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This page shows you the most recent publications within this specialty of the MedWorm directory. This is page number 30.
Broad respiratory virus detection in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis by use of a multiplex RT‐PCR DNA microarray system
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In conclusion, the use of this DNA microarray in clinical virology practice allows rapid and accurate identification of common and uncommon viral respiratory pathogens in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis. It should improve the clinical management, the epidemiological survey, and the prevention of the nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses in pediatric wards. J. Med. Virol. 84:979–985, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Journal of Medical Virology - April 13, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Antoine HugueninLauryane MoutteFanny RenoisNicolas LevequeDeborah TalmudMichel AbelyYohan NguyenFabrice CarratLaurent Andreoletti Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Slideshow: Top 7 Peninsula EmployersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The accompanying gallery is an excerpt from this week's List of the Largest Employers on the Peninsula.
Click here or on the image to start a slideshow of top peninsula employers.
The San Francisco Business Times publishes industry rankings in each issue of the paper and reprints them at the end of the year for our annual Book of Lists. These lists are unique and authoritative sources of Bay Area business news.
Other lists this week include Largest Software Companies on the Peninsula.
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Andrea Echstenkamper Source Type: research
Leasing sluggish for Seattle life sciences companiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report on Seattle’s life sciences companies shows few leases being signed as companies continue to find financing a challenge, hobbling their growth.
“The office/laboratory market has been sluggish for the last six months with very few real estate transactions occurring,” according to the Life Science Market Overview by Kidder Mathews Senior Vice Presidents Bill Neil and Chris Moe
Nonprofits relying on grants and endowments, meanwhile, have had an easier time, the report said.
For...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jeanne Lang Jones Source Type: research
Is Washington's R&D tax credit worth saving?Email this article to a colleague.
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If you’re a tech company that waited until the last second to file your taxes, you may want to look into Washington’s research and development tax credit.
There are a wide variety of local tech companies that take advantage of this state’s high-tech R&D tax credit. It's a way for companies to offset the state’s business and occupation tax by writing off expenses related to doing R&D in this state.
Companies can get up to $2 million, and in 2009 and 2010, the Washington R&D tax credit cost...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Emily Parkhurst Source Type: research
Rice Business Plan Competition takes off at a lightning paceEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you were in an elevator with Warren Buffett, would you be able to pitch him your best business idea in 60 seconds? Well, that’s what the 42 competing teams at the Rice Business Plan Competition had to do the night of April 12.
Buffett wasn’t actually at the Rice Business Plan Competition, but around 250 competition judges from venture capital firms and Houston’s largest companies were there, along with industry experts. And just like Buffett, these judges were looking for the best business...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Molly Ryan Source Type: research
Wichita health care, social service providers express concerns about Kansas Medicaid reform plan during WSU forumEmail this article to a colleague.
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A plan to overhaul the Kansas Medicaid system and move it more into the private sector is moving forward, but local organizations still have plenty of questions that need to be answered before the changes take effect in January 2013.
That was the take of two leaders of nonprofit organizations and a representative from Sedgwick County on Thursday as they weighed in on the issue of Medicaid reform during a policy summit sponsored by the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Josh Heck Source Type: research
Pharma gift ban isn't squelching science, yetEmail this article to a colleague.
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This week, I wrote about the two-year old Gift Ban and its impact – or lack thereof – on relationships between life sciences companies and doctors and hospitals (premium content).
The Gift Ban succeeded in getting rid of pens and mugs with company names on them. It has embarrassed more than one local doctor who has been told he cannot take a yogurt or a bag of chips at a conference. This is small potatoes, and frankly it’s insulting to our physicians, some of the best minds in the country,...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Julie M. Donnelly Source Type: research
Tammy Lynn Center CEO to retireEmail this article to a colleague.
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After 15 years, the CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for developmental disabilities will retire.
In a newsletter, Mary Freeman says she first planned to retire at age 62, then 63 and 65. Then, “suddenly” she realized she will turn 66 in July (“A fact that I have been denying for some time now,” she says in the newsletter) and decided to step down. She will retire in May.
“During those years, I became deeply impassioned about this special mission, engrossed in its well-being, totally dedicated...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jason deBruyn Source Type: research
AtriCure CEO pay up nearly double last yearEmail this article to a colleague.
