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Valuing the economic benefits of complex interventions: when maximising health is not sufficient
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ABSTRACTComplex interventions, involving interlinked packages of care, challenge the application of current methods of economic evaluation that focus on measuring only health gain. Complex interventions may be problematic on two levels. The complexity means the intervention may not fit into one of the current appraisal systems, and/or maximising health is not the only objective. This paper discusses the implications of a programme of work that focused on clinical genetics services, as an example of a complex intervention, and aimed to identify the following: the attributes that comprise both health and non‐health aspects...
Source: Health Economics - February 6, 2012 Category: Health Management Authors: Katherine PayneMarion McAllisterLinda M. Davies Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Monitoring adverse drug reactions across a nationwide health care system using information technology.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion In recent years, the refinement of two databases for ADR reporting has increased VA's capability to systematically monitor, track, and report ADRs across its national network of health care facilities. Linking the two databases has further strengthened those capabilities, enhancing medication safety practices and aiding in pharmacovigilance.
PMID: 22302257 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - February 6, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Emmendorfer T, Glassman PA, Moore V, Leadholm TC, Good CB, Cunningham F Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research
Evaluation of a transplantation specialty pharmacy program.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion A TSP program provided a high level of satisfaction to patients and health care providers, may have influenced some clinical outcomes, and served as a source of positive margin for its institution.
PMID: 22302259 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - February 6, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hlubocky JM, Stuckey LJ, Schuman AD, Stevenson JG Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research
Maternal mortality due to trauma. - Romero VC, Pearlman M.Email this article to a colleague.
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Maternal mortality is an important indicator of adequacy of health care in our society. Improvements in the obstetric care system as well as advances in technology have contributed to reduction in maternal mortality rates. Trauma complicates up to 7% of al... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Effects of a Late-Life Suicide Risk-Assessment Training on Multidisciplinary Healthcare Providers. - Huh JT, Weaver CM, Martin JL, Caskey NH, O'Riley A, Kramer BJ.Email this article to a colleague.
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Older adults are among the highest at risk for completing suicide, and they are more likely to seek mental health services from providers outside of traditional mental health care, but providers across the spectrum of care have limited training in suicide ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
A systems relations model for Tier 2 early intervention child mental health services with schools: An exploratory study. - van Roosmalen M, Gardner-Elahi C, Day C.Email this article to a colleague.
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Over the last 15 years, policy initiatives have aimed at the provision of more comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health care. These presented a series of new challenges in organising and delivering Tier 2 child mental health services, particularly ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
When Caring For Older People, Dignity CountsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to research funded by UK Research Councils' New Dynamics of Ageing programme (NDA), healthcare providers must avoid taking a 'blanket view' of how to help older people cope with the ageing process. The study carried out by Dr Liz Lloyd and her colleagues found that people were often surprised by the impact that illness and growing old had on their lives... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
ChemoCentryx IPO expected this weekEmail this article to a colleague.
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ChemoCentryx Inc. is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week.
The Mountain View company set a target range last month of $14 to $16 for the 4 million shares it plans to sell in the IPO.
The target at the top of the range would bring in $64 million, slightly less than the $69 million the biopharmaceutical company filed for back in October.
ChemoCentryx focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 6, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research
Following a natural experiment of guideline adaptation and early implementation: a mixed-methods study of facilitationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Facilitation of evidence-based practice is a multifaceted process and a team effort. Communication and relationship-building are key components. The practical aspects of facilitation explicated in this study validate what has been previously noted in the literature and expand what is known about facilitation process and activity. (Source: Implementation Science)
Source: Implementation Science - February 6, 2012 Category: Health Management Authors: Elizabeth DoghertyMargaret HarrisonCynthia BakerIan Graham Source Type: research
Optimal Alcohol Taxes for AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The 2010 Australian government tax review suggested Australia move to a uniform excise tax rate for all alcoholic beverages. Here, a model is presented and calibrated that shows the optimal per litre of pure alcohol (LAL) tax rates for beer, wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink spirits are substantially different to both current alcohol tax rates and the uniform tax rate recommended by the tax review. Specifically, given an individual consumer utility model, the best estimate values of the welfare maximising LAL tax rates are: $37 for beer, $11 for wine, $50 for spirits, and $77 for ready-to-drink spirits. The variation in th...
Source: Forum for Health Economics and Policy - February 5, 2012 Category: Health Management Tags: Health Economics Source Type: research
What Are the Major Diseases Involving Copper Metabolism?Email this article to a colleague.
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Nutritional problems can occur in all parts of the world and in all socioeconomic strata. Caloric and/or protein inadequacy unfortunately plagues too many people because of inadequate supplies or availability. Supplemental food programs around the world attempt to provide appropriate nutrition, but can be stymied because of war, political instability, economic instability and many other social factors.
The most common specific nutrient deficiencies are iron and Vitamin D deficiencies. Minerals important for essential nutrition include copper, iodine, selenium and zinc. A typical mixed diet usually provides enou...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 5, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Social media fuels Planned Parenthood backers in Komen protestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the people behind the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Friday backed off their decision to cut funding of Planned Parenthood programs. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Health Populi Content: “Doctors are using iPads in huge numbers for personal life project management. 80% of doctors are excited about using them in clinical practice. But when it comes to clinical applications, don’t confuse physicians’ desire for mobility with their current use of iPads in everyday practice.
What’s surprising is the “why” [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Hospitals mHealth Physicians tablet PC Source Type: news
Eric Topol: Patients Need To Demand, “Show Me My Data!”Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Elizabeth Weingarten, Slate Content: “Eric Topol wants to digitize you. No, he doesn’t want to transform your body into a pixelated hologram or morph your visage into a virtual avatar.
Topol, a cardiologist and the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care, which came out this [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Access Data Health Information Technology Patient Personalised Medicine Source Type: news
St. Vincent, Heart Clinic Arkansas Pushed Out of Saline MemorialEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock and Heart Clinic Arkansas started the cardiac program for Saline Memorial Hospital in 2008 and unwillingly left the hospital in December. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Planned Parenthood holds Arizona fundraiser after Komen flapEmail this article to a colleague.
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Planned Parenthood’s political arm in Arizona will hold a fundraising event next month with Planned Parenthood Federation of America CEO Cecile Richards.
The event comes on the heels of the abortion-fueled national controversy involving Planned Parenthood and whether it will receive funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The March 15 annual luncheon and fundraiser will benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, the political advocacy arm of the women’s health group and abortion provider... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: Mike Sunnucks Source Type: research
Mortality and morbidity risks and economic behaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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SUMMARYThere are theoretical reasons to expect that high risk of mortality or morbidity during young adulthood decreases investment in human capital. However, investigation of this hypothesis is complicated by a variety of empirical challenges, including difficulties in inferring causation due to omitted variables and reverse causation. For example, to compare two groups with substantially different mortality rates, one typically has to use samples from different countries or periods, making it difficult to control for other relevant variables. Reverse causation is important because human capital investment can affect mort...
Source: Health Economics - February 5, 2012 Category: Health Management Authors: Avraham StolerDavid Meltzer Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Comparability of cancer identification among death registry, cancer registry and hospital discharge registryEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, some 10% of cancer deaths had no cancer records in CR or in HDR, and 3.4% were missing in both sources. The identification rate depended on tumor site, age at death, and, to some extent, death outside hospital. © 2012 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. (Source: International Journal of Cancer)
Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 5, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jianguang JiKristina SundquistJan SundquistKari Hemminki Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
The prevalence of children affected by parental cancer and their use of specialised psychiatric services: The 1987 finnish birth cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the prevalence of children affected by parental cancer at national level and whether these children use specialised psychiatric services more than their peers. The study is a retrospective population‐based registry study. All 60,069 children born in Finland in 1987 were followed up with various health and social registers from 1987 to 2008. The associations of parental cancer treatments with children's psychiatric service use were analysed with logistic regressions. During the 21‐year follow‐up 3,909 (6.6%) of the children had a parent suffering from cancer. The children of the cancer patients use...
Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 5, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mika NiemeläReija PaananenHelinä HakkoMarko MerikukkaMika GisslerSami Räsänen Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Slide show: Top 10 regional conventions and trade shows in SeattleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conventions and trade shows impact the Puget Sound area economy to the tune of millions of dollars — and they attract millions of enthusiastic attendees from the region, nation and the world.
Some of the more colorful events include the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and two conventions that welcome legions of costume-clad comics fans: Emerald City ComiCon and Sakura-Con. Other exhibitions cater to prospective college students, motorcycle lovers, and engaged couples planning weddings.
The Puget Sound Business Journal has compiled a list of the top 24 regional conventions and trade shows staged at the Washington State C...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 4, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jennifer Sokolowsky Source Type: research
C-STAHR: Reducing Discrimination in Healthcare (Brooke Thurman Medical student)Email this article to a colleague.
