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Condom Nation’s Last Stop in Washington, D.C.!

The Condom Nation Big Rig Tour has embarked on the second annual U.S. Condom Nation tour with a goal of distributing more than 50 million condoms in the U.S. – In 2012, the tour’s 18-wheel big-rig and HIV testing van stopped in 45 cities across the United States, distributing 5.5 million condoms to individuals and social service agencies on a 22,000-mi...

Nitin Chhoda’s New Information Shows Clinicians Sources of Revenue from Government Operated Healthcare Insurance Plans

With government operated healthcare insurance plans cutting benefits and payments, many medical professionals are concerned that a major source of income may be lost to them. Internationally recognized physical therapist and electronic medical record (EMR) expert, Nitin Chhoda, said there’s no reason to worry and offered medical professionals new information that will affect their revenues. Denv...

Ghana Ministry of Health Receives Mobile Clinics for Specialist Patient Outreach Services

Cheyenne, WY, May 25, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Odulair LLC, the world’s leading provider of advanced mobile health clinics and mobile medical vehicles today announced that the Company has completed the first delivery of 18 Specialist Outreach medical vehicles to the Ministry of Health, Republic of Ghana in Africa, as part of the Odulair Mobile Clinics for Africa Program initiated in 2012. The 18 m...

Universal EHR? No. Universal Data Access? Yes.

By William Hersh, MD A recent blog posting calls for a “universal EMR” for the entire healthcare system. The author provides an example and correctly laments how lack of access to the complete data about a patient impedes optimal clinica...

'Talking' pilot to improve NHS culture

Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals could be expected to hold monthly sessions to discuss the pressures they face as part of a government backed initiative to improve culture and compassion across the NHS, Nursing Times can reveal.

AHF Statement on AB 332

AB 332, a statewide bill which would require condoms be used on adult film sets, was placed on hold today by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the bill’s sponsor, released the following statement in response: “We are still in the early rounds of the fight for protection of porn performers. You don'...

Suspended pharmacist erased from Register after failing to meet committee requirements

A pharmacist previously suspended from the Register after being convicted of sexual offences has had his name erased from the Register by order of the fitness-to-practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council, after falling “considerably...

Is increased dialogue the answer to the scourge of counterfeit medicines?

Just two decades ago, pharmaceutical companies were self-contained nuclei, creating medicines and devices from raw ingredients and transporting them to the end user, often within local markets. Today, each stage of manufacture for one product is dis...

Indemnity proposals for pharmacists unnecessary

Pharmacy organisations have highlighted the merits of current indemnity arrangements for pharmacists in response to Government proposals that all registered healthcare professionals should have health indemnity or insurance in order to practise....

The medicines optimisation revolution gathers pace

Medicines optimisation is a term with which many readers will be familiar. For the past couple of years it has been a well publicised concept used to describe how pharmacists, and other professionals, can improve patient outcomes by helping patients...

Manatt Practices Rank High in Chambers USA

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Chambers USA has named 10 practices and 23 firm lawyers among its 2013 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130227/LA67358LOGO) Since 1999, Chambers has been identifying the leading lawyers and law firms in the United States through...

Condom Nation is on a Roll in Washington, D.C.!

The Condom Nation Big Rig Tour has embarked on the second annual U.S. Condom Nation tour with a goal of distributing more than 50 million condoms in the U.S. – In 2012, the tour’s 18-wheel big-rig and HIV testing van stopped in 45 cities across the United States, distributing 5.5 million condoms to individuals and social service agencies on a 22,000-mi...

German groups take aim at AMNOG

Five German medical societies criticized the early benefit assessment process under drug pricing law AMNOG, saying that conclusions by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare (IQWiG) "not infrequently" deviate from current treatment st...

Brown & Toland Physicians named an "Elite" Medical Group for the Seventh Consecutive Year

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  For the seventh year in a row, Brown & Toland Physicians (www.brownandtoland.com) was named an "elite" medical group by the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG).  The San Francisco independent practice association has earned the top-tier ranking in CAPG's Standards of Excellence survey ever since the state association sta...

VA Workers' Union Questions Agency's Use of VA Healthcare Dollars on TV Ads in Wake of Pittsburgh Legionella Outbreak

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the use of agency resources to air television advertisements in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4; which has been embattled in controversy surrounding a recent Legionnaires' outbreak....

Haemonetics to Present at The Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference

BRAINTREE, Mass., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) announced today that Chris Lindop, CFO & EVP-Business Development, will present at The Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference in New York on June 3rd, 2013 at 4:00pm Eastern time.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120206/NE47232LOGO) The public may access Mr. Lindop's presentation live vi...

Medicaid Opposition Underscores States' Healthcare Disparities -- Los Angeles Times

Noam N. Levey reports on U.S. health care insurance gaps among states and the telling link to a state’s position on expanding Medicaid. "[M]ost state leaders who are fighting the Medicaid expansion have advanced few alternative plans to tackle their states' health shortfalls...The architects of the 2010 healthcare law hoped it would help shrink many of these disparities by guaranteeing basic hea...

Alliance Healthcare Services to Present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIQ), a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, announced that Larry C. Buckelew, Chairman of the Board and interim Chief Executive Officer, and Howard K. Aihara, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank...

French firms face tough new rules on links to doctors

When it comes to clamping down on ties between the pharmaceutical industry and stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, the French regulatory authorities certainly mean business. A decree implementing the provisions of the regulatory.....

Building Medical Affairs Capabilities to Ensure Organizational Success across Key Operational Areas

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulatory and marketplace changes have pushed Medical Affairs to the forefront of many organizations' priority list. Forward-thinking companies across the biopharmaceutical and medical device sectors understand a strong Medical Affairs function is essential to meeting current challenges in clinical development, market education, and regulatory...

Point of Care Diagnostics Market (POC) Analysis and 5 Year Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com

“Point of Care Diagnostics Market: Products, Players and Outlook” is the new market research report at ReportsnReports.com store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 The point-of-care (POC) diagnostics market encompasses a wide range of products used outside the central laboratory, by other healthcare professionals, patient self-testers as supervised by a healthcare practitioner or by consumer...

Using a New UV Light Design, TSK Products Can Prevent HAIs Economically

Borrowing proven UV and peroxide disinfection technologies from municipalities who've used it in water treatment for years provides hospitals with the opportunity to spend less to acquire enhanced cleaning methods. Eatontown, NJ (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 The thought of leaving a hospital sicker than when you arrived is scarier than having to go under the surgeon’s knife. In a survey reported in...

Fattah Takes Neuroscience Agenda to International Forum

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a long-time Congressional champion of brain research, travels to Dublin, Ireland this weekend to attend an invitation only conference on neuroscience. The invitation was issued by the Irish Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission to participate in the conference: Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe...

Sirona Announces June 2013 Investor Conference Schedule

Sirona (NASDAQ: SIRO), the dental technology leader, today announced that Jeffrey Slovin, President and Chief Executive Officer and Simone Blank, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will present at the following schedule of investor conferences in June. Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare ConferenceNew York, NYMonday, June 3rd, 2013S...

AMN Healthcare to Present at the Jefferies 2013 Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's workforce innovator and largest provider of staffing services, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Jefferies 2013 Healthcare Conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, New York. Susan R. Salka, Chief Executive Officer of AMN H...