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MMR Information Systems offers free guide to Personal Health Records

MMR Information Systems, Inc. announced today that it is offering a free guide to Personal Health Records ("PHRs") by Dr. Arnold W. Klein, a world-renowned Beverly Hills Dermatologist, through its MyMedicalRecords PHR website www.mymedicalrecords.com. The Company made the announcement in response to the White House declaring the H1N1 "Swine Flu" virus a National Emergency.

31 Oct 2009

Speaker Pelosi's statement on signing of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after attending a ceremony at the White House where President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act into law.

31 Oct 2009

USCCB calls Catholics to prevent health care reform from being derailed by abortion lobby

In an extraordinary call to Catholics to prevent health care reform from being derailed by the abortion lobby, the United Sates Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent bulletin inserts to almost 19,000 parishes across the country.

31 Oct 2009

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) have entered into a Letter of Understanding (LOU) under which the two organizations will explore partnership opportunities.

31 Oct 2009

Think First’s recommendation to centralize patient scheduling and registration for ambulatory clinics implemented

Think First announced today that the Hospital of Saint Raphael (HSR) has successfully implemented Think First’s recommendation to centralize patient scheduling and registration for their ambulatory clinics. The Hospital of Saint Raphael has worked closely with Think First consultants to execute this plan and has seen immediate results.

31 Oct 2009

Miami resident pleads guilty on conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program

Miami resident Daisy Martinez pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan; Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the FBI; and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced.

31 Oct 2009

Initiate Systems announces Accenx Technologies acquisition; expands growth strategy in the healthcare market

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for information sharing and improved data quality, has acquired Accenx Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of health information exchange solutions. This acquisition furthers Initiate’s growth strategy and expands its offerings in the healthcare market. The terms of the deal are confidential.

31 Oct 2009

Texas McAllen Hospitals violates the False Claims Act, to pay $27.5M for settling allegations

A hospital group based in McAllen, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $27.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute between 1999 and 2006, by paying illegal compensation to doctors in order to induce them to refer patients to hospitals within the group, the Justice Department announced today.

31 Oct 2009

AARP praises General Assembly for preserving critical health care program

Older adults increasingly feeling the pinch of the recession got a significant break from the Illinois General Assembly, as legislators overrode a partial veto from Gov. Quinn on Thursday, preserving a program aimed at helping Medicare beneficiaries afford prescription drugs.

31 Oct 2009

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

Rural and small, suburban hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia can now provide a higher level of emergency stroke and critical neurology care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as part of a new teleneurology medicine program announced Oct. 26, 2009, by Forsyth Medical Center (FMC).

31 Oct 2009

Illinois aims to protect consumers in the private health insurance market

While the U.S. Congress is still working to strike a comprehensive health reform package, Illinois is leading the way for the rest of the nation with legislation aimed at helping consumers who are forced to go the private insurance market to get the care they need.

31 Oct 2009

Vigilanz, Orlando Health and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center sign license agreement

VigiLanz Corporation has entered into contracts with Orlando Health, Inc., a group of seven hospitals in Orlando, Florida; and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California, to license the VigiLanz product suite, consisting of the Dynamic PharmacoVigilance® (DPV) system, the Dynamic PracticeGuidance™ (DPG) system, and the VigiLanz Infection Control Monitor™ (ICM).

31 Oct 2009

Women may need smaller dose of H1N1 vaccine

THE emergence of the H1N1 swine flu has added urgency to what has become an annual ritual for millions of Americans: getting a flu shot. The good news is that scientists have developed a vaccine against the H1N1 virus. But it is taking much longer than expected to produce the hundreds of millions of doses the government had planned to distribute. And it is still too soon to know how effective the vaccine will be in preventing swine flu.

31 Oct 2009

New York Times examines efforts underway to prevent spread of H1N1 during Hajj

The New York Times examines how Saudi Arabia is preparing for the upcoming annual pilgrimage of some "2.5 million people from 160 countries" to Mecca, some who "will be bringing the swine flu. The Saudi authorities, fearing that the hajj could turn their holy city into a petri dish for viral mutations and a hub for spreading a new pandemic wave around the world, are working hard to head that off," the newspaper writes.

31 Oct 2009

Aetna signs new expanded agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Aetna announced today that it has expanded its relationship with Sarasota Memorial Hospital by reaching agreement on a long-term contract that will provide access for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage members. This agreement marks the first time Sarasota Memorial has agreed to participate in a Medicare Advantage network plan.

31 Oct 2009

Individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients

In response to the current trend toward personalized medicine, the Beaumont Weight Control Center, affiliated with Beaumont Hospitals, a major Detroit-area health system, now offers individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients.

31 Oct 2009

Public concern can undermine flu vaccination campaigns

The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns - like that now underway for H1N1 - could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines.

31 Oct 2009

As House bill continues to stir reaction, focus turns to costs, potential amendments

Lawmakers and various groups continue to react to the House health bill, which was released Thursday and may significantly increase federal spending on health care.

31 Oct 2009

Advocates call for increased U.S. investment in global health

A report released Thursday (.pdf) by a group of global health advocates outlines ways the U.S. can work toward increasing access to health care throughout the world, Inter Press Service reports. They call "for doubling U.S. aid to global health projects from the current level of nearly eight billion dollars a year to 16 billion by 2011," followed by "annual increase[s] leading to a six-year total investment of 95 billion dollars."

30 Oct 2009

Study: Lack of insurance may have caused 17,000 child deaths over 20 years

"An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore," reports U.S. News and World Report.

30 Oct 2009

Healthcare News

MMR Information Systems offers free guide to Personal Health Records

Speaker Pelosi's statement on signing of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act

USCCB calls Catholics to prevent health care reform from being derailed by abortion lobby

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

Think First’s recommendation to centralize patient scheduling and registration for ambulatory clinics implemented

Miami resident pleads guilty on conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program

Initiate Systems announces Accenx Technologies acquisition; expands growth strategy in the healthcare market

Texas McAllen Hospitals violates the False Claims Act, to pay $27.5M for settling allegations

AARP praises General Assembly for preserving critical health care program

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

Illinois aims to protect consumers in the private health insurance market

Vigilanz, Orlando Health and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center sign license agreement

Women may need smaller dose of H1N1 vaccine

New York Times examines efforts underway to prevent spread of H1N1 during Hajj

Aetna signs new expanded agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients

Public concern can undermine flu vaccination campaigns

As House bill continues to stir reaction, focus turns to costs, potential amendments

Advocates call for increased U.S. investment in global health

Study: Lack of insurance may have caused 17,000 child deaths over 20 years

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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