The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today released “Accountable Care Organization Principles” which it hopes will help guide regulatory activity regarding the development of these high-performing care systems mandated by recent health reform, as well as inspire significant improvements in the healthcare delivery system nationwide.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been named the nation’s top children’s cancer hospital in the 2010-11 Best Children’s Hospital rankings published in U.S. News & World Report.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced June 1 that Baxter Healthcare Corporation became its first Industry Supporter as a part of the recently launched ASA Corporate Supporter Program.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first site in North Texas to launch the next generation in CT scanners, which allow doctors to image an entire organ in less than a second or track blood flow through the brain or to a tumor – all with less radiation exposure to patients.
New video footage of the DEKA Arm System, a high-tech prosthetic arm that mimics the functionality of a natural limb, is available at http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/video/jrrdvideos.html.
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) will participate in ProTECT III, a groundbreaking National Institute of Health (NIH)-sponsored research study for the emergency treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) using the hormone progesterone.
Two Buffalo scientists have paired up to create technology that has the potential to revolutionize surgical training worldwide, developing the first procedure-based, hands-on surgical training software. Their patent-pending system, Hands-On Surgical Training ™ (HOST), guides surgeons through real-time operative procedures using the Robotic Surgical Simulator ™ (RoSS) interface.
A new surgery that can get people with foot drop out of a brace and walking normally.
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is incorporating the eLadder® Safety eLearning course series into its curriculum to form the core content of a special elective in pharmacovigilance to be offered at the School of Pharmacy.
The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic, under the mantle of the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics, have formed a strategic research relationship with the Karolinska Institute of Stockholm, Sweden, the top-rated medical research university in Europe.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to investigators at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to study obligations researchers may have to provide ancillary health care unrelated to their study while working in impoverished settings.
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation announces the release of a new 30 second PSA featuring Detroit Pistons Charlie Villanueva
A less invasive, surgical treatment for bunions known as the Mini TightRope procedure is being used at Rush University Medical Center to correct bunions, or hallux valgus, a common, often painful deformity in which the big toe is angled in toward the smaller toes.
The American Thyroid Association and the European Thyroid Association support World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2010, to enhance awareness and understanding of thyroid health.
High insurance costs keep many arthritis sufferers from using expensive - but highly effective - biotech drugs.
Lippincott’s NursingCenter.com, a leading provider of peer-reviewed content for nursing and health professionals, is collaborating with HealthyWomen, the nation’s premier health information source for women, to expand access to HealthyWomen’s consumer and patient education materials.
Designed to stop the motion at a painful vertebral segment, this procedure is traditionally performed via a large incision on the back, stripping vital muscles away from the spine.
Two new advanced degree programs designed for college graduates who want to strengthen their training and education in biomedical science have been announced by the UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
The NIH is sponsoring research of an investigational vaccine for a potentially deadly virus.
NewYork-Presbyterian has created a new careers and nursing website to recruit the best and brightest for a wide range of clinical and non-clinical positions. The innovative site -- www.nyp.org/careers -- simplifies the process of searching and applying for a job, while featuring the real stories of Hospital employees.
The American Medical Group Association announced that the most recent in a series of regional meetings focused on accountable care organizations (ACOs), hosted by Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Texas, continued to build on the success of previous meetings in the series. The meetings are drawing healthcare leaders together to network in an intimate setting and to learn from leading medical groups and organized systems of care that are exemplars of the ACO model.
Celsis International, the global leader in rapid microbial detection, has been honored for supply chain excellence with its inclusion in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s ninth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100.
Less than 1 in 6 report availability of e-mail, Internet communications with kids’ health care providers; half say having e-access would be helpful
UC San Diego Health System is enrolling a small group of patients in a two-year study to examine the safety of a non-invasive cardiac shock wave procedure for patients with chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart.
A new weight reduction surgical option is now available through the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The newest surgical weight loss procedure offered by the Center is the “gastric sleeve,” named as such because a large part of the stomach is removed and the remainder is closed to make a tube-like “sleeve.”
As the United States prepares to add 32 million more patients to the health care system through health care reform, 11 of the leading medical societies in the country joined together today to publicly support the introduction of the Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010.
