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Report on healthcare procedure costs published

For the first time, Virginians have access to information on what health care procedures cost -- before they receive medical care. Virginia Health Information has published a report showing the average amounts that health insurers in Virginia pay for 31 procedures -- including preventive, emergency, outpatient, and hospital inpatient care.

27 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 27, 2009

Based on today's headlines, it's fair to say that -- at least for the Senate -- it's all about Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement regarding the public option.

27 Oct 2009

New report on healthcare information technology market released

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's new report, "Healthcare Computer System Markets and Trends In HIT Buying (Forecasts for System, Service and Support Revenues, Areas of Interest, Major Competitor Profiles)," to their collection of Healthcare market reports.

27 Oct 2009

Excessive salt intake raises blood pressure and increases risk for heart disease and stroke

A move from a traditional diet to the sodium-laden Western diet is fuelling a spike in the blood pressure of the Inuit in Canada's North, Dr. Marie-Ludivine Chateau-Degat told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

27 Oct 2009

MediSend International teams up with CGI, to provide biomedical equipment, medicines to hospitals in Afghanistan

MediSend International has joined The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) with an initial Commitment to Action, a unique feature of CGI membership that translates practical goals into meaningful and measurable results.

27 Oct 2009

AJPM article calls for increased effectiveness research on clinical preventive services for adolescents

Too little attention is paid to improving the delivery of clinical preventive services to adolescents by addressing problems unique to that population, says a new study commissioned by Partnership for Prevention.

27 Oct 2009

Insurer contracting policies can jeopardize health care system, says NNCC study

A study conducted by National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC) has found that nearly half (48%) of all major managed-care organizations in the United States do not credential or contract with nurse practitioners as primary care providers.

27 Oct 2009

CCPM coalition members urge Congress to fix or drop the current biogenerics provision

The Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market (CCPM), its allied organizations, representing several hundred million Americans, join experts from the medical and research communities, economists and thought leaders appealing to Congress to fix the excessive 12-year market exclusivity and ever-greening provisions for biologics or drop it altogether.

27 Oct 2009

Market volatility and regulatory requirements, the driving forces behind healthcare retirement plan

Market volatility and regulatory requirements were the driving forces behind healthcare retirement plan sponsors’ actions in 2009. According to a just-released survey of healthcare employers, more than one-third (37%) said that implementing a new fiduciary process associated with the new 403(b) regulations that went into effect earlier this year was their primary challenge.

27 Oct 2009

Bayshore Home Health acquires Nightingale Nursing Group

Bayshore Home Health announced today the purchase of Saskatoon-based home health care company Nightingale Nursing Group Inc. The acquisition expands Bayshore's presence in the province, complements its existing office in Regina, and provides an opportunity to service additional remote northern communities.

27 Oct 2009

Mediacorp names Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers

Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories has been named, for the second consecutive year, as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of the Greater Toronto Area's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada, Inc.

27 Oct 2009

New poll surveys women's attitude about the health care debate

A new poll conducted by WomanTrend, a division of the polling company inc., surveyed 800 women across the nation to assess both their attitudes about the current health care debate and their priorities for their families and the nation.

27 Oct 2009

Hutchinson Center receives USAID grant to build a cancer clinic and medical-training facility in Africa

Building on the strengths of two institutions separated by nearly 9,000 miles over two continents - both renowned in their work in the fight against cancer - the United States Agency for International Development has awarded a $500,000 grant to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to aid in the construction of the first American cancer clinic and medical-training facility in Africa.

27 Oct 2009

Mobile application launched to help consumers compare health care costs

Medica today became the first health plan to launch a mobile application to help consumers compare cost information for a variety of medical procedures. The app, based on the Web site MainStreetMedica.com, is available at the iPhone App Store.

27 Oct 2009

Majority of doctors satisfied with the spiritual services provided by hospital chaplains: Survey

A national survey of physicians' experience with hospital chaplains found that the vast majority of doctors were satisfied with the spiritual services provided. Physicians in the Northeast and those with a dim view of religion's effects on patients, however, were less likely to be pleased.

27 Oct 2009

ACC's initiative for health care reform

As lawmakers debate health care reform, business innovator Lou Weisbach and Clinton White House health care advisor Dr. Richard Boxer are available for interviews to discuss a glaring, missing element of the forthcoming health care legislation: reducing health care costs -- and saving lives -- by preventing and curing disease.

27 Oct 2009

New Pandemic Influenza Stress Vaccine course for health-care workers

Experts know that a pandemic can increase stress-related absenteeism among health-care workers. To help prevent this, a team of Mount Sinai Hospital psychiatrists and nurses have developed The Pandemic Influenza Stress Vaccine, a computerized course for health-care workers worldwide to build their resilience during a pandemic.

27 Oct 2009

Ontario's doctors commend provincial law for banning cell phone use while driving

In 2008, Ontario's doctors sounded the alarm on the dangers of using cell phones while driving. Today, provincial law banning the use of hand-held cell phones and other electronic devices while driving comes into effect.

27 Oct 2009

Ziehm NaviPort interface and BrainLAB Fluoro 3D surgical navigation software improves surgical procedures

Ziehm Imaging and BrainLAB have extended their cooperation to assist surgeons in the intra-operative guidance of pedicle screw and hardware placement during surgical trauma and spinal instrumentation procedures.

27 Oct 2009

Behavior changing strategies may improve medical adherence

Taking medication as the doctor prescribes is crucial to improving health. However, 26 to 59 percent of older adults do not adhere to instructions, according to a 2003 study published in Drugs and Aging. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri found that applying behavior changing strategies, such as using pill boxes or reducing the number of daily doses, can improve patients' abilities to take their medications as required.

27 Oct 2009

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Report on healthcare procedure costs published

First Edition: October 27, 2009

New report on healthcare information technology market released

Excessive salt intake raises blood pressure and increases risk for heart disease and stroke

MediSend International teams up with CGI, to provide biomedical equipment, medicines to hospitals in Afghanistan

AJPM article calls for increased effectiveness research on clinical preventive services for adolescents

Insurer contracting policies can jeopardize health care system, says NNCC study

CCPM coalition members urge Congress to fix or drop the current biogenerics provision

Market volatility and regulatory requirements, the driving forces behind healthcare retirement plan

Bayshore Home Health acquires Nightingale Nursing Group

Mediacorp names Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers

New poll surveys women's attitude about the health care debate

Hutchinson Center receives USAID grant to build a cancer clinic and medical-training facility in Africa

Mobile application launched to help consumers compare health care costs

Majority of doctors satisfied with the spiritual services provided by hospital chaplains: Survey

ACC's initiative for health care reform

New Pandemic Influenza Stress Vaccine course for health-care workers

Ontario's doctors commend provincial law for banning cell phone use while driving

Ziehm NaviPort interface and BrainLAB Fluoro 3D surgical navigation software improves surgical procedures

Behavior changing strategies may improve medical adherence

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Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

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