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We are C-STAHR: Community-Students Against Healthcare Racism, a group of medical students from the University of Colorado working with 2040 Partners for health and community leaders to improve health care experiences in Denver and Aurora. We are Latino, black, white, men, women, old and young. What brings us together is the desire to combat racism and improve medical care.
Our vision:
For students and the community to work together to better understand perceived discrimination and design a feasible intervention to better equip future physicians and community members to reduce its effects (Source: Family Medicine Digital R...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 4, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
[Correspondence] A tale of devolution, abolition, and performanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sania Nishtar and Ahmed Mehboob's discussion of the abolition of the Health Ministry in Pakistan raises the question of whether the health care problems in Pakistan could be solved by such a move. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - February 4, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sunita Dodani, Rashid A Chotani Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
[Comment] How the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 would end entitlement to comprehensive health care in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Health Service (NHS) in England has been a leading international model of tax-financed, universal health care. Legal analysis shows that the Health and Social Care Bill currently making its way through the UK Parliament would abolish that model and pave the way for the introduction of a US-style health system by eroding entitlement to equality of health-care provision. The Bill severs the duty of the Secretary of State for Health to secure comprehensive health care throughout England and introduces competitive markets and structures consistent with greater inequality of provision, mixed funding, and widespread...
Source: LANCET - February 4, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Allyson M Pollock, David Price, Peter Roderick, Tim Treuherz, David McCoy, Martin McKee, Lucy Reynolds Tags: Comment Source Type: research
[Editorial] Keeping patients safeEmail this article to a colleague.
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In July, 2011, the UK's medical regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC), was told by the Commons Health Select Committee to send a “clear signal” to doctors that they were failing in their duties if they did not report concerns about patients' safety. That signal has now come in Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety—new GMC guidance published on Jan 26, which advises doctors about the best ways to alert employers and health-care regulators about poor quality care. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - February 4, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Abercrombie to sign organ transplant funding bill into lawEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed legislation for about $1.8 million in emergency funds for kidney and liver transplants in the state.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie plans to sign House Bill 608 into law on Saturday at The Queen's Medical Center.
The law will appropriate emergency funds, subject to private matching funds, for the transplants, as well as to support a chronic kidney disease management program.
Hawaii was left without an organ transplant center after the closure last month of Hawaii Medical Center East, which ran the state's only organ transplant program before it stopped taking patients in December... (Source: biz...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Former Little Rock Business Owner Sent to Prison for Medicare FraudEmail this article to a colleague.
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Archibong Edem-Effiong, 58, now of Houston, who owned Joshua Medical Link Corp. in Little Rock, had pleaded guilty in October. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Response Genetics raises $7.8 million in stock saleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Response Genetics Inc. said it has raised more than $7.8 million through the private placement of 5.3 million in newly issued stock.
The Los Angeles-based company, which makes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, said it sold the shares to undisclosed investors for $1.50 a share, a premium of 27 percent above its closing stock price of $1.18 a share on Wednesday.
New investors accounted for the majority of the financing, while existing investors, as well as board members and senior management, made up the remainder, Response Genetics said... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: research
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Response Genetics Inc. said it has raised more than $7.8 million through the private placement of 5.3 million in newly issued stock.
The Los Angeles-based company, which makes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, said it sold the shares to undisclosed investors for $1.50 a share, a premium of 27 percent above its closing stock price of $1.18 a share on Wednesday.
New investors accounted for the majority of the financing, while existing investors, as well as board members and senior management, made up the remainder, Response Genetics said... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
New Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) ToolkitEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Rural Assistance Center and the National Rural Health Resources Center recently announced the release of an online health IT toolkit aimed at helping rural health care providers plan and implement health IT projects. HHS’ Office of Rural Health Policy provided funding to support the development of the online toolkit (AHA News, 1/27). Toolkit Details [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 3, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Public Health Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news
Cempra enjoys modest gain on tradingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Shares of Chapel Hill drug developer Cempra (Nasdaq: CEMP) opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of $6. A total of 8.4 million shares at a price well below the expected $11 to $13. For more, go here.
Cempra is headed by CEO Prabha Fernandes. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dale Gibson Source Type: research
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Shares of Chapel Hill drug developer Cempra (Nasdaq: CEMP) opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of $6. A total of 8.4 million shares at a price well below the expected $11 to $13. For more, go here.
Cempra is headed by CEO Prabha Fernandes. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dale Gibson Source Type: research
Alabama lawmakers file bills to legalize medical marijuanaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two Alabama House members from opposing parties have filed similar bills seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana.
