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Online medical pricing takes on new importance in struggling economy

"Consumers are increasingly turning to the Web to compare medical fees as the economy and less generous health benefits squeeze household budgets," The Associated Press reports. Their efforts are aided in many states by laws that require online posting of medical fees. "More than 30 states have passed laws that require online publication of medical fees by hospitals and other health care providers," according to the AP.

2 Dec 2009

Capsule launches first intelligent touch-screen platform to manage bedside device connectivity

Capsule, the leading provider of medical device connectivity, today announced its official release of the Capsule Neuron™. Following Capsule's recent release of their Enterprise Device Connectivity Solution, the flexible, innovative Capsule Neuron platform allows the solution to be deployed across the hospital in both high and low acuity environments.

2 Dec 2009

IDN Health Systems implements PHACTS' Enterprise-Wide Inventory Management Solution

PHACTS, LLC, a leader in Pharmacy Inventory Management Systems, signed exclusive agreements in 2009 with USA IDN Health Systems and hospitals valued at $22.4 million in new business. PHACTS expects this number to grow to over $30 million by the end of 2009.

2 Dec 2009

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative calls for redoubled efforts in vaccine development

As we approach World AIDS Day, observed globally December 1, we are reminded that while progress has been made in expanding access to treatment and prevention and that progress has been made toward the development of new prevention tools, the world is still falling short of established targets for providing universal access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care by 2010. Nearly 5.5 million of the estimated 9.5 million people in need of antiretroviral therapy are still not receiving it.

2 Dec 2009

BC's Ministry of Health cuts funds for HIV and AIDS service organizations

Today, as local and national governments around the world reaffirm their commitment to continue the fight against HIV and AIDS, BC's government is doing the opposite.

2 Dec 2009

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Lee Goldman, M.D., executive vice president for health and biomedical sciences and dean of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at Columbia University testified today on medical malpractice reform before the New York State Senate Committees on Codes, Health and Insurance in Albany, New York.

2 Dec 2009

Health eTouch helps to enhance communications between patients and doctors

Parents of teens know just how difficult it is to get them to talk about their personal lives, let alone their health. With only 20 percent of children with mental health problems in the United States being properly identified and treated, it is imperative that a solution be found. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital are one step closer by finding a new way to get teens to open up about their health and what's really on their mind, bringing up issues that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.

2 Dec 2009

First Edition: December 2, 2009

Today's headlines detail the Senate's effort to confront contentious amendments and partisan strife on day two of that chamber's health reform debate.

2 Dec 2009

Kaiser workers face pay and healthcare benefits risk by NLRB decision

A decision issued today by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has put at risk the guaranteed raises, healthcare coverage, and pensions of Kaiser Permanente RNs, social workers, and professionals in Southern California.

2 Dec 2009

Integrated eating disorders center to be launched shortly

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliation with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, announced the creation of an integrated eating disorders center. Opening today is a key clinical component of this new center -- The Outlook at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division in White Plains.

2 Dec 2009

OEM's and third parties granted access to Telemis Group's PACS solutions

Telemis Group, the medical imaging company specialized in PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) solutions, has announced that it is to make its innovative, platform-independent technologies available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other third parties for the first time.

2 Dec 2009

Public Campaign Action Fund names Senator McConnell its first "Insurance Puppet"

Public Campaign Action Fund, a national campaign finance watchdog group, named Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) its first "Insurance Puppet" in an online advertising campaign targeting Kentucky and Washington, D.C.

2 Dec 2009

Ege University’s surgical team completes first phase of certification training on ‘Syncardia Total Artificial Heart’

On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, the surgical team from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, led by Prof. Mustafa Ozbaran, head of the Transplant and Assist Device Program, completed the first phase of certification training for the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart in Paris.

2 Dec 2009

Individuals in CDHPs likely to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors

Individuals in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are more likely than those with traditional coverage to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors, to be more engaged in wellness programs, and to be more inclined to think that financial incentives matter in holding down costs, according to survey results released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

2 Dec 2009

SCIP amends perioperative temperature management guidelines by including Hotdog patient warming technology

The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) recently amended its guidelines for perioperative temperature management by changing the definition of active warming to include HotDog® patient warming.

2 Dec 2009

Pharmacists provide strategies to minimize disruption on common prescription drugs

Seniors may find that many common prescription drugs that Medicare Part D has covered for years may suddenly be denied due to a new policy being implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

2 Dec 2009

Infections remain a common problem in ICU patients

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital, according to a study in the December 2 issue of JAMA.

2 Dec 2009

Peab to build new hospital building in Seinäjoki, Finland

Peab AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 9.00 a.m. on 2 December 2009.

2 Dec 2009

Affordable Health Care Act to increase number of insured Americans by 36 million

According to Fitch Ratings' Fall U.S. Healthcare Sector Legislative and Regulatory Register, the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 (H.R. 3962) passed by the House of Representatives on Nov. 7, 2009 will generally increase the number of insured Americans by 36 million through individual and employer mandates, coupled with a number of subsidies offered to lower-income individuals and smaller employers.

2 Dec 2009

Baker College Online's new BSN degree program for registered nurses

Baker College Online officials today announced its new Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. The BSN is based on accreditation standards established by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Registration for the new program is now underway for winter 2010 quarter.

2 Dec 2009

Healthcare News

Online medical pricing takes on new importance in struggling economy

Capsule launches first intelligent touch-screen platform to manage bedside device connectivity

IDN Health Systems implements PHACTS' Enterprise-Wide Inventory Management Solution

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative calls for redoubled efforts in vaccine development

BC's Ministry of Health cuts funds for HIV and AIDS service organizations

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Health eTouch helps to enhance communications between patients and doctors

First Edition: December 2, 2009

Kaiser workers face pay and healthcare benefits risk by NLRB decision

Integrated eating disorders center to be launched shortly

OEM's and third parties granted access to Telemis Group's PACS solutions

Public Campaign Action Fund names Senator McConnell its first "Insurance Puppet"

Ege University’s surgical team completes first phase of certification training on ‘Syncardia Total Artificial Heart’

Individuals in CDHPs likely to exhibit a number of cost-conscious behaviors

SCIP amends perioperative temperature management guidelines by including Hotdog patient warming technology

Pharmacists provide strategies to minimize disruption on common prescription drugs

Infections remain a common problem in ICU patients

Peab to build new hospital building in Seinäjoki, Finland

Affordable Health Care Act to increase number of insured Americans by 36 million

Baker College Online's new BSN degree program for registered nurses

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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