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David Drachman, CEO of AtriCure Inc., received compensation of $1.9 million in 2011, up 98 percent from the year before.
Much of the increase was because of a stock award worth $1.1 million, according to an AtriCure (Nasdaq: ATRC) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also had salary of $450,000, options worth $371,000 and other compensation of $3,400.
In 2010, Drachman got salary of $412,000, stock worth $168,000, options worth $397,000 and other compensation of $2,500.
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
WhiteGlove reveals investors in recent fundingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A regulatory filing has provided additional details about the financing announced Thursday by WhiteGlove Health Inc.
The Austin-based company collected $12.8 million from 26 investors, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
WhiteGlove officials have said California-based Burrill & Co. led the recent funding round that came seven months after the company withdrew plans for an initial public offering.
WhiteGlove, which was founded in 2006 as WhiteGlove House...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Christopher Calnan Source Type: research
A New Taxonomy for Stakeholder Engagement in Patient-Centered Outcomes ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Despite widespread agreement that stakeholder engagement is needed in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), no taxonomy
exists to guide researchers and policy makers on how to address this need. We followed an iterative process, including several
stages of stakeholder review, to address three questions: (1) Who are the stakeholders in PCOR? (2) What roles and responsibilities
can stakeholders have in PCOR? (3) How can researchers start engaging stakeholders? We introduce a flexible taxonomy called
the 7Ps of Stakeholder Engagement and Six Stages of Research for identifying stakeholders and deve...
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - April 13, 2012 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical applications of 18F-FDG PET in the management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The assessment of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors is commonly achieved by ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic
resonance. The 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) detects increased glucose metabolism associated with neoplastic lesions,
provides high accuracy in most cancer imaging applications and is now widely used in clinical practice. However, PET is not
always useful and accurate knowledge of appropriate indications is essential for a proper clinical management. 18F-FDG is transported into cells and phosphorylated by the enzyme hexokin...
Source: Abdominal Imaging - April 13, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Abdominal Imaging Source Type: research
Postoperative pain assessment after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for chronic pansinusitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objective was to evaluate pain, its influencing factors and its management on the first postoperative day following FESS.
In a prospective case study, 101 FESS patients were examined after removal of the nasal packing within the Quality Improvement
in Postoperative Pain Management (QUIPS) project allowing a standardized assessment of patients’ characteristics, pain parameters,
outcome and process parameters. The influence of these parameters on the patients’ postoperative pain was estimated by univariate
and multivariate statistic analysis. Pain during the first postoperative day after FESS was moderate. Younge...
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - April 13, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Source Type: research
A 2012 Evidence-Based Algorithm for the Pharmacotherapy for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract There is a need to synthesize the growing body of literature on the pharmacotherapeutic management of patients with obsessive-compulsive
disorder for clinicians working at a primary care level. We have aimed to generate a simple, easy-to-follow algorithm for
the primary care practitioner. This seven-step algorithm addresses diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, initiation
of pharmacotherapy, monitoring and maintenance treatment, and guidelines for the management of patients who are resistant
to initial therapy. In creating this algorithm, we have drawn on the body of published evidence, as wel...
Source: Current Psychiatry Reports - April 13, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Current Psychiatry Reports Source Type: research
Postoperative Anticoagulation in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves Following Surgical Treatment of Subdural HematomasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Interruptions in anticoagulation therapy for up to 3 weeks pose minimal thromboembolic risk in patients with mechanical heart
valves. Close follow-up after discharge is highly recommended, as recurrent hemorrhages can occur several weeks after the
resumption of anticoagulation.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s12028-012-9704-2Authors
Anubhav G. Amin, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Meyer Bldg. 8-161, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287, USAJulie Ng, Department ...
Source: Neurocritical Care - April 13, 2012 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurocritical Care Source Type: research
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Cystic Fibrosis: Current Understandings of Mechanisms and ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects both the lungs and the digestive system in children and adults.
Thick mucus fills the gut and blocks lumens of the pancreas and hepatobiliary systems, creating insufficient pancreas function
and liver disease. Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) complications, including intestinal obstruction, occur in neonates, and poor
digestion and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children. Although GI symptoms tend to improve with age, CF and associated
GERD eventually create respiratory insufficiency; the only available treatment option at this stage ...
