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Mayo Clinic may prove to be a difficult model to replicate

The Mayo Clinic looms out of the prairie here like the mecca it has become, a world-renowned medical complex that is often cited by President Obama. ... Few dispute the prowess of Mayo, which brings in $9 billion in revenue a year and hosts 250 surgeries a day. But a battle is underway among health-care experts and lawmakers over whether its success can be so easily replicated.

21 Sep 2009

Inhalable H1N1 vaccine to arrive in U.S. first week of October, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it anticipates 3.4 million doses of inhalable H1N1 vaccines will be available by the first week of October - the initial influx of 195 million doses purchased by the U.S. government, CNN reports. The vaccine is approved for healthy people between the ages of two and 49, but not for pregnant women (9/18).

21 Sep 2009

Malpractice reform in spotlight, earns mixed reviews

"Republican lawmakers have long touted federal tort reform as way to bring down health-care costs. Democrats are coming around to the same position in response to what they've heard from constituents. ... President Barack Obama recently raised the issue as an olive branch to Republicans, directing the Department of Health and Human Services to spend $25 million to help states and health-care systems try alternative methods of resolving malpractice allegations."

21 Sep 2009

In Dallas, doctor-owned hospitals are common and lucrative, but do they add to costs?

Doctor-owned hospitals prove to be lucrative, as seen at a Dallas hospital system, while opinions vary about their benefits.

21 Sep 2009

Obama lobbies the public, fellow Dems and one GOP senator

In his Sunday talk show appearance, President Obama conceded that he has not been "breaking through" on the health care debate, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I think there have been times where I have said, 'I've got to step up my game in terms of talking to the American people about issues like health care,'" he said, after reporters asked whether he'd lost control of the debate.

21 Sep 2009

Dems divided over how to pay for reform

Democrats are divided over where the funds to pay for a health care overhaul will come from.

21 Sep 2009

Blessing Hospital integrates AtStaff’s ClairVia Patient Acuity system with its EMR

By integrating AtStaff’s ClairVia® Patient Acuity system with its electronic medical record (EMR), Blessing Hospital of Quincy, Ill., is driving patient acuity and staffing workload directly and automatically from its existing clinical documentation -- a significant advancement in evidenced-based, outcomes-driven care.

21 Sep 2009

First Edition: September 21, 2009

Today's headlines indicate that President Obama's weekend media blitz will set the stage for this week's health policy action.

21 Sep 2009

Study reveals that Europe must change perspectives towards food security

A new report by leading food and sustainability scientists calls for Europe to take a new approach on food security, prioritizing health and sustainability in research and using a holistic view when making policy. The report has been jointly chaired by Peter Raspor, professor of food science and technology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and Rudy Rabbinge, professor of sustainable development and systems innovation at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

21 Sep 2009

Programs marking Deaf Awareness Week

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21 Sep 2009

Failures in Canadian health policy

As America grapples with reforming health care with an eye to introducing a public option, a new book published by the Fraser Institute, one of Canada’s leading economic think tanks, details the failures of Canada’s government-run health care system and serves as a warning to U.S. policy-makers.

21 Sep 2009

Community events conducted by the Hospital at Craig Ranch

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21 Sep 2009

Ontarians support research involving biotechnology

Ontarians overwhelmingly value biotechnology’s contribution to their lives and the economy, BIOTECanada told Minister Milloy and an audience of over 150 business leaders at the launch of the sixth annual National Biotechnology Week.

21 Sep 2009

IUPUI offers new graduate program in international research ethics

A "Concentration in International Research Ethics" will be offered by the Department of Philosophy in the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolisand the Indiana Center for Bioethics.

21 Sep 2009

Duraprint wristband application process saves hospital time and increases work flow efficiency

In today's busy hospitals, caregivers appreciate products that provide quick and easy application, allowing them to focus more time on patients. Precision Dynamics-TimeMed, the global leader in healthcare identification, streamlines and simplifies the wristband application process with its new DuraPrint® laser printable wristband and label system. Unlike traditional laminated wristbands, DuraPrint's® patented design doesn't require a laminate overlay, which saves hospital time and increases work flow efficiency.

21 Sep 2009

Symposium to discuss the scientific approaches of the FDA

The Second Annual Science Writers Symposium on Nov. 4 and 5, 2009, at the FDA's White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Md., will highlight how the FDA applies novel scientific approaches to critical public health issues and the products it regulates. The symposium, featuring a lab tour and presentations by FDA scientists, will give writers a unique insight into the evolving field of regulatory science with an eye towards generating potential story ideas.

21 Sep 2009

Widespread misinformation about Obama's healthcare proposals

A new Harris Poll finds that large numbers of people either believe damaging misinformation about the health care proposals being discussed in Washington or are not sure what to believe. The polls also shows that almost half of all adults continue to support what they see as President Obama’s health care reform proposals, significantly but not substantially more than oppose them.

21 Sep 2009

Study: Racial health disparities cost $229 billion from 2003-2006

"Racial health disparities cost the United States $229 billion between 2003 and 2006 — money that could help cover an overhaul of the nation's health care system, according to a new report by Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland researchers," The Baltimore Sun reports.

21 Sep 2009

"We are going to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible for everybody": SEIU

"This is a moment of profound change for this country -- from kitchen tables to town halls to the floor of the Senate, this nation is engaged in a vigorous and heated debate about how we rebuild our economy, solve our national healthcare crisis and restore the American Dream.

21 Sep 2009

Recent releases: Climate change, health; ITNS; Mexico H1N1; Policy Tracker; TB treatment; blogs

In addition to the Lancet's recent publication of an opinion piece and letter by 18 doctor association leaders about the potential health risks associated with climate change, the journal includes an editorial about sexual and reproductive health and climate change and a comment on the upcoming Copenhagen conference in December (9/19).

21 Sep 2009