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Medical City and Allocade to deploy their On-Cue software solution at Medical City Dallas Hospital

Medical City and Allocade, Inc., a developer of innovative healthcare software solutions, today announced the first deployment of the On-Cue™ system in Texas. On-Cue is a revolutionary software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence to automate patient flow throughout the hospital and improve operational efficiencies by creating a dynamic patient itinerary.

8 Oct 2009

Health care varies significantly among states, Study finds

A new Commonwealth Fund study shows wide disparities in health care across states.

8 Oct 2009

Aetna releases its 2009-2010 Latino Calendar

Aetna has released its 2009-2010 Latino Calendar, which celebrates contemporary Latino role models who are helping to build stronger, healthy communities. The online version of the calendar is available at www.aetnahispaniccalendar.com.

8 Oct 2009

Study indicates key credentials of practitioners need to be verified regularly

An observational study conducted by Medversant Technologies, LLC, (www.medversant.com), the nation’s exclusive provider of AutoVerifi™ technology (U.S. Patent 7,529,682) that continuously monitors Web-based credentials verification solutions for hospitals, health plans, state Medicaid programs, and other healthcare settings, determined that of 29,845 healthcare practitioners with professed current medical licensure, 1.9 percent were practicing without a license and 18.7 percent were flagged with one or more “adverse findings” – including malpractice, expired license, and credentials falsification.

8 Oct 2009

GeckoSystems Intl. hosts first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that they are hosting their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

8 Oct 2009

RWJF honors Arizona advocate with 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the selection of David Carey, chair of Inspire Human Services Co-op in Phoenix, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to announce the 2009 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) Award, honoring 10 individuals who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for disadvantaged or underserved men, women and children across the United States.

8 Oct 2009

Needlestick injuries in home care nursing can also affect patients

Patients continue to enter home healthcare ''sicker and quicker," often with complex health problems that may require extensive nursing care. This increases the risk of needlestick injuries in home healthcare nurses.

8 Oct 2009

New Palliative Medicine Fellowship program for Pacific Northwest physicians

While end-of-life care issues have come front and center in the current health care reform debate, physicians in the Pacific Northwest can now get more intensive training and new board certification in palliative medicine and hospice care.

8 Oct 2009

SPAPN awards four individuals for their contributions in advancing mental health care in New Jersey

During this time of transformational change in our healthcare system, advanced practice nursing continues to be in the forefront. Each year, the Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of the New Jersey State Nurses Association provides an opportunity to formally recognize outstanding contributions made by New Jersey psychiatric advanced practice nurses and those who support their mission.

8 Oct 2009

CAPT continues its efforts to end harmful staffing reductions and cuts

The California Association of Psychiatric Technicians is continuing a series of weekly informational pickets at state hospitals, developmental centers and prisons, this time – for the second time – at Napa State Hospital.

7 Oct 2009

The Ensign Group completes three Utah skilled nursing facilities acquisition

The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), announced today that it has acquired three Utah skilled nursing facilities, South Valley Care Center in West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Rock Canyon Rehab & Care Center in Provo, and Castle Country Care Center in Price.

7 Oct 2009

The Ensign Group announces the acquisition of Golden Acres

The Ensign Group, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Golden Acres, an operating skilled nursing and independent living campus, as well as a separate hospice business, both in Dallas, Texas. The acquisition was effective October 1, 2009.

7 Oct 2009

Presbyterian Hospital implements Defensive Monitoring solution for their post-surgical patients

Presbyterian Hospital will “go live” today with a Defensive Monitoring™ solution for their post-surgical patients: A Prefense™ Early Detection and Notification™ System from Nihon Kohden America, Inc.

7 Oct 2009

NANDA-I urges political leaders to include nurses in health care debate

While the health care debate continues in the U.S., there's one voice you haven't heard much from: nurses. "A number of our professional organizations have testified about proposed health care reforms, but nurses have not been asked to the table as equal participants," said T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, Executive Director of NANDA International (NANDA-I).

7 Oct 2009

Jacobs Engineering continues to provide program and construction management services

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from the Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif., to continue providing program and construction management services for the New Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Expansion Projects

7 Oct 2009

Magazine compiles rankings of U.S. nursing homes

U.S. News & World Report examines government data from more than 15,500 nursing homes to determine which are the nation's best: "At the core of the rankings is the data and ratings found on Nursing Home Compare, a federal website created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

7 Oct 2009

Pre-Visit Patients are more engaged and empowered to take action and influence others

Online individuals who have a scheduled appointment with a doctor – also known as Pre-Visit Patients™ – hold a range of traits and behaviors that make them of deep interest to health-related advertisers, according to an analysis of two surveys conducted separately by Manhattan Research and HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company.

7 Oct 2009

For one senior, Medicaid provides model care

Also as part of the "Are You Covered?" series, NPR's Jeff Brady profiles Gracie Scarrow, 94. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure she didn't have the money to pay for the care she needed.

7 Oct 2009

Biovail provides update on its Phase III program with pimavanserin for Parkinson’s disease psychosis

Biovail Corporation today provided an update on its Phase III program with pimavanserin for Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP), which is being pursued in collaboration with ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Following the announcement on September 1st of disappointing top-line results from the first Phase III PDP trial, Biovail and ACADIA remain committed to the successful development of pimavanserin and have established a development strategy that they believe will strengthen the PDP program.

7 Oct 2009