Source: Current Gastroenterology Reports - April 13, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Current Gastroenterology Reports Source Type: research
Trauma Quality Improvement in Low and Middle Income Countries of the Asia–Pacific Region: A Mixed Methods StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Our study provides the first description of trauma QI practices, gaps in existing practices, and barriers to QI in LMIC of
the Asia–Pacific region. In this study we identified opportunities for addressing these challenges, and that work will be
supported by APTQIN.
Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-15DOI 10.1007/s00268-012-1593-1Authors
Henry Thomas Stelfox, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Teaching Research & Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, CanadaManjul Jo...
Source: World Journal of Surgery - April 13, 2012 Category: Surgery Tags: World Journal of Surgery Source Type: research
Training program conference of “Good Pain Management Ward” was launched in WuhanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticlePages 246-246DOI 10.1007/s10330-012-0999-4Authors
Yi Cheng, Tongji Cancer Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
Journal The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical OncologyOnline ISSN 1613-9089Print ISSN 1610-1979
Journal Volume Volume 11
Journal Issue Volume 11, Number 4
Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - April 13, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: research
A Diabetic Foot Service Established by a Department of Vascular Surgery: An Observational StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: The integration of a vascular unit with community care has been associated with improved outcomes for patients with diabetic foot disease. Improvements were not related to the increased number of vascular procedures or hospitalizations, but did coincide with a greater proportion of patients attending the foot unit. The referral of patients to the unit facilitates the rapid management of severe disease, reducing delays deleterious to outcomes.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - April 13, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: Dean T. Williams, Muhammad U. Majeed, Guy Shingler, Mohammed J. Akbar, Diane G. Adamson, Christopher J. Whitaker Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research
Re: Prospective Comparative Study of Endoscopic Management of Bladder Lithiasis: Is Prostate Surgery a Necessary Adjunct?Email this article to a colleague.
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P. Philippou, D. Volanis, I. Kariotis, E. Serafetinidis and D. Delakas Department of Urology, Asklipieion General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Source: The Journal of Urology - April 13, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Steven A. Kaplan Tags: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Source Type: research
Healthcare-associated vs. hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: HCA S. aureus bacteremia shares many similarities with HA bacteremia with respect to the prevalence of MRSA strains, mortality rates, and risk factors for death, and should be managed similarly.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 13, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jihad Bishara, Elad Goldberg, Leonard Leibovici, Zmira Samra, Hila Shaked, Nariman Mansur, Mical Paul Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research
Use of a Disposable Acupressure Device as Part of a Multimodal Antiemetic Strategy for Reducing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:Use of the Pressure Right acupressure device in combination with antiemetic drugs provided a reduction in the incidence of vomiting from 0 to 72 hours after surgery with an associated improvement in patient satisfaction with their PONV management. However, recovery and outcome variables failed to demonstrate any improvement with the addition of the acupressure device.
PMID: 22504214 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - April 13, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: White PF, Zhao M, Tang J, Wender RH, Yumul R, Sloninsky AV, Naruse R, Kariger R, Cunneen S Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research
Conservative management of intra‐abdominal hypertension with compression of the inferior vena cava due to pancreatic pseudocyst.Email this article to a colleague.
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© 2012 The Authors. Journal of Digestive Diseases © 2012 Chinese Medical Association Shanghai Branch, Chinese Society of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Source: Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases - April 13, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gregorio Castellanos, Antonio Piñero, Juan Angel Fernández Source Type: research
Non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension in HIV mono‐infected patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the largest published series of non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension in HIV mono‐infected patients in Australia. Further research is needed to understand what relationship, if any, HIV or its treatments might have on liver injury over time.© 2012 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 13, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Belinda D. Jackson, Joseph S. Doyle, Jennifer F. Hoy, Stuart K Roberts, John Colman, Margaret E. Hellard, Joseph J. Sasadeusz, David M. Iser Source Type: research
Predictors of early mortality after radical nephrectomy with renal vein or inferior vena cava thrombectomy – a population‐based studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS• For radical nephrectomy with venous thrombectomy, surgeon volume predicts short‐term mortality, emphasizing the importance of experience in patient outcome.• Despite a shift towards high‐volume surgeons, 13.8% of cases continued to be performed by low‐volume providers.• If these results are confirmed in other jurisdictions, radical nephrectomy with venous thrombectomy should be regionalized and performed by surgeons who manage these cases regularly.
