One aspect of the health care reform bill that was passed in March of 2010 has to do with the creation of Accountable Care Organizations. Through the new law these organizations are allowed to create a contract with Medicare in order to provide services to Medicare enrollees. An accountable care organization can be described as [...]
As the demand for high quality healthcare grows, providers are using new methods and technologies to learn which parts need the most improvement. The popularity and use of health care analytics has steadily gained within the business solutions field of healthcare. This method of analytics focuses on the qualitative and statistical analysis of a wide [...]
Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a study presented today at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. HER2-positive breast cancer gets its name from a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 that promotes [...]
GE Healthcare showcased its latest advances in ultrasound today at RSNA 2011. As healthcare providers increasingly incorporate ultrasound into their practice, GE Healthcare is accelerating its development of solutions and tools that help advance the capabilities of ultrasound in a wide range of clinical areas. Underlying this commitment, GE Healthcare is unveiling the following new [...]
The Federal government has awarded the University of South Florida (USF), School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences $1.42 million to research the effectiveness of specific exercise interventions for reducing the risk of back injuries amongst some of the nation’s most vulnerable — firefighters and military personnel. “Back injury is a primary condition that dramatically [...]
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the United States market for surgical hemostats, internal tissue sealants and adhesion barriers will grow strongly, reaching a total of $1.7 billion by 2016. In particular, the market for combination surgical hemostats will grow at an average of nearly 15 percent per year. Surgical hemostats are used in a [...]
America’s biopharmaceutical research companies are testing 88 medicines and vaccines to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a report by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). While HIV/AIDS is one of the most devastating diseases affecting people around the world, overall global growth of the disease has stabilized, the number [...]
Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. Their research shows that the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths was cut in half among Olmsted County, Minn., residents after a smoke-free ordinance took effect. Adult smoking dropped 23 percent during the same time frame, [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the award of $9 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to help Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs across the nation continue their work fighting Medicare fraud. This is part of President Obama’s initiative to educate people with Medicare about how [...]
X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the painful condition but receive negative results from traditional tests, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The type of CT scan analyzed, dual-energy computed tomography, is also valuable for diagnosing people who cannot be tested with the typical [...]