Nursing News and Research

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Women who suffer from menopausal symptoms may face lower risk of cardiovascular events

You are enjoying a night out with friends when it starts; first you feel flush, then a sensation of warmth crawls down your body. Soon you begin perspiring and you feel as if everyone around you can tell what is happening – another hot flash.

25 Feb 2011

GUMC, FDA enter new partnership to improve public health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Georgetown University Medical Center today announced a new partnership to stimulate innovation in regulatory science, ethics, education, and training. The partnership enhances the capabilities of both institutions to meet their common goal of improving public health.

25 Feb 2011

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

UK HealthCare, the patient care operations of University of Kentucky, will deploy the Allscripts lectronic Health Record and Practice Management solution to help its team of 6,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health care providers enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

24 Feb 2011

Stamford Hospital to participate in US FDA Expanded Access Treatment IND program for Generex Oral-lyn

Generex Biotechnology Corporation announced today that Stamford Hospital has agreed to participate in the United States Food and Drug Administration Expanded Access Treatment Investigational New Drug Program for Generex Oral-lyn, the Company's proprietary buccal insulin spray product for the treatment of patients with diabetes.

24 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: GOP's 'war' on family planning; state workers' health costs; health law already hurting U.S.

A bill passed by the Republican-controlled House last week would cut $75 million in funding to Planned Parenthood that is spent for family planning assistance.

24 Feb 2011

FDA approves ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes patients with renal impairment

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.

24 Feb 2011

New research: Spinal fluid proteins can differentiate nPTLS from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Patients who suffer from Neurologic Post Treatment Lyme disease and those with the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome report similar symptoms. However unique proteins discovered in spinal fluid can distinguish those two groups from one another and also from people in normal health, according to new research conducted by a team led by Steven E. Schutzer, MD, of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, and Richard D. Smith, Ph.D., of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

24 Feb 2011

Healthcare professionals need evidence-based education, guidance about CAM use in maternity care

Complementary and alternative medicine is increasingly popular in maternity care, but healthcare professionals need formal evidence-based education and guidance about its use, according to a review in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

23 Feb 2011

States, think tanks focus on ways to save Medicaid money, find efficiency

Media outlets report on various Medicaid developments in states across the country.

23 Feb 2011

Phoenix, Uniontown sign three year agreement for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services

Phoenix Health Systems, a premier provider of integrated information technology outsourcing and consulting services for healthcare organizations, announced today that Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, PA, has signed a three year agreement with Phoenix for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services.

23 Feb 2011

SEIU's allegation concerning malnutrition rates is baseless, say Prime Healthcare hospitals

The February 19, 2011 article written by reporters from California Watch repeats SEIU's allegation that Prime Healthcare hospitals use a diagnosis of malnutrition to increase reimbursement.

22 Feb 2011

UC Davis raises IT productivity bar with InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration, development platform

InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected health care, today announced that the IT productivity bar has been raised by the University of California Davis Health System with its rollout of the InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration and development platform. The announcement highlighting the UC Davis achievements came during the HIMSS11 conference.

22 Feb 2011

Newly published paper outlines how physicians practice habits can affect their ability to treat LGBT patients

Noting that a patient's level of comfort and trust significantly impacts the type of medical care provided and received, a newly published paper outlines ways that physicians can examine how their own beliefs and practice habits affect their ability to treat lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.

22 Feb 2011

AHFS, PEPID partner to deliver electronic drug information to pharmacists nationwide

PEPID, the top developer of clinical decision-support information and technology for healthcare professionals, has announced a partnership with the American Hospital Formulary Service, the premier provider of drug information. This partnership will put the AFHS Essentials drug information in electronic format, delivered on any mobile device or within any EMR system.

22 Feb 2011

Desperate governors, state Legislatures seek ways to cut Medicaid costs

News outlets across the country are reporting that states are planning to trim Medicaid rolls and benefits. Some are especially focusing on nursing home costs.

22 Feb 2011

Mayo Clinic re-accredited as Advanced Primary Stroke Center by TJC

Mayo Clinic was awarded the Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care and re-accredited as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission following an on-site review conducted Friday, Feb. 18.

21 Feb 2011

Loyola forms new sixth research-focused transplant institute at LUHS

From the world's first successful kidney transplant to the first successful heart transplant performed in Illinois, Loyola University Health System has always been a pioneer in organ transplant research, education and clinical care.

21 Feb 2011

Sarasota Memorial selects Meru for pervasive wireless coverage to healthcare industry

Meru Networks, Inc., the leader in virtualized 802.11n enterprise wireless networking, today announced that Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, the second-largest acute care public medical center in Florida, selected Meru for pervasive wireless coverage throughout their 806-bed facility.

21 Feb 2011

$Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment$

Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment

Patients who wait more than 36 hours for surgery to correct a hip fracture have a 39 percent rate of medical complication and those who wait 48 hours have a 46 percent complication rate. Patients who receive surgical treatment within 24 hours have a lower complication rate of 25 percent and a shorter hospital stay. Each day the surgery was delayed added an additional two days to hospital stay.

21 Feb 2011

Elsevier, CJC publish 2011 issue of Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Elsevier and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society announce the publication of the January/February 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, the first in their partnership. This theme issue focused on atrial fibrillation includes the long-awaited Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines.

21 Feb 2011

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Women who suffer from menopausal symptoms may face lower risk of cardiovascular events

GUMC, FDA enter new partnership to improve public health

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

Stamford Hospital to participate in US FDA Expanded Access Treatment IND program for Generex Oral-lyn

Viewpoints: GOP's 'war' on family planning; state workers' health costs; health law already hurting U.S.

FDA approves ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes patients with renal impairment

New research: Spinal fluid proteins can differentiate nPTLS from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Healthcare professionals need evidence-based education, guidance about CAM use in maternity care

States, think tanks focus on ways to save Medicaid money, find efficiency

Phoenix, Uniontown sign three year agreement for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services

SEIU's allegation concerning malnutrition rates is baseless, say Prime Healthcare hospitals

UC Davis raises IT productivity bar with InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration, development platform

Newly published paper outlines how physicians practice habits can affect their ability to treat LGBT patients

AHFS, PEPID partner to deliver electronic drug information to pharmacists nationwide

Desperate governors, state Legislatures seek ways to cut Medicaid costs

Mayo Clinic re-accredited as Advanced Primary Stroke Center by TJC

Loyola forms new sixth research-focused transplant institute at LUHS

Sarasota Memorial selects Meru for pervasive wireless coverage to healthcare industry

Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment

Elsevier, CJC publish 2011 issue of Canadian Journal of Cardiology

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