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Webinars to discuss how MCA improves patient care

Calling all health IT professionals: something special is coming to HealthcareGoesMobile.com. The first Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) Week is slated for Oct. 12-16, when this free healthcare technology Web community is dedicated to all things related to the MCA device. The MCA was specifically designed to streamline clinician workflows and improve interactions with patients at the point-of-care.

14 Oct 2009

More employers demand workers prove dependents are eligible for coverage

The Washington Post reports that some employers are pushing ineligible dependents out of health insurance plans. "Call it a sign of the times: A growing number of area employers, including the Commonwealth of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University and the Navy Federal Credit Union, are cracking down on workers who enroll ex-spouses, over-age children, grandchildren and others not entitled to coverage under their health plan.

13 Oct 2009

Prescription drug ads drive up U.S. health costs

NPR reports on how prescription drug advertising drives up consumer demand, which drives up medical costs. The story, done in partnership with the public radio program, This American Life, is the third in a three-part series about why American health care costs are so high. "Prescription drug spending is the third most expensive cost in the U.S. health care system.

13 Oct 2009

Pharmacists can help solve the health care puzzle by reducing overall health care costs

Choosing your pharmacist as carefully as you choose your doctor is becoming more and more important to overall health. In the United States, we spend 53% more per person on health care than any other industrialized nation, yet our patients do not fair any better.

13 Oct 2009

Hartford Hospital awards three-year contract to Zix Corporation for email encryption services

Zix Corporation, the leader in email encryption services, today announced that Hartford Hospital, a Connecticut-based hospital, has signed a three-year contract for the company's email encryption services.

13 Oct 2009

Bright Note Technology is now available in McKesson’s ambulatory electronic health record solutions

Bright Note Technology™, which instantly populates all critical data on a patient chart, is now available across the entire spectrum of McKesson’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) solutions for physician practices. This dynamic processing technology enables physicians and other providers to use their preferred charting style to capture data in a single screen note and, with one touch, synchronize searchable data across a complete chart.

13 Oct 2009

USAID awards Abt Associates 'Strengthening Health Outcomes Through Private Sector' grant

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a five-year grant, Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector, to Abt Associates, Inc. Sub-recipients under the grant are Banyan Global, Jhpiego, Marie Stopes International, the Monitor Group, and O'Hanlon Health Consulting, LLC.

13 Oct 2009

National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants to hold its first annual conference

The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC), the nation's first professional association for people working as healthcare and patient advocates, will hold its first annual conference November 14-15 at the University of California, Berkeley Clark Kerr Campus.

13 Oct 2009

TCGRx and NetRx sign partnership to improve the overall process in pharmacies

TCGRx (TCG), an industry leader in automation and design services for pharmacy markets across the U.S., announced today a strategic partnership with NetRx, a national network comprised of locally based, long-term care pharmacies with reputations for personalized service, high-quality products and cost-effective prices.

13 Oct 2009

Congressman Joe Wilson's statement on healthcare reform

Participating in his first full length radio interview since his famously shouted “You Lie” remark during President Obama’s address to Congress propelled him into the media spotlight, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) appeared on the nationally syndicated Neal Asbury Show on WZAB-AM. Congressman Wilson attributed his dramatic vocal response to a “town hall moment,” a visceral reaction to what he inherently knew was Obama’s misrepresentation of the citizenship immigration policy.

13 Oct 2009

Virginia Health Information releases HMO quality and satisfaction reports

Virginia Health Information (VHI), a nonprofit health information company, reports HMO quality and satisfaction reports at www.vhi.org.

13 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 13, 2009

All eyes are watching for the outcome of today's Senate Finance Committee health bill vote. Will the measure pass? How will Sen. Olympia Snowe vote? And what about that insurance industry report?

13 Oct 2009

Sixth annual Medical Student Research Forum highlights latest findings

Members of Qatar's research and medical community recently gathered at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar to learn more about research conducted by the college's pre-medical and medical students.

13 Oct 2009

The Mobile Robots in Motion conference to focus on new CPT Codes in home medical device monitoring reimbursements

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. -- announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009 they will discuss the new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes regarding in home medical device monitoring reimbursements.

13 Oct 2009

Good Samaritan Hospital tops HealthGrade ratings for stroke treatment and joint replacement

A study issued today by HealthGrades, Inc., the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that Good Samaritan Hospital is among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement. The nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals were all included in the sweeping study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2006, 2007 and 2008.

13 Oct 2009

North Bend Medical Centers partners with Oracle and PracticeOne to support its medical specialties

North Bend Medical Centers of Coos Bay, Oregon, a 55-physician, 300+ employee, multi-specialty clinic and provider to over 60,000 patients, is an innovative user of healthcare information technology. The clinic is comprised of five locations across southern Oregon and represents 15 medical specialties and has partnered closely with PracticeOne and Oracle as key technology providers to support its doctors and clinics.

13 Oct 2009

Campaign to address rising health care costs

What if you could not find the price for anything at the grocery store, even the most basic items? What if the check-out clerk offered to mail you a bill, but could not tell you what your total amount would be?

13 Oct 2009

"It is exciting to be included in the debate on needed health reforms": MediConnect CEO

MediConnect CEO Amy Rees Anderson and EVP Business Development Adam Casto participated with Michael O. Leavitt, former Utah governor who also served as secretary of Health and Human Services; Utah Senator Orrin Hatch; Utah Governor Gary Herbert; Harvard Business School Professor and best-selling author Clayton Christensen; along with other U.S. senators, congressmen, major university executives, and marquee industry leaders in the 2009 National Summit on Personalized Health Care: Fostering Transformative Innovation.

13 Oct 2009

The third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference commences today

Leaders of the medical technology industry convene today through the 14th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference.

13 Oct 2009

"Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" for Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente has been awarded the prestigious "Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for efforts to reach across cultural and language barriers to provide health plan members with care that meets their unique needs.

13 Oct 2009

Healthcare News

Webinars to discuss how MCA improves patient care

More employers demand workers prove dependents are eligible for coverage

Prescription drug ads drive up U.S. health costs

Pharmacists can help solve the health care puzzle by reducing overall health care costs

Hartford Hospital awards three-year contract to Zix Corporation for email encryption services

Bright Note Technology is now available in McKesson’s ambulatory electronic health record solutions

USAID awards Abt Associates 'Strengthening Health Outcomes Through Private Sector' grant

National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants to hold its first annual conference

TCGRx and NetRx sign partnership to improve the overall process in pharmacies

Congressman Joe Wilson's statement on healthcare reform

Virginia Health Information releases HMO quality and satisfaction reports

First Edition: October 13, 2009

Sixth annual Medical Student Research Forum highlights latest findings

The Mobile Robots in Motion conference to focus on new CPT Codes in home medical device monitoring reimbursements

Good Samaritan Hospital tops HealthGrade ratings for stroke treatment and joint replacement

North Bend Medical Centers partners with Oracle and PracticeOne to support its medical specialties

Campaign to address rising health care costs

"It is exciting to be included in the debate on needed health reforms": MediConnect CEO

The third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference commences today

"Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" for Kaiser Permanente

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