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Qatar medical and research centre to deploy Amcom critical communication technology
Sidra Medical and Research Center in Qatar has opted for Amcom Software's emergency notification and call centre technology to support critical communications and enhance patient care.
Source: Hospital Management - January 28, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

San Diego children's hospital installs Toshiba vascular X-ray for cardiac procedures
Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, US, has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems' Infinix CF-i bi-plane vascular X-ray system for faster and safer paediatric cardiac procedures.
Source: Hospital Management - January 28, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Hospital patient loads often at unsafe levels, physician survey says
In the United States, more than one-quarter of hospital-based general practitioners who take over for patients’ primary care doctors to manage inpatient care say their average patient load exceeds safe levels multiple times per month, according to a new study. Moreover, the study found that one in five of these physicians, known as hospitalists, reports that their workload puts patients at risk for serious complications, or even death.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 28, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Flu Myths and Legends: Mayo Clinic Expert Dispels 5 Common Flu Misconceptions
It's not just the flu virus that's causing problems; there are also many myths about the flu that are keeping people from doing more to prevent it. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases and vaccine expert Gregory Poland, M.D., dispels some of the most common.
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - January 28, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

CHIME warns quality reporting via EHR not ready for prime time
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) says hospitals are not ready for quality reporting via EHRs. In its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, submitted Jan. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Albany Medical Center CHIME Medicare The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: news

EHRs help cut Medicaid costs, study says
Tracking Medicaid beneficiaries who frequently use emergency departments and adopting electronic tracking systems to exchange patient information is among one of the ways states can cut Medicaid costs, according to a new report by the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA). read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians Andy Sama Industry News Meaningful Use pain management the American College WA-ACEP Hospitals & IDNs Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

All parties to conflict must respect medical facilities
All parties to the conflict in Syria should respect patients, medical staff and health facilities, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). On Jan. 24, a missile landed 800 metres from an MSF field hospital in the Aleppo area, although no casualties were reported. On Jan. 13, after an airstrike on a market in the nearby town of Azaz, 20 wounded were treated at MSF’s hospital. Syria 2013 © Brigitte Breuillac/MSFAn MSF emergency medical team treats a man wounded in the ongoing violence in Syria. Growing insecurity in the Aleppo region is weakening efforts to provide essential medical care. MSF remains committed to assis...
Source: MSF News - January 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Syria Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news

Health Business Elite Has Been a Popular Addition to JEFFLINE
Since Jefferson readers got access to EBSCO Health Business Elite last May, they’ve downloaded over 3,700 articles. Some of the most popular journals have been: Harvard Business Review Modern Healthcare American Journal of Public Health Health Affairs California Management Review Nursing Economics Healthcare Financial Management Nursing Ethics Nursing Management – UK Healthcare Purchasing News Health Business Elite provides comprehensive journal content detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Topics covered include hospital mana...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - January 28, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Hospital Patient Loads often at Unsafe Levels, Physician Survey Says - 1/28/13
Nationwide, more than one-quarter of hospital-based general practitioners who take over for patients' primary care doctors to manage inpatient care say their average patient load exceeds safe levels multiple times per month, according to a new Johns Hopkins study.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news

NHS no confidence vote deferred
A no confidence motion in north Wales NHS managers is deferred by councillors after both sides agree to meet over concerns to close four community hospitals and transfer care for seriously ill babies.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

No confidence move on NHS chiefs
A no confidence motion in north Wales NHS managers will be debated by councillors after a decision to close four community hospitals and transfer care for seriously ill babies.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Boom in North Dakota Weighs Heavily on Health Care
Swamped by uninsured laborers in dangerous jobs, medical facilities in North Dakota are sinking under skyrocketing debt, gruesome injuries and bloated business costs.
Source: NYT Health - January 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOHN ELIGON Tags: Doctors Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Accidents and Safety Health Insurance and Managed Care North Dakota Hospitals Emergency Medical Treatment Labor and Jobs Source Type: news