Men concerned about their health will soon have a new health facility designed especially for them, thanks to the generosity of New York's pre-eminent philanthropist Iris Cantor, who donated $20 million toward its establishment. The first of its kind in the region, the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will provide one-stop comprehensive medical services for men. The Center is scheduled to open in 2012.
Give the gift of health to women in your community with the purchase of a pink BlackBerry smartphone only from TELUS.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the only site in North Texas participating in a national study that offers advanced lung-cancer patients free screenings of their tumors for genetic mutations, some of which might be targets for treatment with existing or experimental therapies.
Geisinger has exceeded the national benchmark for testing women who are at risk for developing osteoporosis – a silent and serious disease.
Driven by his mother's health questions and the difficulty of providing simple, reliable answers, Shantanu Nundy, MD, a resident in internal medicine, has collected all of the "generally accepted truths" about preventing disease, organized them into checklists based on age, and published them as Stay Healthy at Every Age.
A new research study to be conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing associate professor Nancy Glass will help women plan for their personal safety when ending an abusive relationship.
Policies allowing genes to be patented can make it more difficult for patients to access testing for important disease-causing gene mutations, according to a series of papers in a special online supplement published by Genetics in Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced the launch of a new online service to help consumers find out the cost of medical services in advance, learn whether they are eligible for financial assistance and how to get help with paying their hospital bills.
Backed by a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Pradeep Garg, Ph.D., and research colleagues at Wake Forest Baptist and Duke University Medical Center are conducting research to improve the effectiveness of nicotine vaccination for cigarette smokers.
Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announced the launch of its new XTRASORB™ Foam dressing. The dressing is the company's first novel entry in the $300 million foam wound dressing market. First sales are expected during the second quarter of 2010.
People who rely on the print media for their health information tend to do better than Web-seekers at following a healthy lifestyle
Today the Department of Health and Human Services announced that Geisinger Health System will receive $16 million to create the Keystone Beacon Community as part of HHS’s Beacon Community cooperative program.
Washington, D.C. and New York—Each year, between 50 and 85 percent of health center patients - or between ten and seventeen million people - experience unmet legal needs, many of which negatively impact their health, according to a new study from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. This number is likely to increase given the profound changes in eligibility, plan enrollment, provider selection, and service delivery embodied in the newly enacted health reform law.
The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services has partnered with the Grassroot Project, an organization of NCAA Division I varsity athletes using the universal language of sports to engage youth in educational outreach about HIV/AIDS. GW researchers are working with the Grassroot Project to develop and implement a sustainable monitoring and evaluation plan.
A book offers an integrative action plan based on a 30-year clinical model.
The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $9.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study access to care and health disparities among underserved and minority women with breast cancer in Chicago.
UF McKnight Brain Institute scientists will study the use of a versatile type of brain cell to restore brain function in an animal model of cortical dysplasia, a condition where the brain develops abnormally before birth, causing severe epilepsy in children and adults.
Rush University Medical Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Rush Center for Urban Health Equity. The aim of the Center is to find ways to promote changes to eliminate the disparities in heart and lung disease affecting inner city residents, in particular those who are low-income persons of color.
Driving in traffic, mowing the lawn, playing an instrument, listening to an MP3 player, going to the movies, concerts or athletic games – all the types of noise people experience day after day.
Dallas-based Trajectory Health, LLC has announced a partnership with HeartMath® to deliver clinical stress management solutions to the corporate marketplace.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today offered its support to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meet the challenges of reducing the amount of sodium in foods.
Best practices for managing medical emergencies in dental clinics have evolved over the past decade to account for advances in knowledge and the development of new medications and medical equipment. A Tufts clinician offers dental providers an updated emergency preparedness checklist and information on emergency medications and equipment.
First Pacific Corporation, one of this country's best kept secrets in dentistry, announced today it will be releasing the newestversion of their practice management software program as part of its current offering to existing and new clients. Version 8.01 includes real-time electronic claim status so doctors can see the status of outstanding electronic claims. This saves time and money by not having to wait on hold with insurance companies. It will also include the ability to track collections by individual provider.
Just in time for Better Hearing & Speech Month, Seton Hall University faculty will address pediatric communication disorders at the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s annual convention.
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