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Foresight integrates eEmergence's HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into its products

Foresight Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of transaction processing automation solutions for healthcare, announced today the integration of eEmergence, Inc.’s exclusive HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into selected products, a move that will facilitate 5010 migration for Foresight’s customers.

29 Aug 2009

New contract agreement reached between Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Packard Children’s hospital and the SEIU-UHW union

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announce that the hospitals have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. The SEIU-UHW membership, which represents 1,450 out of 9,172 employees at the hospitals in jobs such as housekeeping, food service, nursing assistants, and technicians, ratified the contract in a vote Thursday, August 27.

29 Aug 2009

Reduction in the registered nurse workforce detrimental to healthcare quality

The College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) is seriously concerned that further cuts to the registered nurse workforce will put patient safety and quality of care at risk. Earlier this week, Alberta Health Services announced plans to cut staff by enticing nurses and other professionals into early retirement in order to address the health system's budget deficit.

29 Aug 2009

Provident Healthcare Partners to provide strategic advisory services for NCIS' growth in oncology management field

New Century Infusion Solutions (NCIS), the first Integrated Single Specialty Provider (ISSP) focused on providing comprehensive management solutions to the oncology market, announced that it has retained Provident Healthcare Partners, a middle-market investment banking and advisory firm, to provide strategic advisory services in support of NCIS’s growth in the rapidly growing field of oncology management.

29 Aug 2009

Article discusses advantages of automatic self-sheathing safety syringes

E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN), through its wholly owned subsidiary SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices ("Protectus Medical Devices"), today announces the release of an Op-Ed article from SmallcapInsights.com.

29 Aug 2009

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been recognized by KLAS, an independent healthcare research organization, as the leader in its use of healthcare information technology among pediatric hospitals in the United States.

29 Aug 2009

HealthPartners' EHR helped Regions Hospital reduce the radiology report turn-around times from two days to four hours

HealthPartners is one of the first organizations in the country to integrate electronic X-rays, MRIs and CT scans and radiology reports into patients’ electronic health records (EHR). The images and the radiology reports can be accessed quickly by doctors at Regions Hospital and at all 25 HealthPartners Clinics.

29 Aug 2009

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

More than 160 families of patients living with a rare form of hemophilia are coming together at educational summits sponsored this fall by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and the Center for Biomedical Continuing Education (CBCE). For the fifth year, the Inhibitor Education Summits will connect patients and their families with expert healthcare professionals and fellow patients to address pertinent topics such as effective pain management, exercise and nutrition, financial security, and psychological wellbeing.

29 Aug 2009

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

Conservatives are accusing Democrats of politicizing Kennedy's death to pass health care legislation, Politico reports: "So his allies on the left have made no secret of their hopes that his legacy will serve to bolster the uncertain health reform plan, with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) even suggesting the bill be named for Kennedy.

29 Aug 2009

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Do you need to see a doctor sooner rather than later to learn if you have a simple cold vs. the flu or if that rash is an allergic reaction and not something else? Manhattan’s Physician Group now offers Express Medical Care to provide individuals with the ability to see a physician sooner rather than later.

29 Aug 2009

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

Service Employees International Union members and their families, members of the community and concerned citizens gathered in front of Congressman Roy Blunt's office to demand why he continues to put politics before Missouri families.

29 Aug 2009

Reference guide to assist grievers during the first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death

The number of immediate considerations following the death of loved one can be daunting, but the aftermath of an unexpected death can be especially traumatic for grievers. In partnership with the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program of the U. College of Nursing has released a reference guide to assist grievers during those first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death.

29 Aug 2009

New, enhanced guarantee program from Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare for its ePRO projects

Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare, LLC (Arrowhead) announced today its enhanced on-time, error-free guarantee program for all new ePRO projects using ePRO-LOG™ Smartphone, Web, Tablet or SMS. The guarantee specifies that the software configuration of every project will be completed per agreed upon schedule and will be free of configuration errors. If either condition is not fulfilled, customers will receive a full refund of software configuration fees upon request.

29 Aug 2009

Two new studies from a federal agency point to risks, costs in health care

Two new reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality made news Thursday. One addresses the consequences of leaving the hospital against the doctor's orders, while the other notes that health spending on seniors rose by over $100 billion between 1996 and 2006.

29 Aug 2009

Lawmakers, though still elbowing, agree on some health care reforms

Lost in the debate over key issues is the fact that lawmakers working on health care reform agree on major parts of reform, The Los Angeles Times reports.

28 Aug 2009

CNS Response raises funds through private placement for general corporate purposes

CNS Response, Inc. (OTCBB: CNSO) (the "Company") today announced that it has completed a closing of its private placement, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2,000,000.

28 Aug 2009

Nightingale Informatix announces results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

28 Aug 2009

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Even as politics seems to pause to remember Sen. Edward Kennedy, the health care debate still gains media attention.

28 Aug 2009

Involving nursing staffs in the assessment and application of healthcare technologies helps VCU Medical Center to improve workflow efficiency

InnerWireless®, Inc., the premier provider of end-to-end in-building converged wireless solutions, today reported that Spyglass Consulting Group’s independent study of the new Critical Care Hospital at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU Medical Center) reveals the benefits of involving nursing staffs in the assessment and application of healthcare technologies such as InnerWireless’ Horizon™ Converged Wireless solution.

28 Aug 2009

WERF to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and women with the disease

The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) has raised sufficient funds to commence the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and to women with the disease.

28 Aug 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Foresight integrates eEmergence's HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into its products

New contract agreement reached between Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Packard Children’s hospital and the SEIU-UHW union

Reduction in the registered nurse workforce detrimental to healthcare quality

Provident Healthcare Partners to provide strategic advisory services for NCIS' growth in oncology management field

Article discusses advantages of automatic self-sheathing safety syringes

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

HealthPartners' EHR helped Regions Hospital reduce the radiology report turn-around times from two days to four hours

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

Reference guide to assist grievers during the first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death

New, enhanced guarantee program from Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare for its ePRO projects

Two new studies from a federal agency point to risks, costs in health care

Lawmakers, though still elbowing, agree on some health care reforms

CNS Response raises funds through private placement for general corporate purposes

Nightingale Informatix announces results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

First Edition: August 28, 2009

Involving nursing staffs in the assessment and application of healthcare technologies helps VCU Medical Center to improve workflow efficiency

WERF to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and women with the disease

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