What is Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy?
Discussion The differential diagnosis for acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is similar to purpura and includes: Vascultitis Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) Drug induced Kawasaki disease Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Trauma induced Infectious Disease Meningococcemia Sepsis Dermatologic Erythema multiforme Gianotti Crosti Hemorrhagic urticaria Sweet’s syndrome Child maltreatment Neonatal lupus Learning Point Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI, also called Seidlmayer or postinfectious cockade purpura, medallion-like purpura, or Finkelstein’s disease) is an uncommon, self-limited cutaneous leukocy...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 27, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Massachusetts hospital upgrades disinfection technology with Xenex robot
Spaulding Hospital Cambridge, in Massachusetts, US, has become the first hospital in the Boston area to deploy Xenex Healthcare Services' germ-zapping technology to enhance patient safety.
Source: Hospital Management - January 27, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Californian medical centre forms JV with John Muir Health
Tenet Healthcare's San Ramon Regional Medical Center in San Ramon, California, US, has formed a joint venture with John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, California, US.
Source: Hospital Management - January 27, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Syria: All Parties To The Conflict Must Respect Medical Facilities
NEW YORK, January 26, 2013 – Amid growing insecurity in Syria's Aleppo region, all parties to the conflict must respect patients, medical staff, and health facilities, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. On January 24, a missile landed 800 meters from an MSF field hospital in the Aleppo area. No casualties were reported. On January 13, after an airstrike on a market in the nearby town of Azaz, 20 wounded people were treated at MSF’s hospital. “The growing number of attacks in this area is likely to und...
Source: MSF News - January 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

St. Michael’s heart surgeon receives prestigious Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal in Surgery
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - January 26, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news

El Camino to tap data to boost LEAN ways
El Camino Hospital plans to add a new data warehouse as part of its broader initiative to implement LEAN process management and enhance organization-wide business intelligence. El Camino, with two campuses in Silicon Valley – Mountain View and Los Gatos – will deploy technology from Health Care DataWorks (HCD). The company’s KnowledgeEdge Enterprise Data Warehouse will aggregate data for access to information across multiple operational systems, including clinical, administrative and financial functions, officials say. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only business intelligence data warehouse El Camino El Camino Hospital HCD KnowledgeEdge Enterprise Data Warehouse Los Gatos Mountain View Data Warehousing Source Type: news

Assessing needs, providing emergency care ongoing challenges
Two weeks after military operations began in northern Mali, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to work in the regions of Mopti, Gao, and Timbuktu. In addition, on the morning of January 24, a small MSF medical team managed to reach Konna, a town located 70 kilometres north of Mopti, in the pivotal area between Mali’s northern and southern sectors, where there has been intense fighting over the past week. Furthermore, nearly 6,000 new refugees were registered in Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso. Accessing Konna, people there without healthcare A four-person MSF medical team, composed of two doctors and two nur...
Source: MSF News - January 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news

Salus in Puerto Rico Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
Mayo Clinic and Salus officials announced today that Salus, a premier ambulatory health care medical and dental provider in the metropolitan San Juan area, is the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - January 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Researchers say it’s time to treat anemia seriously
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - January 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news

England's biggest mental health dataset to go monthly
January 25, 2013: Consultation feedback shapes future development of MHMDS analysis
Source: The IC: Outpatients - January 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

My laparascopic total vaginal hysterectomy – Samira’s Story
Hi, I wanted to share my experience in the hope it might help others. I had severe and persistent daily bleeding for about 2 years before I decided to have an operation. I had biopsies and tests to check it wasn’t something nasty over that period. Despite the fact I was tired and at some point anaemic I wanted to try non surgical options. I had a Mirena coil inserted and that reduced the severity of bleeding but wouldn’t stop. So I had a 6 month course of norethisterone which stopped the bleeding for 2 weeks out of 4 weeks at a time. Again this was better than before but still hadnt solved the problem. My speci...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 25, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories laparascopic hysterectomy vaginal hysterectomy Source Type: news

Treating Amanita phalloides poisoning: is silibinin superior to chicken dung?
Milk thistle 2.5 out of 5 stars Amanita phalloides poisoning and treatment with silibinin in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. Roberts DM et al. Med J Aust 3013 Jan 21;198:43-47 Abstract In one of his published works, the second-century Roman physician Galen related an anecdotal method of treating mushroom poisoning: I have heard of a physician of Mysia who administered Fowl’s dung to persons suffering form fungus poisoning, and I myself have experimented with the remedy. I have used finally powdered dung mixed with water or mixed with honey and vinegar The patients immediately on drinking the ...
Source: The Poison Review - January 24, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical amanita phalloides Australia milk thistle mushroom poisoning silibinin silymarin Source Type: news

