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Iowa Medicaid Enterprise selects Ingenix to manage Program Integrity initiative

The Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME), a unique combination of State employees and commercial vendors responsible for managing Iowa's $3 billion Medicaid program, has chosen Ingenix to manage its Program Integrity initiative to help ensure that taxpayer dollars are properly spent.

30 Sep 2010

Grants seek to bolster, expand primary care workforce

CQ HealthBeat: "Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday announced $320 million in grants to bolster and expand the nation's primary care workforce as part of the health care overhaul law. … Of the $320 million, $253 million will go to six programs administered by HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration The money will be used by states to deal with current and expected labor shortages.

30 Sep 2010

Health Alliance/Burbank Hospital to close inpatient psychiatric Acute Care Unit

Registered Nurses who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association were told in a meeting on Tuesday that Health Alliance/Burbank Hospital will be closing the inpatient psychiatric Acute Care Unit. The hospital plan is to close the unit no later than December 31, 2010. The Burbank unit is the only inpatient locked unit in the area.

30 Sep 2010

AccessClosure enters agreement with Benrikal Services for Bengal Radial Compression Band distribution

AccessClosure, Inc., the market leader in extravascular closure devices, announced today an exclusive agreement with Benrikal Services to distribute the Bengal Radial Compression Band in the United States.

29 Sep 2010

Researchers primed to contribute next phase in search and discovery: Elsevier survey

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today released highlights from a new survey that reveals researchers around the globe are not only ready for the next phase in search and discovery, but also prepared to actively contribute to making it a reality.

29 Sep 2010

New computer program to help young adults manage mental illness

While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens - sometimes hundreds - of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story.

29 Sep 2010

States urged to implement ACA to end Medicaid's bias towards funding long-term care in institutional settings

In recognition of the six month anniversary of the health reform law, a new report from the National Senior Citizens Law Center, with support from The SCAN Foundation, calls on states to use the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to end Medicaid's long-standing bias toward funding long-term care in institutional settings such as nursing homes.

29 Sep 2010

HHS Secretary announces $320M ACA grants to strengthen health care workforce

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $320 million in grants under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to strengthen the health care workforce. Of those grants, $253 million will go to improve and expand the primary care workforce under the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Affordable Care Act.

29 Sep 2010

Most men unaware of breast cancer risk

A study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that nearly 80% of men are unaware of their breast cancer risk despite having a family history of the disease. One hundred percent of respondents also reported that their healthcare provider did not discuss the disease with them.

29 Sep 2010

New predictive test to identify aggressive prostate cancer

S. Mark Redwood, M.D., chief of the Department of Urology at Sinai Hospital, is using a state-of-the-art predictive prostate cancer test called Prostate Px+ to better understand the aggressiveness of each individual patient's cancer and how best to treat it.

29 Sep 2010

HHS announces grants to help seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers navigate long term care options

Modern Healthcare: As part of the new health law, HHS is distributing $68 million in grants "to help people navigate their health and long-term-care options. The grants will be going to states, territories, tribal and community-based organizations to help seniors, individuals with disabilities and caregivers make more-informed decisions about their health and long-term care.

29 Sep 2010

Healthcare professionals need appropriate training, support to help people who self-harm: Research

Healthcare professionals are still not receiving the appropriate training and support they need to help people who self-harm and this can result in negative attitudes and inadequate levels of care.

28 Sep 2010

Kindred Healthcare completes acquisition of nursing and rehabilitation centers in Dallas-Fort Worth market

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced that its subsidiaries have completed the previously announced acquisition of three nursing and rehabilitation centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth market for a purchase price of $38 million in cash. The Company financed this transaction with proceeds from its revolving credit facility.

28 Sep 2010

PharMerica signs asset purchase agreement to acquire Chem Rx Corporation

PharMerica Corporation, a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Chem Rx Corporation for $70.6 million.

28 Sep 2010

Cintas’s new white paper offers EVS tips to reduce hospital-acquired infections

Cintas Corporation today announced the availability of a new white paper that offers Environmental Service Directors (EVS) tips to improve the handling of cleaning materials to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

28 Sep 2010

Study establishes link between swearing and pain tolerance

While swearing is often a common response to pain, Richard Stephens and his colleagues, John Atkins and Andrew Kingston, were surprised to discover that no links had been established between swearing and the actual experience of physical pain.

28 Sep 2010

Depression and anxiety disorders common in loved ones of breast cancer patients: Study

Earlier studies have shown that women living with breast cancer are at a risk of depression but new studies have shown that their partners are at a similar risk. The study looked at more than a million men enrolled in a nationwide Danish health registry followed for 13 years.

28 Sep 2010

Chem Rx reaches asset purchase agreement with PharMerica

Chem Rx Corporation, the third largest long-term care pharmacy in the United States, today announced that it has reached a "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of the company to PharMerica Corporation, an industry-leading pharmaceutical services company serving residents in long-term facilities and settings.

27 Sep 2010

Researchers identify cellular/molecular defect in T cell regulatory pathway

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a defect in the T cell regulatory pathway which normally controls autoreactive T cells that attack the body's own tissues and organs. A majority of people with Type 1 diabetes who were tested in the study were found to have the newly-identified cellular/molecular defect, and the researchers were able to successfully correct the defect in-vitro.

27 Sep 2010

NAPHS 2011 Membership Directory provides information on nation's behavioral healthcare systems

The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems has published a 2011 Membership Directory. The directory is a comprehensive referral resource providing information on the nation's behavioral healthcare systems.

27 Sep 2010

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Latest Nursing News and Research

Iowa Medicaid Enterprise selects Ingenix to manage Program Integrity initiative

Grants seek to bolster, expand primary care workforce

Health Alliance/Burbank Hospital to close inpatient psychiatric Acute Care Unit

AccessClosure enters agreement with Benrikal Services for Bengal Radial Compression Band distribution

Researchers primed to contribute next phase in search and discovery: Elsevier survey

New computer program to help young adults manage mental illness

States urged to implement ACA to end Medicaid's bias towards funding long-term care in institutional settings

HHS Secretary announces $320M ACA grants to strengthen health care workforce

Most men unaware of breast cancer risk

New predictive test to identify aggressive prostate cancer

HHS announces grants to help seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers navigate long term care options

Healthcare professionals need appropriate training, support to help people who self-harm: Research

Kindred Healthcare completes acquisition of nursing and rehabilitation centers in Dallas-Fort Worth market

PharMerica signs asset purchase agreement to acquire Chem Rx Corporation

Cintas’s new white paper offers EVS tips to reduce hospital-acquired infections

Study establishes link between swearing and pain tolerance

Depression and anxiety disorders common in loved ones of breast cancer patients: Study

Chem Rx reaches asset purchase agreement with PharMerica

Researchers identify cellular/molecular defect in T cell regulatory pathway

NAPHS 2011 Membership Directory provides information on nation's behavioral healthcare systems

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