All major surgical operations present both benefits and risks. The key to mitigating those risks is choosing a team of surgeons with a proven track record of safety. Dr. Feiz & Associates is a widely respected source for weight loss in Los Angeles , … [Continue reading]
Rural Hospitals Start to Embrace Electronic Health Records
The United States health care system is undergoing many notable changes. Among them are the incentives for hospitals to implement electronic health records (EHRs) by 2015. The purpose of this legislation is not to simply move a patient’s data from a … [Continue reading]
Chief Medical Information Officers See a Rise in Salary and Role in 2012
Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) are playing increasingly key roles in their healthcare organizations with EMR projects and the move toward ACOs and most expect to receive a raise and a bonus this year, according to the CMIO Compensation … [Continue reading]
NTC Creates New Department, Adds David Ferguson and Maureen Kvam
NTC welcomed two members to its full-time staff, David Ferguson and Maureen Kvam. They bring a wealth of knowledge to NTC and will form the basis of an entirely new department, the Business Development Team. This new department will be responsible … [Continue reading]
Susan G. Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Decision
The national headquarters of Susan G. Komen reversed its decision regarding funding to Planned Parenthood. The organization apologized to the American public for decisions that cast doubt upon their commitment to their mission of saving … [Continue reading]
Consumer Engagement Important in Health Insurance Rate Reviews
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health insurance companies in Arizona are pursuing double-digit premium increases for more than 30 insurance health plans in the state. Officials from AARP Arizona are weighing-in … [Continue reading]
Maryland’s Cancer Care Community, Patient Advocates Urge State Legislature to Create Parity in Coverage for Preferred Cancer Drugs
Citing the significant quality of life benefits that oral chemotherapy drugs can provide over intravenously (IV) administered chemotherapy, Maryland's cancer community, patient advocacy representatives and patients themselves called on the state … [Continue reading]
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Shift Medical Education Focus
In the current environment, medical education groups are faced with the challenge of holding down costs while adding new programs and expanding into emerging markets. As a result, pharmaceutical and medical device leaders are beginning to leverage … [Continue reading]
Cardinal Health Statement Regarding Temporary Restraining Order to Avoid Disruption in Controlled Medicine Shipments From Florida
On Feb. 3, 2012, Cardinal Health was granted a temporary restraining order against the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) immediate suspension order of its Lakeland, Fla. DEA registration. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia … [Continue reading]
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Celebrates 50 Years
In 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital opened its doors amid an emotionally charged debate regarding how to treat childhood cancer. At that time, few children with the most common form of childhood cancer survived, and many physicians … [Continue reading]
White House Misrepresents Contraceptive Mandate
The Obama administration, to justify its widely criticized mandate for contraception and sterilization coverage in private health plans, has posted a set of false and misleading claims on the White House blog ("Health Reform, Preventive Services, and … [Continue reading]
New Data Demonstrating Prolonged Overall Survival in a Phase 2 Study of Arcelis Immunotherapy AGS-003
Argos Therapeutics Inc. recently announced that updated results from an open label Phase 2 study of its Arcelis™ immunotherapy, AGS-003, in combination with sunitinib in patients with unfavorable risk, metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), had … [Continue reading]
Organ Donation Association Supports Living Organ Donation
Currently, there are more than 112,000 patients on the national organ transplant waiting list. These candidates often endure difficult yet necessary life-sustaining treatments while waiting for potential organ matches. Nineteen people die every day … [Continue reading]
mHealth Users of Remote Health Monitoring to Reach 3 million by 2016: Smartphones Play Leading Role
A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research’s latest report on the mHealth sector. … [Continue reading]
Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and Safety
The TIGR system was recently named one of the top 10 technologies of 2011 for empowering patients and their families through the recovery process. With “meaningful use” and patient satisfaction policies changing hospital reimbursements, hospitals … [Continue reading]
Is Heart Disease Or Stroke A Part Of Your Family History?
