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RyMed's InVision-Plus neutral connector reduces CRBSIs by 33.3% at Johns Hopkins center

Research on different types of IV connectors led a Johns Hopkins cancer center to pilot a "neutral pressure" IV connector, according to a scientific presentation at the annual meeting of the Oncology Nursing Society.

20 Successful Rapid Opiate Detox Procedures Performed at a Las Vegas Area Hospital Stopping Heroin and Oxycontin Addiction with No Physical Withdrawal

Las Vegas Rapid Detox Clinic brings new procedure to a hospital in Las Vegas to help addicts stop physical addiction to opiates in 8 hours with no physical withdrawal. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Tens of thousands of Americans die from opiate drug overdoses every year. Millions are faced with heroin addiction and Oxycontin addiction. Those who wish to quit face the daunting prospect of...

New Survey Shows Mixed Results for Care Management Software Functionality Highlights Trends Over Past Five Years

Trend Report series published by TCS Healthcare Technologies, the Case Management Society of America, and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians focuses on the results of the 2012 Health IT Survey indicates an unforeseen decline in basic system functionality for most stakeholder groups, with the exception of survey respondents associated with care management prog...

Bliss Baby & Maternity Now Offering Lady Lait, Maternity and Nursing Apparel

Enjoy the miracle of being a new mother with the Lady Lait maternity and nursing apparel line. West Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Bliss Baby & Maternity is proud and excited to announce the addition of Lady Lait, a maternity and nursing luxury apparel line of clothing. The Lady Lait clothing line features luxurious fabrics, striking pieces, beautiful colors, and all the needs of a new...

Cherokee Women's Health Specialists Now Offering Innovative, Non-Surgical Treatment for Overactive Bladder

Cherokee Women's Health Specialists Offering In-Office Urinary Incontinence Treatment with 60-80% Success Rate (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Cherokee Women's Health Specialists is now offering a non-surgical, non-drug treatment for overactive bladder. A relatively new procedure, healthcare professionals have been using the Urgent PC Neuromodulation System to treat conditions associated with overac...

One in Ten Teenagers in the USA Using Study Drugs

One in ten teenagers in the USA are using "study drugs", but their parents are not paying attention. At this arduous period in the academic year, teens are reaching for something that will help them through. This comes in the form of stimulant medici...

Henry Drummond Joins Medical Staffing Network Team as Vice President of Operations

Boca Raton, FL, May 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Medical Staffing Network Healthcare, LLC (MSN) announces the appointment of Henry Drummond as Vice President of Operations. Mr. Drummond has over 25 years of healthcare administration experience as well as deep clinical experience as a practicing nurse. Prior to joining MSN, he was Executive Director of Nursing Services and Quality Initiatives of the Miam...

PracticeMax Announces Acquisition of ABC Medical Management

PracticeMax continues impressive growth, expanding into the Anesthesia Services market PracticeMax, a national provider of medical practice management and technology services, today announced it has acquired ABC Medical Management (ABC) of Phoenix, Arizona. Under the direction of its President and Founder, Rick Jacobs, ABC has been a leading pro...

Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

A handbook for holding on to the criticality of compassion and caring in nursing.

The Proud Paratrooper

Darkness surrendered to the Saturday dawn, unveiling a canvas of clear blue sky illuminated by the heatless light of a harshly cold winter morning. It was January in Boston. I backed my car into an empty parking space on Paul Sullivan Way, in the sha...

Weight loss may reduce gout flares by suppressing inflammatory response

Obese patients with gout may benefit from undergoing bariatric surgery, as the resulting weight loss could help to reduce the frequency of their gout flares, new research suggests.Previous research has shown that weight loss only leads to a small reduction in concentrations of urate - which forms crystals in the joints of people with gout - yet can bring about a major reduction in gout flares.Scie...

Aviv REIT Declares Quarterly Dividend

CHICAGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv" or the "Company") (NYSE: AVIV) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.384 per share (representing a rate of $0.36 for the second quarter of 2013 and $0.024 for the period from the completion of the Company's initial public offering on March 26, 2013 through March 31, 2013).  The dividend is payable in...