Source: BJU International - April 13, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Stanley A. Yap, David Horovitz, Shabbir M.H. Alibhai, Robert Abouassaly, Narhari Timilshina, Antonio Finelli Source Type: research
Cost analysis of lung cancer management in South Western SydneyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Hospitalisation and cancer treatment, particularly chemotherapy, accounted for the major components of direct medical costs in the management of lung cancer.
Source: Australasian Radiology - April 13, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Sharlyn Kang, Eng‐Siew Koh, Shalini K. Vinod, Bin Jalaludin Source Type: research
Results of a telehealth-enabled chronic care management service to support people with long-term conditions at homeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Both congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more common among Maori than non-Maori people, and the cultural acceptability of home-based remote monitoring technology has not been tested. We conducted a 12-month pilot trial of home telemonitoring. Patients were randomly assigned to the control and intervention groups. Patients in the control group showed no clear differences in quality of life at the end of the trial. The telehealth group showed a consistent trend towards improved quality of life on several instruments, including the SF-36, the St George Respiratory Questionnaire and the K10 q...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - April 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Venter, A., Burns, R., Hefford, M., Ehrenberg, N. Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Readiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telepsychiatryEmail this article to a colleague.
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We assessed the preparedness of health districts and designated hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province for proposed telepsychiatry services. An e-health readiness questionnaire for developing countries was administered to managers of health districts and managers of designated psychiatric hospitals by telephone interview. Ten of the 11 district managers and managers/medical officers of 45 of 58 designated hospitals were interviewed. Notwithstanding some concerns regarding the tool, low levels of e-health readiness were found. District managers recorded e-health readiness scores of 137–217 out of 300. This was ...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - April 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chipps, J., Mars, M. Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Conservative management of intra‐abdominal hypertension with compression of the inferior vena cava due to pancreatic pseudocyst.Email this article to a colleague.
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© 2012 The Authors. Journal of Digestive Diseases © 2012 Chinese Medical Association Shanghai Branch, Chinese Society of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Source: Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases - April 13, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gregorio CastellanosAntonio PiñeroJuan Angel Fernández Source Type: research
Non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension in HIV mono‐infected patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the largest published series of non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension in HIV mono‐infected patients in Australia. Further research is needed to understand what relationship, if any, HIV or its treatments might have on liver injury over time.© 2012 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 13, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Belinda D. JacksonJoseph S. DoyleJennifer F. HoyStuart K RobertsJohn ColmanMargaret E. HellardJoseph J. SasadeuszDavid M. Iser Source Type: research
Predictors of early mortality after radical nephrectomy with renal vein or inferior vena cava thrombectomy – a population‐based studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS• For radical nephrectomy with venous thrombectomy, surgeon volume predicts short‐term mortality, emphasizing the importance of experience in patient outcome.• Despite a shift towards high‐volume surgeons, 13.8% of cases continued to be performed by low‐volume providers.• If these results are confirmed in other jurisdictions, radical nephrectomy with venous thrombectomy should be regionalized and performed by surgeons who manage these cases regularly.
Source: BJU International - April 13, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Stanley A. YapDavid HorovitzShabbir M.H. AlibhaiRobert AbouassalyNarhari TimilshinaAntonio Finelli Source Type: research
Crozer-Keystone cutting hundreds of jobsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Crozer-Keystone Health System said Thursday it needs to cut its work force by about 325 full-time equivalent positions because of a significant shift in care being delivered from an inpatient to outpatient basis.
The Delaware County, Pa., health-care provider said it has offered early retirement packages to more than 500 of its nearly 7,000 employees and 150 have accepted. The deadline for accepting the buyout packages is April 23.
Crozer-Keystone spokeswoman Kathy Scullin said the organization...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: John George Source Type: research
Greater Albany region one of seven in U.S. picked for Medicare pilotEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Capital District-Hudson Valley region of New York is one of seven markets nationwide selected for a pilot program that will test a new health care payment model.
Under the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, insurers will reward primary care practices for better coordinating care for their Medicare patients with bonus payments of $20 per member per month, and other resources.
Other regions selected by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are in Arkansas, Colorado, New Jersey, Ohio,...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Barbara Pinckney Source Type: research
Cuomo signs health exchange measureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to create a statewide health exchange that may lower the cost of health insurance for small businesses in New York state.
The exchange is set to be entirely funded by the federal government through an $88 million allocation. It will be designed to allow New Yorkers to obtain health insurance at reduced costs.
If the state fails to establish the exchange, the federal government will set up a federally-operated exchange in order to comply with the Affordable...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Allissa Kline Source Type: research
Is this the key to predicting your health-care future?Email this article to a colleague.
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Biomarkers already tell a story, and over the next few decades that story could predict your medical future. That was the theme of recurring discussions at last night’s Personalized Medicine Panel at the Biotechnology Center, hosted by the CED.
A more complicated issue – if you COULD know your future – would you want to?
About a fourth of the full house said they would, even if that future involved a certainty that they would be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Since there’s no cure,...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lauren K. Ohnesorge Source Type: research
Ekso device helps the paralyzed walk at Good ShepherdEmail this article to a colleague.
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Good Shepherd Penn Partners, a Philadelphia specialty health-care provider, began using the Ekso bionic exoskeleton device this week on six patients suffering from lower-extremity weakness or paralysis.
The Ekso is a lightweight robot that allows paralysis patients to stand and walk. The device is used as part of a patient’s rehabilitation.
Good Shepherd Penn Partners, which delivers post-acute medical and rehabilitative care, said it is the first health-care facility in the city to offer patients...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: John George Source Type: research
Monroeville approves financing authorityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Monroeville could have a bond financing authority up and running by August, following council’s approval of the idea Tuesday.
The authority will provide a financing vehicle for nonprofit organizations to obtain low-interest bond financing, said Solicitor Bruce Dice, from the Plum firm of Dice & Associates. Appointment of an authority board and adoption of bylaws still have to be done.
“This has the potential of really becoming a nice cash stream to stave off future tax increases,” Dice said....
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kris B. Mamula Source Type: research
Brownback starts overhauling state agencies in Medicaid revampEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has started shuffling a handful of state agencies after the Kansas Legislature chose not to intervene.
Brownback on Thursday said he was implementing an executive reorganization order that he submitted in February to help prepare for a wholesale revamp of the state’s Medicaid system.
Brownback plans to convert how the state provides health care to the poor into a managed-care model, which his administration says will save money and improve the quality of care.
The changes...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David Twiddy Source Type: research
Jefferson center treats pre-cancerous esophagus conditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital said Thursday it has opened a Barrett’s esophagus treatment center.
The National Institutes of Health estimates more than 3 million people in the United States have Barrett’s esophagus — a condition caused when digestive acid backs up from the stomach into the esophagus, causing damage and the growth of pre-cancerous cells. Up to 25 percent of people age 50 or older may have the disease. Left untreated, Barrett’s esophagus can lead to esophageal cancer,...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: John George Source Type: research
HCA to receive $271M settlement from fedsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HCA Holdings Inc. said that the company has settled with the federal government and expects additional payments of $271 million by June.
HCA (NYSE: HCA), based in Nashville, Tenn., is the largest for-profit hospital operator in the country. In the Tampa Bay area it is the parent company of St. Petersburg General Hospital, Edward White Hospital in St. Petersburg, Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Largo Medical Center, Brandon Regional Hospital, Community Hospital in New Port Richey, Blake Medical...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Abraham Aboraya Source Type: research
Girl Scouts names CEO over San Antonio organizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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After much anticipation, and a little bit of suspense, the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas (GSSWT) organization has announced the selection of Rose González Pérez as its new CEO.
Pérez replaces Ana Maria Chávez, who was named CEO of the national Girl Scouts organization last August.
Pérez, says local board chair Jackie Gorman-Johnson, was selected after an extensive nationwide search that resulted in some 150 applications.
“Rose (González Pérez) without a doubt is the best person for this...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 12, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tamarind Phinisee Source Type: research
Desmoplastic fibroma of the scapula: a case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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We describe the management of a 61-year-old man
with desmoplastic fibroma of the scapula. We think that a wide excision is one good treatment for this tumor. If there is
a major functional deficit, the reconstructional operation may be designed for saving the function.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Up-to date Review and Case ReportPages 1-3DOI 10.1007/s00590-012-0992-1Authors
Yan Xiong, Department of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042 People’s Republic of ChinaZiming Wang, Department of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University,...
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - April 12, 2012 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology Source Type: research
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges Created by Medication Shortages and DiscontinuationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drug shortages and discontinuations can present a dangerous if not deadly scenario for our pediatric patients. The inability of a provider to prescribe the indicated and approved drug for an illness often can adversely affect therapy, compromise or delay medical procedures, and result in medication errors and less than therapeutic treatment outcome (). A survey of 311 pharmacy experts representing 228 hospitals and other health care sites over a 6-month period showed that 89% experienced shortages that could have caused a medication safety issue or error in patient care, and 80% experienced shortages resulting in a delay o...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 12, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary S. Burr Tags: PENS Column Source Type: research
Diagnosis and treatment of giant cell granuloma of the temporal bone: Report of eight cases.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: It is impossible to make a diagnosis of temporal giant cell granuloma (GCG) before operation because of nonspecific clinical and imaging feature. Surgery is the first-line choice of treatment. Objective: To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of temporal GCG. Methods: Eight patients with GCG receiving treatment in the Chinese PLA General Hospital between 2001 and 2010 were recruited for the study. These patients' clinical features, imaging and histopathological findings, types of surgery, and results of follow-up evaluations were noted. Results: The group was made up of four males and four females, with a med...
Source: Acta Oto-Laryngologica - April 12, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ma Y, Liu L, Huang D, Han D, Wang J, Wu W, Zhao J, Liu M, Song Z, Oghagbon EK, Yang S Tags: Acta Otolaryngol Source Type: research
Broad respiratory virus detection in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis by use of a multiplex RT‐PCR DNA microarray systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, the use of this DNA microarray in clinical virology practice allows rapid and accurate identification of common and uncommon viral respiratory pathogens in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis. It should improve the clinical management, the epidemiological survey, and the prevention of the nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses in pediatric wards. J. Med. Virol. 84:979–985, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Journal of Medical Virology - April 12, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Antoine Huguenin, Lauryane Moutte, Fanny Renois, Nicolas Leveque, Deborah Talmud, Michel Abely, Yohan Nguyen, Fabrice Carrat, Laurent Andreoletti Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Tracheal intubation in the critically ill: a multi-centre national study of practice and complicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tracheal intubation by critical care doctors in Scotland has a higher first-time success rate than described in previous reports of critical care intubation, and technical complications are few. Doctors carrying out intubation had undergone longer formal training in anaesthesia than described previously, and junior trainees are routinely supervised. Despite these good results, further work is necessary to reduce physiological complications and patient morbidity.
Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - April 12, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Simpson, G. D., Ross, M. J., McKeown, D. W., Ray, D. C. Tags: Critical Care Source Type: research
Management of complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema using different treatment modalities [Original Articles]Email this article to a colleague.
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To evaluate the efficacy of the 3 treatment modalities (intrapleural instillation of streptokinase, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, thoracotomy and decortication) in the management of complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema, a prospective study was conducted between January 2008 and June 2010. The 69 patients (52 men and 17 women, aged 18–50 years) were divided into 3 groups: 20 patients underwent intrapleural administration of streptokinase, 25 underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and 24 had thoracotomy and decortication. Perioperative variables, mortality, and procedure success were compared...
Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - April 12, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Muhammad Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Impact of psychological problems in chemical warfare survivors with severe ophthalmologic complication, a cross sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The study showed that severe ophthalmologic complications in chemical survivors are accompanied with destructive effects on psychological health status. Appropriate management may improve psychological health status in these patients.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - April 12, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gholamhosein GhaediHassan GhasemiBatool MousaviMohammad Reza SoroushParvin RahnamaFarhad JafariSiamak Afshin-MajdMaryam Sadeghi NaeeniMohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh Source Type: research
Outcomes of Cardiac Involvement in Patients with Late-Stage Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy under Management in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of a Tertiary Referral HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cardiology 2012;121:186–193 (DOI:10.1159/000336810)
Source: Cardiology - April 11, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Long-Term Outcome Following Catheter Valvotomy for Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular SeptumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Long-term survival is good, and even small RVs may be amenable to this procedure. Multiple interventions may be required to achieve biventricular circulation, but stenting of the arterial duct may reduce hospital stay and repeat procedures.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - April 11, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Henry Chubb, Erkki Pesonen, Sivasankaran Sivasubramanian, Shane M. Tibby, John M. Simpson, Eric Rosenthal, Shakeel A. Qureshi Tags: Congenital Heart Disease Source Type: research
