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NextGen partners with CalHIPSO to help primary care providers achieve Meaningful Use

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today a partnership with California Health Information Partnership and Services Organizations, the regional extension center for all of California except Los Angeles and Orange County, to help primary care providers across the state achieve Meaningful Use.

22 Mar 2011

CNA report shows how RN provide solutions to reduce, manage wait times

Throughout the country, Canadians are feeling the frustration of long wait times in emergency departments, along with lengthy queues to access specialists, surgeries, diagnostic tests, and long-term and continuing care.

22 Mar 2011

Survey: AR symptoms continue to impact patients' daily activities

Results from a recent pivotal allergic rhinitis satisfaction survey assessing patient and healthcare provider perspectives on AR reveal that symptoms like nasal congestion and post-nasal drip continue to impact patients' daily activities.

22 Mar 2011

IOF, Fonterra Brands award 10,000 USD to OSPFI for Bone Health Campaign

The Osteoporosis Society of the Philippines Foundation Inc was awarded the first IOF-Anlene Nutrition Awareness for Bone Health Campaign Grant at a presentation ceremony that took place at the IOF World Wide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies in Valencia, Spain on March 20, 2011.

22 Mar 2011

New research: Trauma patients treated on weekends have greater chance of survival

Patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research published in the March 21 issue of Archives of Surgery.

22 Mar 2011

NTSP Charitable Fund Board announces 2011 recipients of patient care grant funding opportunities

The North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP) Charitable Fund Board is pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of its patient care grant funding opportunities. The recipient organizations chosen serve the community and fit within the Charitable Fund's mission of "Driving innovations in the coordination and integration of safe and effective patient care in the North Texas Region."

21 Mar 2011

Girls with medical conditions causing short stature go undiagnosed

Primary care doctors are less likely to refer short girls than short boys for diagnostic testing that can reveal underlying medical reasons for their short stature, according to a new study of an urban pediatric population in Philadelphia. Girls with medical conditions causing their short stature may go undiagnosed, or may be diagnosed later than boys, limiting timely treatment.

21 Mar 2011

Research roundup: Successful medical homes; shortage of HIV doctors; boosting use of $4 generic drugs

Every Friday, Jennifer Evans compiles this selection of recently-released health policy studies and briefs.

19 Mar 2011

HRSA report finds only 57% of children in the U.S. have access to medical home

Researchers at the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau publish their findings on health care for children in medical homes in the April issue of Pediatrics.

19 Mar 2011

Cancer Care Partners first in U.S. to use new, advanced cancer treatment

On March 7, 2010, Cancer Care Partners became the first cancer center in the United States to use the new TomotherapyHD, a comprehensive, image guided radiation therapy system that enables Cancer Care Partners to more efficiently treat complex tumors with improved precision.

18 Mar 2011

[UPDATE] Pediatric heart surgery unit of Royal Brompton faces closure

A London NHS trust would challenge proposals to end child heart surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital. The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust added that this would mean the loss of other services, which could call into question its viability.

18 Mar 2011

Pilot study shows feasibility of heart screening for risk of SCA in children

A pilot study in healthy children and adolescents shows that it is feasible to screen for undiagnosed heart conditions that increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

18 Mar 2011

At the one-year mark, implications of health law emerge

Media outlets report on a range of issues related to implementation of the health law and its one-year anniversary — among them, the unexpected importance taken on by waivers, the marketplace impact on health insurance brokers, the geography of the health care workforce issues likely to result from coverage expansions and the continuing problems faced by lawmakers who are trying to repeal the measure's 1099 reporting provision.

18 Mar 2011

ACP: Increase in internal medicine enrollment can ease primary care workforce shortage

The increase in the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies in 2011 is a positive sign toward easing the primary care workforce shortage, according to the American College of Physicians, the nation's second-largest doctors group.

18 Mar 2011

First Edition: March 17, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about a new GAO report showing success in health insurer appeals and a decision by Blue Shield of California to retreat from proposed rate increases.

17 Mar 2011

Poll: 93.3% Pennsylvania adults believe they are more responsible for their health

An overwhelming percentage of Pennsylvania adults say they are more responsible for their individual health than their doctor is; however, most fail to follow through on healthy living behaviors.

17 Mar 2011

New policy research evaluates proposed reduction consequences in federal health center

A new policy research brief released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services evaluates the consequences of the proposed reductions in federal health center funding for access and cost savings.

17 Mar 2011