Kindred Healthcare Announces Voting Results for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today announced the voting results of the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2013. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted to elect the following board members to terms expiring at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Edward L. Ku...

Aeromedevac Air Ambulance Announces Extended Air Ambulance Service and Medical Flights to and from Mexico

Aeromedevac Air Ambulance has announced that they have extended their air ambulance service and medical flights to and from Mexico. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Aeromedevac, the leading provider of air ambulance services to American tourists South of the border and abroad for more than 20 years, has announced that they are now extending their medical flights to cover all of Mexico. The new...

Cigna Assists People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado

Waives restrictions on prescription refills Opens 24x7 telephone help line to support all affected residents Cigna Foundation makes $25,000 grant to Red Cross, company matches employee contributions Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) is taking temporary steps to assist people impacted by a dev...

Hospice Offers Evening of Remembrance Memorial Service in San Mateo, California

Grief can be very isolating. Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty invites individuals who are grieving to remember and honor a loved one in the company of others at an Evening of Remembrance Memorial Service. Sunnyvale, California (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty invites individuals who are grieving to remember and honor a loved one in the company...

BiologicTx® Unveils Proprietary Transplant Therapeutic Data Management System At The American Transplant Congress

TOTOWA, N.J., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BiologicTx® [www.biologictx.com], the first solely focused infusion and pharmacy provider of biologic and oral transplant therapy management, today announced the unveiling of their new proprietary transplant therapeutic data management and analytics program, BiologicTx Sequence™.  BiologicTx Sequence is a proprietary data management system...

U.S. Renal Care pays $7.3 million to settle billing fraud case brought by nurse-whistleblower

BALTIMORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Renal Care has agreed to pay $7.3 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a nurse that alleged a company U.S. Renal Care acquired, Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA), overcharged Medicare for years for an anemia drug used to treat dialysis patients. The "qui tam" (whistleblower) lawsuit alleged that DCA wa...

Safe Kids Eastside Offers Essential Safety Tips for Summer

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Kids Eastside, a newly established coalition for child safety and injury prevention, was recently formed in partnership with several trusted community organizations. Safe Kids Eastside is a local coalition of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to protecting children from unintentional injury – the No. 1 cause of death to c...

Stillwater Medical Center Broadens Partnership with AOI® to Automate Vital Sign Data Capture in its ED

Hospital leverages AOI’s Accelero Connect® to integrate patient monitoring devices and its emergency department management solution Stillwater Medical Center, a 117-bed hospital in Stillwater, Okla., has broadened its partnership with Accent on Integration® (AOI®), a leading provider of integration software and medical device connectivity s...

DAKOTACARE Physicians Initiate Training On RxEOB’s AutoAuthRxTM Pharmacy Prior Authorization Solution: Benefits Physicians and Patients

RxEOB announced today that DAKOTACARE, the leading physician-owned health plan in South Dakota, has implemented RxEOB’s AutoAuthRxTM pharmacy prior authorization automation technology for use by its

State Roundup: Nearly 13,000 Calif. Hospital Workers Set To Strike

A selection of health policy news from California, Louisiana, Vermont, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas and Pennsylvania. Los Angeles Times: Patient Care Workers Set To Start Walkout At Five UC Hospitals Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. Mor...

Concerns About Poor Patient Care Conditions Forces UMass Medical Center Nurses To Conduct One-Day Strike on Thursday, May 23

WORCESTER, Mass., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to deteriorating patient care conditions, the 1,100 registered nurses who work at the University Hospital campus of UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) in Worcester plan to conduct a one-day strike on Thursday, May 23. The strike would be the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history.  A pre-strike Rally for th...

Report by Johns Hopkins Cancer Center Suggests Neutral IV Connector is Safest

Fewer Infections and Less Clotting Associated with Neutral Fluid Displacement Connector, Says Presentation at Oncology Meeting Research on different types of IV connectors led a Johns Hopkins cancer center to pilot a “neutral pressure” IV connector, according to a scientific presentation at the annual meeting of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)....

Nursing Times Awards 2013 entry deadline approaches

The deadline to enter this year’s Nursing Times Awards is 24 May 2013.