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NewsCase study: Beth Israel Deaconess uses 'tag' game to boost hand washing
Seeing to it that nurses, doctors, techs and attending physicians all wash their hands is a monumental task. Often, sanctions against those who violate hand washing rules aren't effective, as busy Read more...
CMS officials say they want RAC program to be fair
To date, the CMS's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program has done little but strike fear into the hearts of providers, many of whom say their experiences with RACs have been less than pleasant. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Officials consider reasons for steep mammogram drop
For reasons no one completely understands, the number of women having mammograms began to decline in 2000, with 1.1 million fewer women getting one in 2005 than 2000. Now, researchers and clinicians Read more...
Kaiser suspends perinatologist over mistakes
Years after co-workers allegedly reported him to management for inappropriate behavior, Kaiser Permanente has announced that it has suspended high-risk perinatologist Dr. Hamid Safari. As of late Read more...
Trend: States try to counter pharma drug marketing
As we reported last year, a small but growing number of advocates have begun working to provide their own brand of drug education to doctors--without the sales message that pharmaceutical companies Read more...
"Behind the counter" non prescription meds considered
The FDA is looking at establishing a new category of drugs known as "behind the counter" which won't require a prescription but also, won't go out unless a pharmacist is involved. Before a patient Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CalPERS cuts $225M deal with BC of California; D.C. retail clinic operator plans area expansion; and much more...
> The California Public Employees Retirement System, usually known as CalPERS, has agreed to pay Blue Cross of California $225 million over three years to run its self-funded PPO plans. Read more...
Hospitals let families, patients activate rapid response
Generally speaking, hospitals have assumed that clinicians, not patients or their families, should decide when a sick person is having an emergency. But lately, a small number of hospitals have Read more...
Wash. state program increases pain med use
In a marked departure from current practices, the state of Washington developed a program 10 years ago designed to make sure doctors didn't under treat pain patients. The program seems to have Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Senators approve CHIP expansion; Bill would give chronically-ill better insurance access; and much more...
> Despite a veto threat from President Bush, the Senate has voted in favor of a major financial expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Read more...
| Press ReleasesSystagenix announces CE mark and first commercial shipment of WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status, making it the world’s first poinGATWICK, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wound care clinicians’ calls for better diagnostic tools to aid wound assessment have today been answered with the CE marking of WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status, the Read more >> Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego Adopts Nuvon’s VEGA Device Connectivity Solution for its Enterprise-Wide Epic InstallSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nuvon, Inc. (www.nuvon.com), the leader in next generation medical device connectivity and interoperability solutions, today announced that Rady Children’s Hospital - San Read more >> Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Integrates Micromedex® Clinical Decision Support and CareNotes System® Patient EducaANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC), located in East Patchogue, NY, has successfully completed integration of Micromedex® CareNotes Read more >> Cloud-Based, Medical Speech Recognition from Nuance Healthcare Fuels Mobile Workflow for CliniciansLatest Speech-Driven, Mobile Healthcare Applications Make it Easy and Natural for Caregivers to Work On-the-Go, Increasing Productivity and Enhancing the Mobile Experience BURLINGTON, Mass.--( Read more >> Philips Customers Validate the Power of Imaging 2.0 to Shape the Future of RadiologyTop clinicians demonstrate cutting-edge technology's role in fostering greater collaboration among radiologists and other physicians to deliver outstanding clinical careCHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2011 Read more >> |
