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Consensus Reached for Prevocational Services Definition in Family Care Renewal Waiver ApplicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services and representatives from organizations involved with Medicaid waiver-funded prevocational services have reached an agreement regarding the revised prevocational services definition in Wisconsin's Family Care renewal application. The Department of Health Services, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Rehabilitation for Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities have mutually agreed to this press release, which describes the basis of the agreement reached. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Novavax to raise $21MEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Novavax, moving closer to commercializing its flu vaccines, will raise $21 million in a secondary stock offering to fund continued research. (NVAX) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Bulletin BulletsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Honoring VeteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Miguel Pachebat, center, along with Thomas Chafe, RN, left, and Andrew Sants, all veterans who work in the Emergency Department (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Send a Message of Thanks to a ColleagueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Is there someone at BWH who always makes you smile? Someone who goes out of their way to help colleagues? Someone you know you can count on—when it counts? (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Wreath Sale Benefits PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Handmade holiday wreaths on sale in the Cabot Atrium Dec. 3 will benefit Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center patients and their families. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Making the Thornton and Naumes House at 48 Francis Street a HomeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nine families staying at the Thornton and Naumes House at 48 Francis St. will receive dinners complete with turkey and all the fixings, including pie and cider, on Thanksgiving Day. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

BWH Celebrates Rad TechsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Radiology Department celebrated the essential role more than 400 licensed technologists play (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

H. Richard Nesson Fellowship Recipients NamedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hospitalists Cheryl Clark, MD, SD, and LeRoi Hicks, MD, MPH, are this year’s 2009 H. Richard Nesson Fellowship recipients. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Always Ready for Every PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Staff at the Thoracic Surgery Ambulatory Center are always ready for every patient. That’s what the BWH Readiness Team found last week after visiting the center as part of the hospital’s preparation for the unannounced Joint Commission accreditation (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Kenneth Baughman, MD, director of Advanced Heart Disease, 63Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
p>BWH mourns the loss of Kenneth Baughman, MD, a loving husband, father and grandfather, inspiring leader, compassionate clinician and beloved colleague. He passed away Nov. 16 in a tragic accident in Florida, where he was attending the American Hear (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

GE Healthcare and InterComponentWare (ICW) Collaborate to Deliver State-of-the-Art eHealth SolutionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The term 'eHealth' is used everywhere today. However, a generic definition of this phrase is missing. GE Healthcare refers to eHealth as the total healthcare IT infrastructure that connects and adds value to the healthcare delivery system across multiple hospitals or a region, including physicians, care providers, patients and others. At Medica 2009 GE Healthcare presents its eHealth solution to fundamentally enable digital networks: the Centricity Imaging Portal. This solution can retrieve historical patient data from different systems throughout a hospital, such as HIS, RIS and PACS. Rad... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

BMT programs at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital Granted Full Reaccreditation Following Audit and Site VisitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital, which has operated since 2003, has received full reaccreditation from the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference to focus on reinventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Reinventing life after 50 is the theme of the second annual Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Proactively Take Care of Patients with GE Healthcare's Centricity Clinical Notification System, Presented at MEDICA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In no other care area do patients need such dedicated surveillance, care and treatment than in intensive care units (ICUs). Medical staff working in this care environment have to fulfil special requirements in order to be prepared for all eventualities. Only one error can make a big difference to patient outcome. At this year's Medica congress GE Healthcare is presenting a new solution for information management in ICU departments, the Centricity Clinical Notification System (CNS). CNS allows the definition of conditions based on any combination of relevant patient data. Whenever verified ... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - November 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Mayo Announces New H1N1 Vaccination ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic has a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine and will begin taking appointments for H1N1 vaccination beginning Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 a.m. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Cel-Sci begins H1N1 vaccine trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cel-Sci Corp. has begun its first human clinical study of an H1N1 flu treatment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Robert David steps in to manage health benefits at CalPERSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Robert David, 52, has been appointed assistant executive officer for health benefits for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

HCA hires Joseph Sowell III as V.P. in charge of mergers and aquisitionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HCA Inc. announced today that Joseph Sowell III will become senior vice president and chief development officer, effective Dec. 1. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Medtronic receives FDA warning letterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medtronic Inc. announced Wednesday that it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following an August inspection of the company’s Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management facility in Mounds View. (MDT) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Mayo Announces Seasonal Flu Vaccine AvailableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic today announced it has a limited supply of seasonal flu vaccine available for Mayo primary care patients. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Disagrees with New USPSTF Mammography Screening GuidelinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A task force convened by Mayo Clinic in light of the new mammography screening rates recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has rejected those guidelines. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Specific Genetic Mutations Do Not Affect Lung Function Response to Asthma TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Therapy's effects on airway hyperresponsiveness, not lung function, was affected by genetic mutation. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Current Cigarette Smokers at Increased Risk of SeizuresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cigarettes increase risk of seizures, while moderate caffeine or alcohol use was found to have no association with seizures. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Provider Network Available for Uninsured Individuals Seeking Health Care for Influenza-Like IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services announced health care is available for uninsured Wisconsin residents who are experiencing influenza-like symptoms. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

