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Powder-free latex gloves decrease allergy risk in hospitals

Using powder-free latex gloves rather than those with cornstarch powder greatly reduced the number of workers' compensation claims related to latex-related illness, a recent Geisinger study found.

8 Mar 2009

Hopkins community nursing showcases public health principles

Public Health Week, April 7-13, annually highlights health promotion, disease prevention, and early intervention, but for the faculty and students at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON), every week is public health week.

8 Mar 2009

New clinical support tool gives doctors the complete picture

During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care.

8 Mar 2009

Electronic medical records improve operating room scheduling

In the current economic climate, using electronic medical records to lower health care costs is receiving a great deal of attention.

8 Mar 2009

Racial disparities in ER length of stay point to added risks for minority patients

Sick or injured African-American patients wait about an hour longer than patients of other races before being transferred to an inpatient hospital bed following emergency room visits, according to a new national study published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine.

5 Mar 2009

New evidence-based educational guidelines advise paradigm shift in physician education

New evidence-based educational guidelines evaluate the effectiveness of current continuing medical education (CME) practices and provide the first set of recommendations on how those practices need to change in the future.

5 Mar 2009

Mobile phones belonging to hospital workers covered in bugs

Mobile phone handsets belonging to hospital workers are covered in bacteria including the 'superbug', MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ).

5 Mar 2009

Unemployment benefits improve health of the unemployed

Unemployment benefits help reduce the negative health-related behaviours often associated with being unemployed.

5 Mar 2009

Seattle report ranks local hospitals on access to care for minorities, low-income individuals

Four advocacy groups in Seattle on Tuesday issued a report that highlighted disparities in access to care for minorities at several local hospitals, the Seattle Times reports.

5 Mar 2009

Wilmington News Journal examines bilingual hospital staff serving as interpreters

With a growing population of non-English-speaking patients, many hospitals are training their bilingual staff members to be "effective communicators on health issues," the Wilmington News Journal reports.

5 Mar 2009

New York paid $28 million in Medicaid payments for 20,000 people receiving benefits in other states, audit finds

New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Tuesday said that from 2004 to 2008 the state Health Department made about $28 million in Medicaid payments to about 20,000 people who also were enrolled in Medicaid programs in other states, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.

5 Mar 2009

More companies offering 'telehealth' consultations

Various "telehealth" services -- allowing consumers access to health care via telephone, Internet or other telecommunications devices -- have cropped up in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reports.

5 Mar 2009

Employers plan to reduce contributions to employees' premiums in 2010, survey says

Two out of every three U.S. employers are examining ways to reduce the amount they contribute to employees' health care expenses in 2010, according to a study by Hewitt Associates, the Chicago Tribune reports. In addition, Hewitt said 4% of U.S. employers are planning "to discontinue providing health care benefits altogether."

5 Mar 2009

Many U.S. residents younger than age 65 lacked health insurance at some point during past two years, report finds

One-third of U.S. residents younger than age 65 lacked health insurance at some point during the past two years, according to a report released on Wednesday by Families USA, Reuters reports. The report examined data from surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

5 Mar 2009

Kansas lawmakers to examine increase in payments to group with ties to HHS Secretary-Designee Sebelius

Kansas lawmakers on Wednesday announced that they plan to hold hearings to examine a decision made by the administration of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), whom President Obama has nominated as HHS secretary, to increase state payments to a social services group whose board of directors included members with close ties to the governor, the AP/Kansas City Star reports.

5 Mar 2009

Obama hosts health care summit at White House

A White House health care summit hosted on Thursday by President Obama will enable attendees to discuss reform proposals for the U.S. health care system, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/5).

5 Mar 2009

Hazardous conditions found in home healthcare may put frail and seniors at risk

A large-scale study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified the type and frequency of hazardous conditions found in the home healthcare (HHC) setting.

4 Mar 2009

Contra Costa County considering health services cuts for undocumented immigrants, inmates

This month, the Contra Costa County, Calif., Board of Supervisors will consider a plan to prohibit undocumented adult immigrants from receiving nonurgent, county-funded care, the Contra Costa Times reports.

4 Mar 2009

Maine medical residents receive dental care training to address state dentist shortage

The New York Times on Tuesday examined how "[d]entists are in such short supply in Maine that primary care doctors who do their medical residency in the state are learning to lance abscesses, pull teeth and perform other basic dental skills through a program that began in 2005."

4 Mar 2009

Bill would limit Federal funding for Florida Medicaid pilot program

Florida Rep. Elaine Schwartz (D) has proposed a bill that seeks to limit the funding of a Medicaid pilot program that some say has led to delays in access to care, the AP/Miami Herald reports (AP/Miami Herald, 3/2).

4 Mar 2009

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Powder-free latex gloves decrease allergy risk in hospitals

Hopkins community nursing showcases public health principles

New clinical support tool gives doctors the complete picture

Electronic medical records improve operating room scheduling

Racial disparities in ER length of stay point to added risks for minority patients

New evidence-based educational guidelines advise paradigm shift in physician education

Mobile phones belonging to hospital workers covered in bugs

Unemployment benefits improve health of the unemployed

Seattle report ranks local hospitals on access to care for minorities, low-income individuals

Wilmington News Journal examines bilingual hospital staff serving as interpreters

New York paid $28 million in Medicaid payments for 20,000 people receiving benefits in other states, audit finds

More companies offering 'telehealth' consultations

Employers plan to reduce contributions to employees' premiums in 2010, survey says

Many U.S. residents younger than age 65 lacked health insurance at some point during past two years, report finds

Kansas lawmakers to examine increase in payments to group with ties to HHS Secretary-Designee Sebelius

Obama hosts health care summit at White House

Hazardous conditions found in home healthcare may put frail and seniors at risk

Contra Costa County considering health services cuts for undocumented immigrants, inmates

Maine medical residents receive dental care training to address state dentist shortage

Bill would limit Federal funding for Florida Medicaid pilot program

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