With the 2012 session to begin Tuesday, Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, is again carrying a bill that would allow qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana if prescribed by a physician.
Meanwhile, Rep. K.L. Brown, R-Jacksonville, a funeral home owner who says his sister used marijuana to control pain before her death from breast cancer 25 years ago, has filed a similar bill... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Evan Belanger Source Type: research
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Two Alabama House members from opposing parties have filed similar bills seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana.
With the 2012 session to begin Tuesday, Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) is again carrying a bill that would allow qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana if prescribed by a physician.
Meanwhile, Rep. K.L. Brown, R-Jacksonville, a funeral home owner who says his sister used marijuana to control pain before her death from breast cancer 25 years ago, has filed a similar bill... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Evan Belanger Source Type: research
President, CFO leave HealthSpring following Cigna dealEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two executives have left HealthSpring following the company's merger with Cigna, which closed earlier this week.
Karey Witty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of HealthSpring, and Michael Mirt, president of the company, are no longer with the company, as of Jan. 31, the day Cigna’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Franklin-based HealthSpring was finalized.
Mirt's duties will split between two HealthSpring executive vice presidents, Shawn Morris and Scott Huebner. Morris will be president of operations, and Huebner president of development and innovations... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Chris Silva Source Type: research
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Two executives have left HealthSpring following the company's merger with Cigna, which closed earlier this week.
Karey Witty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of HealthSpring, and Michael Mirt, president of the company, are no longer with the company, as of Jan. 31, the day Cigna’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Franklin-based HealthSpring was finalized.
Mirt's duties will split between two HealthSpring executive vice presidents, Shawn Morris and Scott Huebner. Morris will be president of operations, and Huebner president of clinical operations... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Chris Silva Source Type: research
Stanley Black & Decker, Adventist cutting 242 jobs in Baltimore areaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Stanley Black & Decker is closing a West Baltimore facility and cutting 142 jobs, according to a notice with the state’s labor department. Meanwhile, Adventist Behavioral Health is closing a Crownsville facility and laying off 100 people, a separate filing with the state said.
Stanley Black & Decker plans to close its Baltimore Protection Net Center on Sisson Street, the filing said. The layoffs will take place in waves, starting April 1-14, and ending with a Oct. 23-Nov. 6 wave.
Adventist is closing a treatment facility and school in Crownsville on March 31... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ryan Sharrow Source Type: research
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Stanley Black & Decker is closing a West Baltimore facility and cutting 142 jobs, according to a notice with the state’s labor department. Meanwhile, Adventist Behavioral Health is closing a Crownsville facility and laying off 100 people, a separate filing with the state said.
Stanley Black & Decker plans to close its Baltimore Protection Net Center on Sisson Street, the filing said. The layoffs will take place in waves, starting April 1-14, and ending with a Oct. 23-Nov. 6 wave.
Adventist is closing a treatment facility and school in Crownsville on March 31... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ryan Sharrow Source Type: research
Austin-based Hanger revamps its brandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., a manufacturer and provider of prosthetics, orthotics and related services, has unveiled a new name, logo and strategy.
The Austin-based company plans to shorten its name to Hanger (NYSE: HGR), and change its clinic business, now called Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, to Hanger Clinic. The company’s shareholders are expected to approve the name changes at the annual shareholder meeting in May.
The company has developed a new logo to compliment the name changes called Empower Mark, that “symbolizes a beacon of hope for Hanger’s clients,” company officials said... (Source: bizjournals....
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Sandra Zaragoza Source Type: research
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Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., a manufacturer and provider of prosthetics, orthotics and related services, has unveiled a new name, logo and strategy.
The Austin-based company plans to shorten its name to Hanger (NYSE: HGR), and change its clinic business, now called Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, to Hanger Clinic. The company’s shareholders are expected to approve the name changes at the annual shareholder meeting in May.
The company has developed a new logo to compliment the name changes called Empower Mark, that “symbolizes a beacon of hope for Hanger’s clients,” company officials said... (Source: bizjournals....
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Sandra Zaragoza Source Type: research
Talon leukemia drug gets date with FDA advisory panelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Talon Therapeutics Inc. must hurdle a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel March 21 before its experimental leukemia drug can be approved.
San Mateo-based Talon (OTCBB: TLON) said Friday that its drug Marqibo will be assessed by the FDA’s oncology drugs advisory committee for treating adult Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare blood cancer.
“We believe Marqibo has the potential to help a near end-stage leukemia population of patients without good treatment options,” Talon President and CEO Dr... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: research
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Talon Therapeutics Inc. must hurdle a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel March 21 before its experimental leukemia drug can be approved.
San Mateo-based Talon (OTCBB: TLON) said Friday that its drug Marqibo will be assessed by the FDA’s oncology drugs advisory committee for treating adult Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare blood cancer.
“We believe Marqibo has the potential to help a near end-stage leukemia population of patients without good treatment options,” Talon President and CEO Dr... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: research
Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding moveEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday said it has reversed its decision about funding grants for Planned Parenthood.
The organization, which has Cincinnati affiliate, said earlier this week that it would not fund grant applications to groups under federal investigation, which includes Planned Parenthood.
Culture Map reports that after the initial Komen announcement, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 in donations in 24 hours.
A Friday statement from Nancy Brinker, the founder of the foundation, apologized for upsetting its supporters and partners with the funding removal, and said the foundati...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday said it has reversed its decision about funding grants for Planned Parenthood.
The organization, which has Cincinnati affiliate, said earlier this week that it would not fund grant applications to groups under federal investigation, which includes Planned Parenthood.
Culture Map reports that after the initial Komen announcement, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 in donations in 24 hours.
A Friday statement from Nancy Brinker, the founder of the foundation, apologized for upsetting its supporters and partners with the funding removal, and said the foundati...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: research
State health funds to boost Dayton groupsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ohio Department of Health has awarded two grants worth a combined $65,000 to the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board for Montgomery County.
One grant, worth $40,000, will go toward programs for mental health consultation, assessments and treatment of children from birth to 5 years old who are at risk of removal from their custodial home, are victims of abuse or neglect or are entering foster care. Those dollars also can be used to help educate biological and foster parents of children in the welfare system... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laura Englehart Source Type: research
A Time for UnityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although the US public remains for the most part favorably disposed to scientists, politically inspired efforts to discredit some kinds of science continue and could gain traction during what is likely to be an angry election year. Researchers, especially those working in fields that do not seem to offer the near-term promise of profitable products, have good reason to be apprehensive about their funding. Budget anxieties are driving up pressure on legislators to enact substantial cuts, and the brinksmanship on Capitol Hill suggests that ill-considered measures could be enacted through political grandstanding. Researchers ...
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - February 3, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: BioScience Source Type: news
White House Begins to Map Course toward Bio-Based EconomyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Politicians and pundits clogged the airwaves last year with rhetoric about the state of the nation's economy. Amid this noise, a few economic policy initiatives did begin to take shape. For instance, last fall, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a request for comments on a draft policy to stimulate the bioeconomy.
Scientists have long asserted that research is an investment that yields economic prosperity. A growing number of scientists and engineers have more recently advised that the biological sciences are poised to inspire transformative discoveries that can solve persistent problems...
Source: Washington Watch - February 3, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding moveEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday said it has reversed its decision about funding grants for Planned Parenthood.
The organization, which has an Albany, New York, affiliate, said earlier this week that it would not fund grant applications to groups under federal investigation, which includes Planned Parenthood.
Culture Map reports that after the initial Komen announcement, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 in donations in 24 hours.
A Friday statement from Nancy Brinker, the founder of the foundation, apologized for upsetting its supporters and partners with the funding removal, and said th...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: research
Partial Mastectomies Often Result In Further SurgeriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to an investigation in the February 1 issue of JAMA, surgery to remove additional tissue (reexcision) is required in almost 1 in 4 women who undergo a partial mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. In addition, there is considerable surgeon and institutional difference in the rate of reexcisions that have nothing to do with patients' characteristics. In the U.S., the current environment of health care reform requests transparency of health care outcomes and increasing hospital and physician accountability... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Michelle Obama to Tour Little Rock Air Force BaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House says first lady Michelle Obama will visit the Little Rock Air Force Base next week to promote the second anniversary of her "Let's Move!" initiative geared at reducing childhood obesity. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Who Is Left Out of the DSM-5 Debate? Of Course, ConsumersEmail this article to a colleague.
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To my ears, the current DSM-5 debate comes down to the question of who has the right to decide when an individual and a family have suffered enoughread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Victoria Costello Tags: Ethics and Morality Parenting Psychiatry bipolar bipolar disorder congressional hearings dsm 5 DSM-5 early intervention fever pitch health care choices insurance reimbursement mental health care petitions precipice psychiatri Source Type: news