PolyMedix completes $20M stock offeringEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PolyMedix Inc. completed a $20.7 million public stock offering Tuesday. (MERR) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Medtronic opens facilities in San Antonio, MemphisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medtronic opened a Diabetes Therapy Management and Education Center in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday. (MDT) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Medtronic opens San Antonio diabetes facilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medtronic Inc. has officially opened its long-awaited Diabetes Therapy Management and Education Center at The Overlook at The Rim. (MDT) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Deer Hunters Others Urged to Use Carbon Monoxide DetectorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
State health officials urge everyone to guard against carbon monoxide poisoning as the weather turns colder and Wisconsins deer hunters prepare for the woods. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Ex-health secretary Tommy Thompson predicts reform will pass by year's endEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson predicts a health care reform bill that includes a public option and compromises on federal funds for abortion services will clear Congress before Christmas. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Mayo One Flight Nurse Named International Medical Crew Member of the YearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) in Washington, D.C., has named Jeffrey Stearns, a flight nurse for Mayo One, the International Medical Crew Member of the Year for 2009. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Moffitt subsidiary M2Gen names James Utterback CEOEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
James Utterback is the new chief executive officer of M2Gen in Tampa, effective Dec. 7. M2Gen is a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Cardiac Science says some defibrillators may not workEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiac Science Corp. said some of its automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may not work during a resuscitation attempt, and it issued a “voluntary medical device correction” for thousands of its devices. (CSCX) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Targacept joins NASDAQ biotech indexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Targacept will be added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index as of next Monday, Nov. 23, according to an announcement from the firm. (TRGT) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Durham’s Addrenex sells for $29MEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Durham drug development company Addrenex Pharmaceuticals has been acquired for $29 million by Sciele Pharma Inc., an Atlanta pharmaceutical company that has already licensed three of Addrenex’s products and is one of its current investors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

bioMérieux Launches a Molecular Diagnostic MRSA Test on its EasyQ® Automated PlatformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most prevalent multi-drug resistant bacteria and a growing threat to health. Marcy l'Etoile, France, 6 November 2009 - bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today launched NucliSENS EasyQ® MRSA, a new automated test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections. NucliSENS EasyQ MRSA is CE marked and bioMérieux will be submitting for 510(k) approval with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2010. "bi... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

H1N1 Vaccine Distribution UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) is providing an update on the amount of H1N1 vaccine allocated to Wisconsin from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Trustees Honor New Named ProfessorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees today honored three new Mayo Clinic named professors. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Physiological “Fixes” Like Mechanical Ventilation for Patients with Lung Damage Don’t Always Work as PlannedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Toronto MD’s editorial in current issue of JAMA calls for a new approach to “physiological-based” research (Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media)
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News mechanical ventilation lung H1N1 Source Type: organizations

AmerisourceBergen increases dividend, announces stock buybackEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Thursday that it has authorized a $500 million stock buyback and a 33 percent increase in the quarterly stock dividend. (ABC) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

DBJ Names 2009 Best Corporate Counsel honoreesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Whether they’re braving the rough legal waters that come with a recessionary environment or guiding their companies through the terrains of mergers and acquisitions, the 2009 Dallas Business Journal Best Corporate Counsel honorees make up an accomplished group nominated for legal savvy and individual drives to succeed. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Fischer named Columbus Partnership chiefEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Columbus Partnership has tapped the former Battelle executive it brought on this summer as an economic development consultant to succeed retiring CEO Robert Milbourne. (LTD) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Blood Vessels in Prostate Tumor May Indicate Aggressiveness of CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers have found that the characteristics of the blood vessels within prostate tumor cells may indicate the aggressiveness of the cancer. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Bulletin BulletsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Beat Lung Cancer Balloon-a-ThonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Employees, patients and friends and family are invited to the first annual balloon-a-thon to beat lung cancer in women. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Run the Boston Marathon with Team BrighamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Boston Marathon training season is just around the corner, and BWH is recruiting runners to join the extraordinary Team Brigham. Each member of the team commits to running the marathon and raising a minimum of $3,500 to support the hospital’s communi (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Safety Reporting System Faster than EverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This month, a new format for the BWH Safety Reporting System (rL Solutions) will be rolled out, making submissions faster and more streamlined than before. The quick submission reporting format reduces the number of fields required to report an event (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

BWHers’ Generosity Helps United Way Campaign Reach All-Time HighEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The 2009 BWH United Way Campaign reached new heights this year with more than 1,000 donors contributing more than $155,000—record highs for both the number of donors and the total raised for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Improving Quality of Life for Pulmonary PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients are raving about the BWH Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services provided at Faulkner Hospital. There, medical director Hilary Goldberg, MD, respiratory therapist Priscilla Perruzzi, RRT, clinical supervisor of Pulmonary Rehab, and senior exercise (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Six Minutes Can Make a Difference for PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Laura Cruwys’ last hope of receiving a lung transplant rested on her ability to walk continuously for six minutes on a flat surface. “Walking for that period of time doesn’t seem like much, but for patients who are awaiting a lung transplant, (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations