the organization’s Cerner® Millennium electronic health record (EHR).

13 Jan 2010

ATR analyses impact of Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill

Americans for Tax Reform today released an analysis showing the impact on Massachusetts of Marsha Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill. Coakley is on record supporting the Senate government healthcare bill, which contains eighteen separate tax increases. One of these is a new $2 billion per year (rising to $3 billion in 2017) tax on medical device manufacturers.

13 Jan 2010

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Send Word Now, the leading provider of emergency notification and on-demand alerting and response services, announced today that Unity Health System, a 681-bed health-care network based out of Rochester, New York, has selected Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to its hospitals.

13 Jan 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Unions, Democratic leaders and White House reach agreement on 'Cadillac' health insurance plans

New analytic application offers new insights to employers on their health benefits

Americans for Responsible Heath Care launches independent television ad campaign

RN Union launches nationwide disaster relief program to assist Haiti residents

MedPro Safety Products to acquire product development rights for passive safety intravenous catheter

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Healthcare executives explain how manual processes can bleed billions of dollars in fraud and duplicative costs

WellPoint recognized with 2010 Diversity Leader Award

Public health experts take steps to reduce number of healthcare professionals who smoke

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

MedAssets to demonstrate how its solutions help optimize hospital’s revenue cycle

Significant gaps exist between Americans’ reported sense of overall optimism and individual health and well-being

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

ATR analyses impact of Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

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