Epidemiological investigation of 615 patients with chemical burns in eastern China - Gao H, Li W, Zhao YD.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiological factors in the first aid, early management, and treatment of chemical burns. METHODS: Medical records of 615 inpatients with chemical burns out of 2682 burn patients hospitalized from January 2001 to December 2...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Columbus hospital opts for sacral nerve stimulator for paediatric incontinence management
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, US, has opted for a new treatment option that uses a sacral nerve stimulator to manage chronic incontinence in children.
Source: Hospital Management - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Renfrew Group to develop new paediatric powered wheelchair for NHS
The NHS National Innovation Centre (NIC) in the UK has awarded a contract to Renfrew Group for the development of a new paediatric powered wheelchair.
Source: Hospital Management - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Discovery by Dartmouth researchers may improve understanding of neurodegenerative diseases
In a study published in the January 25th issue of the prestigious journal Science, researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth reported the discovery of the key role played by the protein INF2 in the division of mitochondria, the organelles that produce energy for cells. The finding may lead to a better understanding of the development of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: derik.hertel at dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) Source Type: news

Healthy Campus Initiative takes shape, thanks to innovative UCLA-wide effort
UCLA has launched an integrated, campus-wide effort to promote healthy lifestyle choices and develop best practices that may help other communities seeking to do the same. The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, envisioned and supported by philanthropists Jane and Terry Semel, prioritizes the health and wellness of students, staff and faculty. The multi-pronged program is rooted in UCLA's long-term commitment to fostering a culture of mental and physical health and wellness. The Healthy Campus Initiative will support the enhancement and expansion of current health and wellness efforts; offer new and interesting a...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 24, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New Book by Mayo Clinic and Tufts Medical Center Doctors Help Brain Tumor Patients Steer Their Course
Empowering patients during the course of their treatment is the goal of a new book, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor, written by neuro-oncologists from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Named Regional TB Training and Medical Consultation Center
Mayo Clinic has been designated a Regional Tuberculosis Training and Medical Consultation Center by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a genuine threat we must all fight | Heather Fairhead
Advances in medicine are in jeopardy. Doctors, governments, drug companies and patients all must change their behaviourMore people died of infections than cancer in 2010. This stark fact highlights the danger from rise in antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a danger the chief medical officer warned MPs about again this week.For billions of years, certain bacteria have produced chemicals that protect them from attack by other microorganisms. Some of these chemicals make up the antibiotics used in medicine today. Unfortunately, bacteria are survival experts and have developed ways of resisting the toxic effect of these drugs....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Heather Fairhead Tags: Comment Doctors Biology World news Infectious diseases Pharmaceuticals industry Health guardian.co.uk Medical research Microbiology Health policy Society Drugs Politics UK news Drug resistance Public services policy Busin Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Public Hospitals in Dire Straits
[Financial Gazette]PLANS by government to establish management working boards at all provincial and district hospitals have been put on ice due to lack of funding.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news

Hospital mortality: report shows trusts with persistently high or low ratios over two year period
Five NHS trusts in England have been categorised as having a 'higher than expected' mortality ratio over two years, new analysis shows.
Source: The IC: Outpatients - January 24, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Management of Imported Malaria in EuropeManagement of Imported Malaria in Europe
Malaria is not a common diagnosis in Europe, but all European hospitals should have plans for diagnosing and managing patients with the disease. Malaria Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

California hospital selects Accent on Integration's healthcare integration technology
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, California, US, has opted for Accent on Integration's (AOI) Accelero Connect healthcare integration technology to improve its workflow efficiency and patient care.
Source: Hospital Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

