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Trapeze Medical program to increase Medical-Grade Mobility solutions

Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand, today announced an ambitious program, "Trapeze Medical," with the goal of extending the company's leadership in the international Wireless LAN healthcare market.

5 Oct 2009

Former AMA President’s statement on healthcare reform

On Monday, President Obama will meet with doctors from across the country who support his health reform. Former head of the American Medical Association and the current spokesman for the Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights (Coalition), Dr. Donald Palmisano, is available to discuss why the White House should open the debate to the tens of thousands of doctors in America who oppose a government takeover of medicine.

5 Oct 2009

Task Force seeks public comments on accessibility to information about FDA activities

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will seek comments on how to ensure that information on FDA activities and decision-making is useful, understandable, and accessible to the public, during a daylong public meeting on Nov. 3, 2009.

5 Oct 2009

MHA announces endorsement relationship between AHR, VISTA Staffing Solutions and On Assignment

The Maine Hospital Association (MHA) has announced an exclusive endorsement relationship between their wholly owned entity, Associated Health Resources, Inc. (AHR), VISTA Staffing Solutions, Inc., and On Assignment, Inc.

5 Oct 2009

New distributor program from A-Life Medical

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that A-Life Hospital, its wholly owned subsidiary, introduced a new distributor program, A-Life Partners.

5 Oct 2009

HHS Secretary pleased with Governors supporting health insurance reform, issues statement

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today after 22 Governors sent a letter to Congressional leaders in support of health insurance reform.

5 Oct 2009

USCCB: Senate Finance Committee accepts healthcare reform bill, rejects pro-life amendments

Officials of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) saw mixed results when the Senate Finance Committee completed voting on amendment to its proposed health care reform bill this week.

5 Oct 2009

NHIT achieves milestone with NHIN CONNECTfx gateway software

Nationwide Health Information Technology, Inc. (NHIT) today announced the milestone of 4,000 production transactions processed through the NHIN using CONNECTfx based on the U.S. Government's open-source CONNECT solution.

5 Oct 2009

Tehachapi Valley Healthcare to deliver quality health care services

Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District received $2.4 million in capital from UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to help the organization deliver quality health care services to Tehachapi-area residents and rural communities in Kern County.

5 Oct 2009

Lawmakers urged to defend adequate Medicare funding to protect most vulnerable constituents' care

As October 1, 2009 signals the beginning of the new fiscal year 2010, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) said cuts of up to $16 billion over ten years to Medicare funded nursing home care being put into effect today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must be taken into account by U.S. Senate and House leaders as they continue to refine the financing details of their respective health care reform bills.

5 Oct 2009

Tools to educate employees about disability threats

The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) is alerting all employers that disabling illnesses have become one of the fastest growing threats to employees' income. In fact, they now account for 55 percent of workplace absences.

5 Oct 2009

UnitedHealthcare launches 2010 portfolio of Medicare products

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, today introduced its 2010 portfolio of Medicare products that provide seniors an affordable way to manage their health care and prescription drug needs.

5 Oct 2009

'Final' Finance Committee's health bill may not be final word for Senate

Chairman Max Baucus released the full text of the Senate Finance Committee's health care overhaul bill late Friday and news outlets examined it and looked ahead.

5 Oct 2009

Premier Insurance Management Services introduces Clinical Risk Management assessment program

Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Premier healthcare alliance, has introduced a new Clinical Risk Management (CRM) assessment program designed to evaluate performance and collaboration across the risk management, safety and quality functions in hospitals and healthcare systems.

5 Oct 2009

Free surgical care program for injured war veterans

Today at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), the organization announced the launch of their new humanitarian effort named "Faces of Honor," a program that will offer free surgical care for soldiers who have been injured in the line of duty.

5 Oct 2009

Health reform bill moving ahead, despite lingering questions

CongressDaily: "Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said his committee will convene again Tuesday. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, the only committee Republican who might cross sides to vote for the health bill, remained on the fence late last week. 'Obviously, there's some things that require significant improvement, for example, on the individual mandate,' Snowe said.

5 Oct 2009

Obama: 'I will not accept partisan efforts' blocking health reform bills

President Obama returned to the topic of health care reform in his weekly Saturday radio and internet address, calling it "a critical step in rebuilding our economy."

5 Oct 2009

American Lung Association kicks off its Faces of Influenza campaign in Miami

The American Lung Association of Florida-South Area is kicking off its 2009-2010 Faces of Influenza initiative by conducting a public influenza panel discussion to help Miami area residents understand the seriousness of seasonal influenza and the importance of annual vaccination. The meeting will address the latest flu statistics and benefits of vaccination, especially among high-risk groups.

3 Oct 2009

BUSM's geriatrics clerkship meets all the ambulatory core geriatric competencies

As the population ages, it is imperative that medical students are prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their specialty. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that an interdisciplinary multisite fourth-year geriatrics clerkship, has successfully met all the ambulatory core geriatric competencies as outlined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) working group.

3 Oct 2009

Lawsuit filed against MultiCare Health System for unilaterally implementing a mandatory vaccination policy

Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 16,000 registered nurses in Washington State, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against MultiCare Health System for unilaterally implementing a mandatory vaccination policy. This new policy will force nurses to get the flu vaccination or to wear face masks as a condition of employment and may result in the firing of nurses who do not comply with the policy.

3 Oct 2009

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Trapeze Medical program to increase Medical-Grade Mobility solutions

Former AMA President’s statement on healthcare reform

Task Force seeks public comments on accessibility to information about FDA activities

MHA announces endorsement relationship between AHR, VISTA Staffing Solutions and On Assignment

New distributor program from A-Life Medical

HHS Secretary pleased with Governors supporting health insurance reform, issues statement

USCCB: Senate Finance Committee accepts healthcare reform bill, rejects pro-life amendments

NHIT achieves milestone with NHIN CONNECTfx gateway software

Tehachapi Valley Healthcare to deliver quality health care services

Lawmakers urged to defend adequate Medicare funding to protect most vulnerable constituents' care

Tools to educate employees about disability threats

UnitedHealthcare launches 2010 portfolio of Medicare products

'Final' Finance Committee's health bill may not be final word for Senate

Premier Insurance Management Services introduces Clinical Risk Management assessment program

Free surgical care program for injured war veterans

Health reform bill moving ahead, despite lingering questions

Obama: 'I will not accept partisan efforts' blocking health reform bills

American Lung Association kicks off its Faces of Influenza campaign in Miami

BUSM's geriatrics clerkship meets all the ambulatory core geriatric competencies

Lawsuit filed against MultiCare Health System for unilaterally implementing a mandatory vaccination policy

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