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Medical Group Practice Management in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Over the past decade, the traditional model of healthcare delivery has been gradually transforming, which has affected the Medical Group Practice Management industry . “Burdened by medical school debt and...

Baby's life saved with groundbreaking 3D printed device from U-M that restored his breathing

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true. "Quite a few doctors said he had a good chance of not leaving the hospital alive," says April Gionfriddo, about her n...

Edison Investment - Alexza Pharmaceuticals - Stage set for Adasuve

Alexza’s US marketing deal with Teva for Adasuve (orally-inhaled loxapine) enhances the product’s US sales prospects given Teva’s expertise in the psychiatric and hospital markets. Adasuve is a potentially disruptive new product for acute agitation in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, given its advantages over existing options (injection/oral/buccal). The investment case is sh...

First Edition: May 23, 2013

Today's headlines include various status updates about state activity regarding the health law's online insurance marketplaces.   Kaiser Health News: Can My Insurer Deny Coverage For Care At An Out-Of-Network Hospital? (Video) Kaiser Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about emergency room and out-of-network hospital cost changes under the...

A&E dept. left unsafe by political meddling - comment from The Economist Intelligence Unit

“The crisis in hospital A&E departments has resulted in a blame game, and GPs in particular are under attack for the poor quality and availability of their out-of-hours services. GPs are keen to defend themselves, and certainly one big reason why both hospitals and GP surgeries are struggling is because of the sheer increase in demand from patients. Nevertheless, public confidence i...

Cancer Genetics to Present at Marcum MicroCap Conference

Cancer Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: CGIX) ("CGI" or the "Company"), an emerging leader in DNA-based cancer diagnostics, will present at the second annual Marcum MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. ET at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. The Marcum MicroCap Conference is dedicated to introducing investors to the best undis...

DEALTALK-Hospital firms say research tie-ups can clinch takeovers

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Hospital companies that tie up with top medical research facilities to improve their access to the latest treatments and bolster their reputations are increasingly finding the partnerships also make it easier for them to...

Court Rules against BCBSRI for its Overpayment Recoupment and Withholding Claims - ERISAclaim.com Demystifies Landmark Court Order for U. S. Healthcare Claim Denials

On May 22, 2013, federal court rules against BCBSRI for its overpayment recoupment and withholding lawsuit against two healthcare providers: BCBSRI can make no recovery from past payments and can withhold no money from future claims. ERISAclaim.com demystifies the landmark Court order for No. 1 health care claim denials. Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 On May 22, 2013, federal court rules a...

Armando Segura Awarded AcuityHealthcare’s 2012 Clinician of the Year Award

A respiratory therapist with 34 years of experience has been honored as AcuityHealthcare’s 2012 Clinician of the Year. San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 A respiratory therapist with 34 years of experience has been honored as AcuityHealthcare’s 2012 Clinician of the Year. Armando Rolando Gonzales Sanchez Segura, XII (Armando Segura) works at Acuity Hospital of South Texas in San Antonio, on...

Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3D Printed Device

Kaiba's parents had no choice but to watch helplessly as their baby stopped breathing nearly every day, until U-M doctors teamed saved his life using device created with a 3-D laser printer. Read the incredible story here: http://umhealth.me/3dsplint Since 1903, the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has led the way in providing comprehensive, specialized health care for chil...

Foreign nurses in local hospitals

There is an increasing number of Chinese nurses in Japan, many of whom have found success in nursing in Japanese hospitals, as a result of [...]

Study Finds 35 to 42 Percent Daily Cost Savings for Hospitals Using Flexi-Seal® Fecal Management System

SKILLMAN, N.J., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study of the costs of managing fecal incontinence in intensive care units (ICUs) at two Canadian hospitals has found a 35 to 42 percent decrease in daily material costs with the Flexi-Seal® Fecal Management System (FMS) compared to the traditional use of bed pads, briefs and linens. The study also showed potential additional health and...