How many people do you know who have been affected by heart disease or stroke? How many have been your family members? Fifty-five-year-old Gail had lost nearly everyone in her family to cardiovascular disease and when she lost her father, too, she … [Continue reading]
Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-grade Gliomas
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are … [Continue reading]
Piedmont Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Collaborate to Improve Patient Health Initiatives
TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient engagement solutions, is partnering with Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) in implementing a comprehensive, customized patient-centered environment … [Continue reading]
Nautica Malibu Triathlon Raises Over $1 Million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
While only one person could be named the official winner of the 25th Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon, all who showed up to Zuma Beach left with a sense of victory as the competition raised more than $1.1 million for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. … [Continue reading]
Alzheimer’s Disease – Caregiving To Parents, Would You, Could You, Should You
Are you currently cut out for caregiving? Is Alzheimer’s disease within your midst, prodding ideas on how very best to soothe your degenerating mother or father? Whether or not the latter resides with you, or at assisted-living or nursing residences, … [Continue reading]
Affordable Health Insurance For The Self Employed
Among the issues that is essential to think about whenever you leave company America for your freedom of one's personal company is inexpensive wellness insurance coverage. Actually, the reason most often cited for NOT taking the plunge into … [Continue reading]
Lap-Band Success: 1-800-GET-THIN Reports On a Woman Who Lost 100 LBS.
Giselle Singh is a 28 year-old single mom who struggled with her weight for years, trying nearly every weight-loss approach including dieting, exercise and weight-loss pills before changing her life with the Lap-Band® procedure. "Starting at … [Continue reading]
LUNGevity Foundation Praises Recent FDA Approval of New Lung Cancer Treatment Drug XALKORI® (crizotinib)
LUNGevity Foundation applauds the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent approval of XALKORI® (crizotinib) to treat lung cancer. The drug, introduced by Pfizer, Inc. showed such promise in early trials that it was given "fast track" status by … [Continue reading]
Duane Reade Media Alert in Response to Hurricane Irene
"In preparation for Hurricane Irene and for the safety of Duane Reade's associates and customers, Duane Reade stores will begin closing at noon on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Selected locations will remain open until 9pm ET and all store locations … [Continue reading]
New Medicare Cuts in CMS Final Rule a Clear and Present Danger to SNF Sector Stability, Quality Patient Care, Local Jobs
Saying the nation's Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) sector has contributed substantially to advancing well being care reform and deficit reduction in the encounter of serious state Medicaid funding pressures along with other main budgetary problems, … [Continue reading]
TeleHealth Services and Sentara Healthcare Partner to Reduce Readmissions Through Interactive Patient Care
TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient education solutions, today announced a master agreement with Sentara Healthcare as part of the health system’s strategy to advance the patient … [Continue reading]
Unwiring the Healthcare Industry
StreetDirectory.com has a great article about the unwiring of the healthcare industry. "Visit any hospital in Asia and you will see physicians walking along corridors of white anesthetized rooms visiting patients while holding flipcharts, … [Continue reading]
Virginia Governor Signs Autism Insurance Reform Into Law
This afternoon, the Virginia Autism Project joined families and communities in Virginia in applauding Governor Robert McDonnell in signing Home Bill 2467 and Senate Bill 1062, which will become law effective January 1, 2012. This new law … [Continue reading]
What is Travel Insurance and Why You Should Buy Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance is insurance that's intended to cover medical expenses and monetary (such as cash invested in nonrefundable pre-payments) along with other losses incurred whilst traveling, either within one's own country, or … [Continue reading]
FTC Settles with NBTY, NatureSmart, and Rexall Sundown Over Deceptive Claims about DHA and Brain and Eye Development
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an Order that settles charges that NBTY, NatureSmart, and Rexall Sundown made false and unsupported claims that their Disney and Marvel Heroes line of children’s multivitamins contained a significant amount … [Continue reading]
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