New Mexico hospital revamps disinfection technology
Presbyterian Hospital, an acute care centre in New Mexico, US, has become the first hospital in Albuquerque to install UltraViolet Devices' (UVDI) new disinfection technology.
Source: Hospital Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Corporate Whistle Blower Center Urges ER Physicians Or Hospital Staff...
The Corporate Whistle Blower Center says, "We think emergency room physicians, nurse managers, or hospital managers stepping up on the admitting any kind of major Medicare-Medicaid scheme could...(PRWeb January 23, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10339583.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 23, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AMA praises the addition of 2 new care coordination CPT codes
The American Medical Association yesterday praised the federal government for creating Medicare CPT codes for care coordination, allowing physicians to be paid for the management of patients who have recently been discharged from a hospital or skilled nursing facility. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Industry News Medicare Medicare CPT Claims Processing Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

Fear of a hysterectomy – Marguerite’s Story
Hello, I am in my late 60s and have had a prolapse for four years. At first I had a pessary fitted which had to be changed and washed and then reinserted every six months. It worked perfectly at first but my consultant said at some stage, she’d have to perform a hysterectomy. I thought why, when the pessary worked so well. However it began to cause problems recently as It rubbed against the womb causing a discharge. She said again that it was time for the op. but like many this fills me with fear. She said since I was past childbearing and had children then it was of no consequence. True, but I hate the thought. I li...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 23, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fear Source Type: news

New York hospital upgrades imaging system with Carestream technology
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, a 306-bed acute-care not-for-profit community hospital in East Patchogue, New York, US, has deployed a new imaging system from Carestream to improve image quality in addition to reducing dose.
Source: Hospital Management - January 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Rex Hospital selects Merge Hemo to upgrade electronic health record
Rex Hospital, a member of UNC Health Care in the US, has deployed Merge Healthcare's Merge Hemo to image-enable its enterprise electronic health record.
Source: Hospital Management - January 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

New Funding Opportunities from the NN/LM SCR
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the latest round of funding opportunities: Disaster Preparedness Award ($10,000): The purpose of the Disaster Preparedness Award is to help libraries prepare for disasters so that they can assist their communities with health information and other recovery needs after an emergency. Approaches can include, but are not limited to, activities that will integrate the library into their community’s emergency preparedness, response and recovery plan; equipment that will allow the library to have more flexibility in responding to the Internet needs of the community; and partnerships with cit...
Source: Network News - January 22, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: Advocacy Consumer Health General (all entries) Grants and Funding Outreach Public Health Technology Source Type: news

National Academy of Sciences Paper: Dartmouth researchers take novel approach to fighting treatment-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia
In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine described a novel approach to killing chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells without harming normal cells, an approach that could help fight off the disease in patients who have developed resistance to standard treatment.
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - January 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: derik.hertel at dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) Source Type: news

Asking for and giving help: we should do it more.
The other day, a colleague sent me an idea for a blog post. A friend of hers is newly pregnant and feeling yucky, and often wishes that someone would give up a seat for her on the T—but since she doesn’t have a visible belly yet they don’t, and she doesn’t feel comfortable asking. She’d heard that in London they have buttons that pregnant women can wear identifying them as pregnant even before they show—maybe I could write about that idea? Here’s what I’d rather write about: I think she should ask for a seat. I’ve been pregnant a bunch of times, and have ridden the T plenty during those pregnancies. Sure,...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Claire McCarthy Tags: Claire McCarthy, MD Societal Issues daycare early education Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Expert Suggests Proper Techniques for Newborn Bathing and Skin Care Basics
Mayo Clinic dermatologists recently published a review article in the International Journal of Dermatology about newborn skin care, including several tips for keeping a newborn's skin clean and healthy, and making bath time an enjoyable experience.
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - January 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic and SV Bio Enter Strategic Relationship on Genome Diagnostics and Interpretation
Mayo Clinic and Silicon Valley Biosystems (SV Bio) of Foster City, CA., announced a strategic collaboration for whole genome diagnostics and interpretation at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Medical Laboratories.
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - January 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Endocrinologist, Pinnacle Health System, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
PinnacleHealth seeks board certified/board eligible endocrinologists to join its successful practice specializing in the treatment of diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, osteoporosis and menopause issues in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Features of the job include: joining a team of three physicians and 4 certified registered nurse practitioners; a strong inpatient program for diabetes control including educators and protocols which has resulted in reduced length of stay within the hospital and fewer infections; state-of-the-art technology for treating thyroid diseases including thyroid ultrasound and biopsies; s...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 22, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news