HealthSouth plans to construct 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Georgia

HealthSouth Corporation announced today that it plans to build a 50-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newnan, Ga.

HCA International’s UK Hospitals to Enhance E-Forms Management and Invoice Processing with Print-On-Demand Solution from Access

Leading Private Hospital Group to Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs with Versatile Technology Sulphur Springs, Texas (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 To deliver the best possible service to patients, GPs and hospital staff, HCA International, the world’s largest private hospital group, is committed to using the latest technology. The organisation realised it could increase efficiency by switching to a more...

HealthSouth Announces Plans To Build a Rehabilitation Hospital in Newnan, Georgia

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) announced today that it plans to build a 50-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newnan, Ga. "We look forward to bringing this new hospital and the much needed comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation services to the residents of Coweta, Fayette and south Fulton counties," sa...

Research project analyses practice of mediation in two public hospitals in Valencian Community

The research project from the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón (Spain) analyses the practice of mediation in two public hospitals in the Valencian Community through cases that involved a team of mediators over two years.

Net Medical Xpress Announces Acquisition of Telemedicine Staffing Company

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Medical Xpress Solutions, Inc., (OTC QB: NMXS), a leader in the telemedicine market, announced today the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire MedTel Solutions, a telemedicine staffing company based in Huntsville, AL. MedTel Solutions is a physician staffing agency that specializes in the staffing and recruitment of telem...

Can you put a price on health?

As health services strive to improve quality and reduce costs, researchers study the benefits – and the pitfalls – of 'pay for performance' in hospitals.

El Paso Children's Hospital Standardizes to Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry

EL PASO, Texas and IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that El Paso Children's Hospital, the newest and most expansive dedicated children's hospital in west Texas,has upgraded to Masimo SET® pulse oximetry and sensor technologies, the standard-of-care at leading health organizations worldwide. Masimo SET® pulse oximetry has been s...

BioDrain Medical to Present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDrain Medical, Inc. (OTCQB: BIOR) (the "Company"), producer of the FDA approved STREAMWAY® System for automated, direct-to-drain surgical fluid disposal that reduces the risk of exposure to hazardous waste, announced today that Josh Kornberg, Chief Executive Officer, and Bob Myers, Chief Financial Officer, will pre...

A&E could go at Royal Glamorgan

As part of a major shake-up in south Wales, the Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant could lose specialist services.

Medtronic's In.Pact Falcon Drug-Eluting Balloon Yields Positive Outcomes in Small Coronary Arteries

Presented at EuroPCR, One-Year Data from BELLO Study Show Durability of Clinical Results Following Treatment of De Novo Lesions with Novel Angioplasty Device PARIS -- May 23, 2013 -- One-year data from an Italian multicenter randomized controlled trial of the IN.PACT Falcon drug-eluting balloon from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) demonstrate positive and durable clinical results with the novel ang...

Pusan National University Announces Science Translational Medicine Publication Highlighting Landmark Demonstration of Functional Anti-Cancer Antibody Induction in Patients Following JX-594 Treatment

BUSAN, South Korea, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, in collaboration with SillaJen, Inc., a private biotherapeutics and contract research company focused on research and development of targeted biological products for cancer, announced today a publication reporting the induction of functional anti-cancer antibodies in patients treated with the oncolytic and...

Former Joint Commission Executive To Lead TeleTracking Consulting Services

PITTSBURGH, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanne Finis, RN, MS, formerly executive director of solutions services for Joint Commission Resources (JCR), has joined TeleTracking Technologies as Vice President of Consulting Services. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/NE17696) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130304/NE68713LOGO ) In her former position with JCR, a non...

Clinical Team Researching the Impact of the EarlySense System Wins 'Best Novel Idea' Prize at the Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams 2013 8th International Conference

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarlySense, the market leader in Proactive Patient Care Solutions™, announced today that the prize for 'Best Novel Idea' at the 8th Annual Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams International Conference, hosted this year in the UK by the Royal College of Physicians, was awarded to a clinical research team studying the impact o...