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First Healthcare Compliance Announces National Availability of Comprehensive Compliance Solution for Physician Practices

Mid-Atlantic “Soft” Launch Confirms Solution Singularly Addresses Affordable Care Act Compliance Mandates First Healthcare Compliance™ today announced the national release of a ‘single-source’ compliance solution designed to help physician practices minimize risk and address growing compliance needs associated with the Affordable Ca...

Program Aims to Curb Inappropriate Antibiotics in Newborns

Establishing antimicrobial stewardship programs for the neonatal intensive care unit is challenging, say researchers, but progress is being made. Medscape Medical News

ARAMARK Named Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles

PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK today received a Platinum Award from the National Business Group on Health as they recognized the 2013 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles. The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large US employers, honored ARAMARK for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging its work...

A Pharmacy Innovation Company Committed to Its People

SOURCE: CVS Caremark DESCRIPTION:To cultivate an engaged workforce today, a company must provide healthy and safe working conditions, career development and training opportunities and recognition programs. Research shows investments in employee health care, development and engagement can improve productivity, spur innovation and attract and retain top talent. Among the challenges facing the U.S. h...

JOT Automation Has Delivered Manufacturing Solution for Tandem Diabetes Care

OULU, Finland, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JOT Automation, a global automation company, has delivered a novel manufacturing solution for Tandem Diabetes Care®, Inc., which is used to manufacture a component of the t:slim® Insulin Pump. The partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care is part of JOT Automation's growth strategy to use its mass production know-how, originated from the telecom ind...

Texas Association of Health Underwriters: Three Years Later, Consumers to Face Maze of Health Care Decisions

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The sweeping health care changes contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will likely affect every American, regardless of how they obtain health coverage. Yet three years after the ACA was signed into law, most are still unsure what to expect: a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 57 percent of all Americans and 67 percent of u...

North Hollywood Dentist, Dr. Afar, Offers Various Sedation Dentistry Options

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dental phobia can produce crippling anxiety and delay needed dental care. An estimated 40 million Americans experience dental anxiety, which leads them to put off regular checkups and even avoid seeking care for more serious dental health issues, including gum disease or dental abscesses. Sedation dentistry can help patients access the den...

Study Confirms Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo's Lectin Research

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A study presented at the American Heart Association's 2013 Scientific Session found that a diet high in lectins, a carbohydrate binding protein, can be detrimental to your health.  Lectins are commonly found in grains, legumes, tomatoes, and vegetables belonging to the nightshade family.  The research found that the lectins in these "h...

National Business Group on Health Honors Kaiser Permanente with Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles® Award

OAKLAND, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente has been recognized by the National Business Group on Health as a Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees and their families to pursue and maintain healthy lifestyles. Kaiser Permanente has...

Medicare NewsDigest, A New Medicare NewsGroup Website, Targets Broader Audiences

Building on success, The Medicare NewsGroup launches Medicare NewsDigest, a second website to serve health care industry, policymakers and researchers interested in Medicare news and information. GLENCOE, IL (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The Medicare NewsGroup (MNG), an independent resource for Medicare news and information, has launched Medicare NewsDigest, a new website to serve the health care industry...

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) 2013 National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AACN 2013. Medscape Nurses

Why You Should Care about Pentagon Funding of Obama's BRAIN Initiative

In two recent posts ( here and here ), I complained that the big new BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative, to which Barack Obama has committed $110 million next year and possibly billions over the next de...

VHA Inc.'s Energy Portfolio Saves Hospitals Up to 30 Percent on Energy Bills

IRVING, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VHA Inc., the national health care network, announced its new, comprehensive portfolio of energy services which enables health care organizations to reduce annual energy by as much as 30 percent. The portfolio includes programs from American Energy Assets, Eric Ryan Corporation and Hospital Energy. "Energy costs are a major expense, often represent...

Cheshire Dental Care Team Shines in CQC Inspection

MARPLE, England, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The team at 32 Whites Dental Care is celebrating an excellent performance on a recent inspection by the CQC. The Care Quality Commission is responsible for maintaining standards in a variety of institutions that provide medical and cosmetic care and assistance and its judgment is highly respected within the care industry. The latest inspection carri...

Hygie is launching a new website!

BROSSARD, QC, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Hygie® is launching a new website www.hygie.com . With our new modern, user-friendly site, hygiene solutions for healthcare and home settings are just a few clicks away. The site is divided into two separate sections to meet the needs of two distinct audiences: healthcare professionals and consumers at home. We provide advice and expertise to op...

United Spinal's 2nd Annual Roll on Capitol Hill: People with Disabilities Gather to Shape Health Care Policy

NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and leaders from its membership division, National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), will gather in Washington, D.C. on June 16-19 for Roll on Capitol Hill, to directly express to legislators the need for greater access to health care, wheelchairs, and policymakers -- critical to the health and well-being of people w...

NICE rejects Avastin for ovarian cancer, but backs Lucentis for RVO

The UK's drugs watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has this morning (May 22) advised the National Health Service against funding the drug Avastin (bevacizumab) from Swiss drug major Roche (ROG: SIX) for advanced ovar...

Voxiva Enhances Text4baby, Nation's Largest Mobile Health Program

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxiva, Inc.(SM), a leading innovator in mobile health programs, announced today that text4baby(SM), a service which provides pregnant women and new moms with critical health information, has introduced a wide range of new interactive features and evidence-based educational content. Since launch in February 2010, Text4baby has enrolled more than 550,00...

Chindex International, Inc. to Participate Upcoming Investor Conferences

BETHESDA, Md., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chindex International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDX), an American healthcare company providing healthcare services in China through the operations of United Family Healthcare, a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics, today announced that the Company will participate the upcoming investor conferences: CICC All for Childr...

Life Line Screening and MCM Solutions for Better Health Announce New Partnership

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Line Screening  (LLS), a leading national provider of health screening services announced today the creation of a unique partnership with MCM Solutions for Better Health (MCM). MCM is a population health management organization. LLS will provide health screening services to MCM's growing list of clients. These important expanded ser...

US health care: Does more spending yield better health?

(Medical Xpress)—Health care spending is much higher for older Americans than for younger adults and children, on average, and analysts have said that increasing spending leads to longer life expectancy.

Top Audiologist in Santa Fe NM, The Hearing Care Centers of Southwestern Ear, Nose & Throat - Now Offers Online Hearing Test

The test will help new and returning patients decide whether they should make an in-office appointment with one of the Santa Fe-area audiologists. Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The Hearing Care Centers of Southwestern Ear, Nose & Throat (SWENT), the best audiologist in Santa Fe, now offers its clients an online hearing test. The test was created to give patients a chance to determine whet...

MindStart Offers New Resource for Incorporating Horticulture Therapy into Dementia Care

Horticulture therapy can provide meaningful and stimulating activities for people receiving dementia care. MindStart announces the release of a new product, A Calendar Year of Horticulture Therapy book, to allow the benefits of horticulture therapy to reach individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia curren...

Study: Delayed transfer of patients to ICU increases risk of death in hospital

Delayed transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitalized patients significantly increases the risk of dying in the hospital, according to a new study from researchers in Chicago.

Abbott to Present at Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will participate in the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, and Scott White, senior vice president, international nutrition, will present at 1:10 p.m. Central time. A live audio webcast will be accessi...