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ProVation MD software chosen for cardiology procedure documentation at Creighton University Medical Center

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Creighton University Medical Center has selected ProVation® MD software for Cardiology procedure documentation and coding. The software will be used to document and code catheterization cases at The Cardiac Center of Creighton University.

17 Nov 2009

Omega Healthcare Investors signs securities purchase agreement with CapitalSource

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with CapitalSource Inc. and several of its affiliates to purchase entities owning 80 long term care facilities (“Facilities”) for approximately $565 million. The purchase price includes a purchase option (“Option”) to acquire entities owning an additional 63 Facilities for approximately $295 million.

17 Nov 2009

Business professors available for expert commentary on how PPPs can help fight HIV/AIDS

The following professors from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business are available for expert commentary on how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can help win the fight against HIV/AIDS in cities throughout the United States.

17 Nov 2009

CNA HealthPro presents aging services claims studies

CNA HealthPro, a leader in the healthcare professional liability industry, presents the sixth in a series of aging services claims studies, Reducing Risk in a Changing Industry: CNA HealthPro Aging Services Claims Analysis 2004-2008. The study includes a legislative update, analysis of updated claims data and questions designed to assist aging service organizations conduct self-assessments.

17 Nov 2009

Physicians still retain decision-making power over nurses in Quebec, says study

Physicians still retain the bulk of decision-making power over nurses in Quebec - a situation that's detrimental to evolving nursing roles. According to a new study by Universit- de Montr-al researchers, published in Recherches Sociographiques, nursing functions are still very much assigned by physicians who often oversee family medicine groups (FMGs), specialized nurse practitioners (SNP) and oncology nurse navigators (ONN).

17 Nov 2009

Pet therapy can have a positive effect on patients’ physical and psychosocial well being

Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference (HAI) in Kansas City, Mo.

17 Nov 2009

Live Facebook chat on H1N1 flu

People who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live Facebook chat to be held on Friday, November 20 from12 p.m. until 1 p.m.

16 Nov 2009

CMS report: House bill will raise health care costs, affect seniors' benefits

A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the health overhaul bill passed by the House will raise health costs by approximately $289 billion in the next ten years. The report was requested by House Republicans and compiled by CMS' chief actuary, Richard Foster.

16 Nov 2009

WhereToFindCare web site offers tips for evaluating health care facilities and providers

Consumers now have a free, convenient way to gain control over their health care options. Through the use of the national Web site, WhereToFindCare.com, consumers who share their health care experiences will contribute to quality ratings of hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, diagnostic centers and other health care providers.

16 Nov 2009

Macomb County targets pregnant women and health care workers for its next two H1N1 vaccine clinics

Pregnant women, their families and health care workers are being targeted by the Macomb County Health Department for its next two H1N1 vaccine clinics, department officials announced today. All are being offered at no charge.

16 Nov 2009

New faces of HIV/AIDS: A report

World AIDS Day 2009 will be marked with both grim and hopeful data: more than 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide since 1981; 33 million are living with HIV/AIDS. While potent, effective medications have changed an HIV diagnosis from death sentence to manageable chronic illness in resource rich countries, global rates of infection still outstrip prevention and treatment capacity.

16 Nov 2009

Spine Care Institute established by Hospital for Special Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery today announced the establishment of one of the most comprehensive centers of excellence in the country for the treatment of all nonoperative and operative spine disorders.

16 Nov 2009

GE Capital's Healthcare Financial Services business offers five-year term loan to Ensign

The Ensign Group, Inc., the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, hospice care and assisted living companies, announced that a group of its real estate holding subsidiaries has placed mortgages on six of the Company's 27 unencumbered properties to secure a $40 million five-year term loan from GE Capital's Healthcare Financial Services business.

16 Nov 2009

Aspirin doses have beneficial effects for patients with heart diorders: Study

On Sunday, November 15, 2009, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) researcher Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science will present at the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions meeting in Orlando, FL, the first data in humans to show that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide.

16 Nov 2009

Columbia University Medical Center presents the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards

Columbia University Medical Center will present the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research.

16 Nov 2009

Researchers develop microscopic polymer beads to deliver antioxidant enzyme into heart

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.

16 Nov 2009

El Camino Hospital moves into new, technologically and seismically advanced facility

El Camino Hospital, the hospital of Silicon Valley, today completed its move into the new, technologically and seismically advanced facility. After completing several practice runs led by the activation team, hospital officials report all patients were safely transferred to the new facility.

16 Nov 2009

GeckoSystems starts in home evaluation trials for CareBot

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that they are starting limited in home evaluation trials for their first product, a personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™.

16 Nov 2009

SunLink Health Systems reports net earnings of $496,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. today announced earnings from continuing operations for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $549,000, or $0.07 per fully diluted share, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $603,000, or $0.08 per fully diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Included in the results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 is the pre-tax gain of $2,342,000 from the September 2009 sale of three home health businesses.

13 Nov 2009

NCLEX-RN Test Plan: A guide for registered nurses

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) has published the "2010 NCLEX-RN® Detailed Test Plan" and has posted it to its Web site at https://www.ncsbn.org/1287.htm.

13 Nov 2009

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

ProVation MD software chosen for cardiology procedure documentation at Creighton University Medical Center

Omega Healthcare Investors signs securities purchase agreement with CapitalSource

Business professors available for expert commentary on how PPPs can help fight HIV/AIDS

CNA HealthPro presents aging services claims studies

Physicians still retain decision-making power over nurses in Quebec, says study

Pet therapy can have a positive effect on patients’ physical and psychosocial well being

Live Facebook chat on H1N1 flu

CMS report: House bill will raise health care costs, affect seniors' benefits

WhereToFindCare web site offers tips for evaluating health care facilities and providers

Macomb County targets pregnant women and health care workers for its next two H1N1 vaccine clinics

New faces of HIV/AIDS: A report

Spine Care Institute established by Hospital for Special Surgery

GE Capital's Healthcare Financial Services business offers five-year term loan to Ensign

Aspirin doses have beneficial effects for patients with heart diorders: Study

Columbia University Medical Center presents the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards

Researchers develop microscopic polymer beads to deliver antioxidant enzyme into heart

El Camino Hospital moves into new, technologically and seismically advanced facility

GeckoSystems starts in home evaluation trials for CareBot

SunLink Health Systems reports net earnings of $496,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009

NCLEX-RN Test Plan: A guide for registered nurses

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