Chicago, IL — The EHR Collaborative — which is a group of organizations representing key stakeholders in health care — is conducting a series of meetings in January and February to gather feedback on the latest draft model for an electronic health record (EHR). Developed by the EHR special interest group (SIG) of Health Level [...]
2003 Issue #10 :: Latest National News
EHR Collaborative To Hold Series Of Public Meetings
Religious Hospitals Fail To Warn Consumers About Banned Services
Washington, DC — The National Women
Health Care Spending Growth Slows Sharply in First Half of 2003
Washington, DC — Health care spending growth per privately insured American slowed in the first half of 2003increasing 8.5 percent, a sharp drop from the 10 percent increase in the second half of 2002according to a Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) study.
The 1.5 percentage point decline in health care spending growth in the [...]
Two UC Davis Studies Show Promising Single-Drug Therapy For Hard-To-Control Epilepsy
Sacramento, CA — Two studies by physicians at UC Davis Medical Center have found that levetiracetam, an antiepileptic drug typically used in combination with other drugs, is effective as a single therapy for adult and elderly patients. The studies, presented at the American Epilepsy Association conference in Boston, MA, are significant because single-drug therapy is [...]
National PACE Association Receives Federal Contract To Assist States In Identifying Markets For PACE Expansion
Washington, DC — The National PACE Association has received a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist states in expanding access to Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which is a community-based program serving older individuals with long term care needs.
HSC Study Shows Impact Of Increased Patient Cost Sharing
Washington, DC — As employers restructure health benefits to increase patients
Flo Healthcare Solutions Acquires Leading Wireless Mobile Computing Technology Business from EMS Technologies Inc.
Norcross, GA — Flo Healthcare Solutions, LLC (FHS) has announced the acquisition of the Healthcare Division of EMS Wireless, which is a division of EMS Technologies Inc., and a leading provider of mobile devices and WiFi wireless-related products located in Norcross, GA.
The acquisition — led by UBSS, LLC and the management of the EMS Healthcare [...]
Bridges To Excellence Coalition Issues First Bonus Payments To Doctors For Exemplary Diabetes Care
Washington, DC — Top-performing doctors in Cincinnati, OH, and Louisville, KY, were recently recognized and rewarded for participating in the Diabetes Care Link program, which was launched in April of this year by the Bridges to Excellence coalition. Bridges to Excellence (BTE) was created to recognize and reward higher quality care and is made up [...]
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HealthCare Review
(New England edition : online)
ISSN 1554-8155
(New England edition : online)
ISSN 1554-8155
