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CARF re-accredits Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Comprehensive Acute Rehabilitation Unit

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International recently announced that the inpatient rehabilitation program and stroke specialty program of the Comprehensive Acute Rehabilitation Unit of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have again been re-accredited for a period of three years. The accreditation extends through February 2013.

2 Apr 2010

Loyola University Medical Center launches 'Pay-it-Forward Kidney Transplant Program'

It's extremely rare when someone asking for nothing in return steps forward at a hospital and offers to donate a kidney to a complete stranger.

2 Apr 2010

First national centralized application service for students applying to RN programs launched

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announces the launch of NursingCAS, the first national centralized application service for students applying to all types of registered nursing (RN) programs. Similar to services already in place for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and other health professions, NursingCAS provides individuals with a convenient way to apply to nursing programs nationwide while serving as an important mechanism to fill vacant seats in schools of nursing.

2 Apr 2010

Hepatitis C infected donor kidneys thrown away despite urgent need

More than half of donor kidneys in the United State infected with hepatitis C are thrown away, despite the need among hepatitis C patients who may die waiting for an infection-free organ, Johns Hopkins research suggests.

2 Apr 2010

Gastrointestinal tract disorders GERD and IBS interlinked

Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two very common disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract. About 10% of the population experience daily discomfort from reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. More than 10% of the population experience abdominal pain and disturbed bowel movement because of irritable bowel syndrome.

2 Apr 2010

Cornerstone: UMass Memorial Health Care's multi-year, multi-entity EMR integration project

UMass Memorial Health Care is undertaking an electronic medical record integration project of incredible scope. Known as Cornerstone, the project is a multi-year, multi-entity corporate initiative to implement common patient clinical and financial systems and to reduce variability in processes and workflows across the system. Currently in full design and implementation mode and continuing over the next four years, the way UMass Memorial collects, views, shares, manages, and interacts with all patient information will drastically change and improve.

2 Apr 2010

European scientists convene to discuss latest research on rehabilitation medicine

New research and improved methods in the rehabilitation medicine area gives injured people a chance to return to a meaningful life, including the capability of working.

2 Apr 2010

UMDNJ-University Hospital among top five academic medical centers for heart failure treatment

Patients treated at UMDNJ-University Hospital for heart failure receive some of the best care in the nation, according to newly released rankings. The data, from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), place the hospital among the top five academic medical centers in the nation for treating heart failure patients with recommended care. This care was measured in the areas of discharge instructions, appropriate prescriptions of heart failure medications at discharge, evaluation of left heart function, and adult smoking cessation advice/counseling.

2 Apr 2010

Study promises new combination cancer therapy for drug resistance

Results reported in the April 2nd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, reveal a new source for the drug resistance that crops up all too often and quickly in the tumors of cancer patients undergoing therapy.

2 Apr 2010

Study shows imaging technique useful for planning cardiac procedures

For a patient with heart failure, checking whether the heart could benefit from bypass surgery or a stent is critical to ensuring survival. One imaging technique, positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), may provide doctors with the information they need to make more informed treatment decisions, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM).

2 Apr 2010

ASA classification can help identify impact of hip surgery in high-risk patients

Hip fractures are the second leading cause of hospitalization of elderly patients. In many cases, a hip fracture is the first step in a complete decline in the patient's health, setting off a long list of potential complications.

2 Apr 2010

Exchange donor programs are viable alternatives for blood-group incompatible transplants

Two major transplant centers in Hong Kong and South Korea released results from their paired donor exchange programs for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). A single paired exchange, performed by the Hong Kong team under emergency circumstances, was a success.

2 Apr 2010

Tragic balcony accident on Sunshine Coast

In a tragic incident on Thursday, a 16 month old toddler fell from the balcony of a Queensland apartment block at Alexandra Headlands on the Sunshine Coast and succumbed to a fatal head injury.

2 Apr 2010

Tel Aviv University researcher finds link between cigarette smoking and IQ

"Only dopes use dope," goes the memorable warning about drugs. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher cautions that the same goes for cigarettes.

2 Apr 2010

Laughter is the best medicine for ill kids: say Clown Doctors

Jean-Paul Bell aka "Dr B Loony" has given child patients across Australia a reason to smile and laugh this National Smile Day. He believes, "When you're in pain and suffering ... it's not like the last thing you want to do is have a laugh…You'll grab a laugh instantly just to escape where you're at - humour has that effect where it gives you a brief out-of-body experience."

2 Apr 2010

NYBC urges community to donate blood and save lives

New York Blood Center and its divisions serving the 20 million people of New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey call upon the community to please donate blood, in recognition of World Health Day, and to help save lives.

2 Apr 2010

Minimally invasive technique holds promise for removing large brain tumors

A minimally invasive endoscopic procedure holds promise for safely removing large brain tumors from an area at the bottom of the skull, near the sinus cavities, clinical researchers at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI) at University Hospital have found.

2 Apr 2010

Capital Region Orthopaedics to implement Allscripts EHR and Practice Management solution

Allscripts today announced that Capital Region Orthopaedics has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution to automate and connect 27 physicians in six locations across the Albany area.

2 Apr 2010

MedQuist, AMI partner to provide CAC within CodeRunner coding workflow platform

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, has announced an agreement with healthcare informatics software developer Artificial Medical Intelligence Inc. (AMI) to provide computer-assisted coding (CAC) within MedQuist's CodeRunner™ coding workflow platform.

2 Apr 2010

States examine how they may be impacted by reform, Medicaid expansion

Kaiser Health News: "Starting today, states can choose to take the first steps toward the massive expansion of insurance coverage that is the health overhaul's chief goal. And for some states, that move could have the benefit of reviving funding for state-run programs that insure low-income adults. As of April 1, states can apply for federal funding to expand their Medicaid programs to cover low-income people earning up to 133 percent of the poverty level, or $14,404 for an individual and $29,326.50 for a family of four.

2 Apr 2010

Hospital News and Research

CARF re-accredits Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Comprehensive Acute Rehabilitation Unit

Loyola University Medical Center launches 'Pay-it-Forward Kidney Transplant Program'

First national centralized application service for students applying to RN programs launched

Hepatitis C infected donor kidneys thrown away despite urgent need

Gastrointestinal tract disorders GERD and IBS interlinked

Cornerstone: UMass Memorial Health Care's multi-year, multi-entity EMR integration project

European scientists convene to discuss latest research on rehabilitation medicine

UMDNJ-University Hospital among top five academic medical centers for heart failure treatment

Study promises new combination cancer therapy for drug resistance

Study shows imaging technique useful for planning cardiac procedures

ASA classification can help identify impact of hip surgery in high-risk patients

Exchange donor programs are viable alternatives for blood-group incompatible transplants

Tragic balcony accident on Sunshine Coast

Tel Aviv University researcher finds link between cigarette smoking and IQ

Laughter is the best medicine for ill kids: say Clown Doctors

NYBC urges community to donate blood and save lives

Minimally invasive technique holds promise for removing large brain tumors

Capital Region Orthopaedics to implement Allscripts EHR and Practice Management solution

MedQuist, AMI partner to provide CAC within CodeRunner coding workflow platform

States examine how they may be impacted by reform, Medicaid expansion

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