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U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and health care systems focus on managing and reallocating investment portfolios

U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and health care systems continue to focus more on managing and reallocating their investment portfolios in order to provide capital stability and growth as well as building cash reserves.

17 Feb 2010

Thomson Reuters, Ingenious Med announce unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices

Thomson Reuters and Ingenious Med, Inc. have combined their clinical workflow offerings into a unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices.

17 Feb 2010

Picis launches LYNX CareBridge software to help hospitals address medical necessity challenges

To admit or not to admit? That’s the question being asked by many emergency department (ED) physicians and hospital administrators hundreds of times a day. Hospitals often place patients into observation who might otherwise be admitted, because intensity of service and medical necessity for these patients are not clearly defined or documented.

17 Feb 2010

USPTO issues two new patents for EKR Therapeutics' RTU Cardene I.V. Premixed Injection

EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing acute-care hospital products, today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents covering methods of treatment and methods of preparation for the Company’s Ready-to-Use (RTU) Cardene® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) Premixed Injection.

17 Feb 2010

Study confirms link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer

A University of Melbourne study has revealed that certain breast cancer genetic variants increase mammographic density, confirming the link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer.

17 Feb 2010

ACHF receives $2.5M as gift from KCCFA in support of childhood cancer research

The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation received a gift of $2.5 million today from the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta in support of childhood cancer research at the Alberta Children's Hospital, as well as the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health and the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute - both at the University of Calgary.

17 Feb 2010

Scienta Health signs agreement with Partners HealthCare to provide advanced acute care to its clients

Scienta Health today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Boston-based Partners HealthCare, the leading academic medical network in the U.S. Partners HealthCare includes major teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School: the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, McLean Hospital, a treatment and research leader in mental illness, chemical dependency and learning disabilities; and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, a top-ranked rehabilitation facility.

17 Feb 2010

Right-ventricular impairment increases risk of death in heart-failure patients

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that the ability of right side of the heart to pump blood may be an indication of the risk of death to heart-failure patients whose condition is caused by low function by the left side of their heart.

17 Feb 2010

Study shows value-based plans can improve adherence for diabetes medicines

A study by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), published this week in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, finds that insurance benefit designs that reduce the cost of medications for plan participants result in patients being more likely to start and stay on their medication therapy.

17 Feb 2010

Even with new medical schools opening, shortages mar workforce

Nearly two dozen medical schools have recently opened or may open across America, "the most at any time since the 1960s and '70s," The New York Times reports. These new institutions "are seeking to address an imbalance in American medicine that has been growing for a quarter century. Many bright students were fleeing to offshore medical schools, or giving up hope entirely, when they could not get into domestic schools. Meanwhile, American hospitals were using foreign-trained and foreign-born physicians to fill medical residencies. During the 1980s and '90s only one new medical school was established."

17 Feb 2010

Special issue reviews current state of science in fetal therapy

Repairing birth defects in the womb. Inserting a tiny laser into the mother's uterus to seal off an abnormal blood flow and save fetal twins. Advancing the science that may allow doctors to deliver cells or DNA to treat sickle cell anemia and other genetic diseases before birth.

17 Feb 2010

National symposium aims to attract more women for a rewarding career in surgery

While interviewing for postgraduate residency positions soon after giving birth to her third child, Dr. Sharona Ross recalls, she was very hesitant to bring up her infant and two small children at home. She thought it would hurt her chances for a career in surgery.

17 Feb 2010

Quark Pharmaceuticals' QPI-1002 receives orphan drug designation from FDA

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a world leader in the discovery and development of RNAi-based therapeutics, announced today that the US FDA has granted orphan drug designation for QPI-1002 (also referred to as "I5NP"), a synthetic siRNA targeting p53 mRNA for the prophylaxis of delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant patients.

17 Feb 2010

American Heart Association announces strategic goal to reduce stroke and cardiovascular diseases

Racial gaps exist in women's heart-health awareness, women's knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Feb 2010

Obama administration announces $1 billion in new health IT grants

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Friday announced the release of $1 billion in stimulus funds to expand the use of electronic records and to train health care workers.

16 Feb 2010

Budget cuts hit health care services in Minnesota, Oklahoma and California

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to cut a net of $347 million from programs for sick, aged, disabled and jobless people is akin to the advice an ailing George Washington got from his doctors 210 years ago, one critic said Monday: Bleed him, in hope of a cure. Pawlenty would eliminate the General Assistance program in which about 20,000 disabled and very-low-income people receive an average of $175 a month.

16 Feb 2010

Healthcare Trust of America completes 13 acquisitions

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. ("HTA"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced that in 2009, HTA completed 13 acquisitions comprised of 54 medical office buildings totaling 2,257,634 square feet and one real estate-related asset. The total purchase price of these acquisitions was approximately $494,259,000.

16 Feb 2010

European care management market to reach $694.4M in 2015

Europe's patient population is moving towards long-term care and homecare from hospitals and other clinical settings. Consequently, the significance of nursing and residential care services is on the rise. Unlike the past decade, therefore, the number of care homes in Europe has shown an increase. At the same time, care managers have been becoming technology savvy. As the adoption rates of care management systems surges, the potential of care management markets across Europe is improving.

16 Feb 2010

Max Neeman International forms specialized surgical team for conducting minimally invasive surgery studies

Max Neeman International, a leading Indian CRO, has formed an exclusive team of India's finest, most experienced Physicians to conduct Minimally Invasive Surgery Studies. The team consists of the best Minimal Access Surgeons in the country who have performed more than 25,000 procedures combined.

16 Feb 2010

Loyola University Chicago MNSON to celebrate its 75 years of contribution to nursing profession

Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. The 75 years of nursing celebration kicked off at the Second Annual Alumni Awards Brunch earlier this month and will culminate in a gala on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago.

16 Feb 2010

Hospital News and Research

U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and health care systems focus on managing and reallocating investment portfolios

Thomson Reuters, Ingenious Med announce unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices

Picis launches LYNX CareBridge software to help hospitals address medical necessity challenges

USPTO issues two new patents for EKR Therapeutics' RTU Cardene I.V. Premixed Injection

Study confirms link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer

ACHF receives $2.5M as gift from KCCFA in support of childhood cancer research

Scienta Health signs agreement with Partners HealthCare to provide advanced acute care to its clients

Right-ventricular impairment increases risk of death in heart-failure patients

Study shows value-based plans can improve adherence for diabetes medicines

Even with new medical schools opening, shortages mar workforce

Special issue reviews current state of science in fetal therapy

National symposium aims to attract more women for a rewarding career in surgery

Quark Pharmaceuticals' QPI-1002 receives orphan drug designation from FDA

American Heart Association announces strategic goal to reduce stroke and cardiovascular diseases

Obama administration announces $1 billion in new health IT grants

Budget cuts hit health care services in Minnesota, Oklahoma and California

Healthcare Trust of America completes 13 acquisitions

European care management market to reach $694.4M in 2015

Max Neeman International forms specialized surgical team for conducting minimally invasive surgery studies

Loyola University Chicago MNSON to celebrate its 75 years of contribution to nursing profession

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