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The Estate Vault to open a subsidiary in Australia for delivering portable health management solutions

The Estate Vault, Inc.,a leading provider of comprehensive electronic repository services for consolidating and protecting, medical, personal financial, and legal records, announced today that in response to the May 2009 announcement from the Australian National Health & Hospitals Reform Commission, that it will open a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia.

24 Aug 2009

Zipcar announces results of the 2009 Low-Car Diet annual program

Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing service, today announced the results of the 2009 Low-Car Diet, in which more than 250 people around the globe gave up their car for a month, from July 15 - August 15, 2009. After this year's annual program, 100 participants noted that they planned to stay car-free, compared to 83 who made that same commitment after last year's Low-Car Diet.

24 Aug 2009

Ad Audit: Allies of Obama try to ease jitters about health care changes

Kaiser Health News reports on a new ad by a coalition that includes "the drug industry, physicians' lobby and some backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul argue that the changes Congress is considering will make the health care system more stable and affordable." The analysis finds that "the ad promises more certainty about the future than Congress is likely to be able to ensure" (Rau, 8/24).

24 Aug 2009

$10 billion provision may aid retired autoworkers; NFIB opposes house plan

A $10 billion proposal may help retired autoworkers, steelworkers and schoolteachers afford coverage. Meanwhile, the largest small business association has turned against health reform plans.

24 Aug 2009

After vacation, Obama could shift health reform tactics

News organizations are analyzing the health reform challenges ahead for the President.

24 Aug 2009

Obama tops ranking of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare

President Barack Obama was voted the most powerful person in healthcare by readers of Modern Healthcare, the nation's leading weekly healthcare business news magazine. Obama, whose name has become inextricably linked with healthcare reform, topped the magazine's annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.

24 Aug 2009

Fresenius Medical Care's Patient Travel Service to provide free dialysis scheduling assistance to travelling patients

As thousands of people plan getaways for the fall and winter travel seasons, easy access to healthcare is a concern for many travelers with chronic health conditions who require life-sustaining treatments. Twenty-six million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease, and more than 355,000 of them require dialysis every few days to stay alive.

24 Aug 2009

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

A novel program in New York gives medical students the chance to experience life as nursing home patients and learn about geriatrics, a field in desperate need of more professionals.

24 Aug 2009

Claims Auditor Solution from Compliance 360 provides total control of medical claims audits and appeals

Compliance 360, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (eGRC) announced today that the Compliance 360 Claims Auditor has been licensed for use in over 200 hospitals since it was launched just 8 months ago.

24 Aug 2009

Economic professors at Baylor suggest that insurance reform must expand coverage to the uninsured 37 million Americans

Two professors at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business lay out a universal health care plan in their new book Health Care for Us All: Getting More for Our Investment, published by Cambridge University Press, that does not create a government entitlement program or threaten in any way the insurance coverage or health care of Americans who currently have coverage.

24 Aug 2009

Authentidate to provide web-based healthcare documentation process to LifeCare Solutions

Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT), a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange and workflow management services, today announced that LifeCare Solutions, Inc., a leading Western U.S. provider of home healthcare services and medical equipment, selected Authentidate's Inscrybe(TM) Healthcare web-based service to simplify completion of healthcare documentation with physicians.

24 Aug 2009

PatientKeeper's user community grows more than 60% in the last 12 months

PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading developer of physician information systems, reported continued growth in the first half of 2009. This growth was driven by new customers including Pennsylvania’s Butler Health System, North Carolina’s Catawba Valley Medical Center and Michigan’s Oakwood Healthcare System and by existing customers adopting new products.

24 Aug 2009

Staywell Custom Communications partners with Self Care Decisions to provide online applications for health care providers

Custom health communications company StayWell Custom Communications (SCC), a division of MediMedia USA, has announced an exclusive strategic alliance with Self Care Decisions, LLC, the leading provider of decision-support care guides for consumers via the Internet and mobile applications.

24 Aug 2009

First Edition: August 21, 2009

Today's headlines make clear that there's still no vacation from the health care reform debate.

24 Aug 2009

Survey reveals that majority of adult Americans fear the dentist

In a 2009 survey conducted by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), over 80% of adult Americans revealed they fear the dentist, with over half of those questioned saying fear might actually prevent them from even stepping foot into a dental office, an alarming discovery for dentists already suffering from the down economy.

24 Aug 2009

Thomson Reuters to supply real-time clinical surveillance solution to Bryanlgh Health System

BryanLGH Health System has selected Clinical Xpert CareFocus from Thomson Reuters to play an integral role in its ongoing efforts to improve clinical quality and patient safety.

24 Aug 2009

GoHealthInsurance.com offers comprehensive health insurance coverage

Health reform is on the forefront of everyone's minds. Last month in his weekly address, President Barack Obama touted health insurance "exchanges" which offer Americans a one-stop shopping destination for health coverage.

24 Aug 2009

Secretary Shinseki announces health care expansion plan in Albany, New York

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced a plan to expand health care in Albany, N.Y., by leasing 2.4 acres to a private-sector medical facility in exchange for construction of a 30,000 square-foot building for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at its Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center.

24 Aug 2009

Health and Human Services Secretary to present at the 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver remarks at the National Association of Community Health Centers' 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago.

24 Aug 2009

$25.7 million in grants announced to increase and improve US health center services

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation's health centers.

24 Aug 2009

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The Estate Vault to open a subsidiary in Australia for delivering portable health management solutions

Zipcar announces results of the 2009 Low-Car Diet annual program

Ad Audit: Allies of Obama try to ease jitters about health care changes

$10 billion provision may aid retired autoworkers; NFIB opposes house plan

After vacation, Obama could shift health reform tactics

Obama tops ranking of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare

Fresenius Medical Care's Patient Travel Service to provide free dialysis scheduling assistance to travelling patients

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

Claims Auditor Solution from Compliance 360 provides total control of medical claims audits and appeals

Economic professors at Baylor suggest that insurance reform must expand coverage to the uninsured 37 million Americans

Authentidate to provide web-based healthcare documentation process to LifeCare Solutions

PatientKeeper's user community grows more than 60% in the last 12 months

Staywell Custom Communications partners with Self Care Decisions to provide online applications for health care providers

First Edition: August 21, 2009

Survey reveals that majority of adult Americans fear the dentist

Thomson Reuters to supply real-time clinical surveillance solution to Bryanlgh Health System

GoHealthInsurance.com offers comprehensive health insurance coverage

Secretary Shinseki announces health care expansion plan in Albany, New York

Health and Human Services Secretary to present at the 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo

$25.7 million in grants announced to increase and improve US health center services

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