New Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Measure Set Available To Meet Joint Commission's ORYX Requirements
Effective with October 1, 2008 discharges, accredited hospitals that provide acute inpatient psychiatric services will be able to use The Joint Commission's Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) measure set to meet current Joint Commission ORYX performance measurement requirements.
Gap In Social Care Turning Into A Gulf, UK
Help the Aged has responded to the first survey of eligibility criteria for the new financial year. The Local Government Association has found that councils increasingly provide help wit Paul Cann, Director of Policy at Help the Aged said: 'There is a growing crisis in social care, and the gap between need and provision is rapidly turning into a gulf.
Tailoring COPD Treatment To Everyday Impact Of Disease Can Help Patients Lead The Lives They Want
Leading UK experts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are calling for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to place greater emphasis on the impact of the disease on patients' everyday lives when tailoring care1.
Six Million Carers Deserve Better, UK
The Government's 2006 White Paper 'Our Health, Our Care, Our Say' included a committment to a New Deal for Carers. Today will see the release of a national strategy for carers - a revision of the Prime Minister's 1999 Carers Strategy.
Stem Cell Discovery Sheds Light On Placenta Development
Researchers studying embryonic stem cells have explored the first fork in the developmental road, getting a new look at what happens when fertilized eggs differentiate to build either an embryo or a placenta.
AMA Offers Solutions To Help Promote HIT Adoption
Providing solutions to help promote widespread adoption of health information technology (HIT) by physicians, the American Medical Association (AMA) testified to the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Congress can help overcome current barriers to adoption and move the nation toward an interoperable, connected HIT system.
Health Secretary 's Goal To Tackle Health Inequalities, UK
The Government's commitment to tackling health inequalities and helping the most deprived communities was set out by Health Secretary Alan Johnson together with details of ^Alb34 million to fund programmes to support local communities.
PanGenex PGXC Introduces LIPIDEME trade; To Lower Cholesterol Naturally And Increase Cardiovascular Health
PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets: PGXC) announces the product launch of LIPIDEME™ , an all-natural nutraceutical formulated with scientifically proven ingredients and the first product on the market to combine the triglyceride-lowering power of Omega-3 fatty acids with the cholesterol lowering
Free Clear R Analysis Shows Workplace Smoking-Cessation Incentives Work
A healthcare premium differential is just one example of a workplace incentive employers are using to encourage healthy lifestyles and to get employees to quit smoking. Smoking cessation in the workplace is a hot topic in the media, but until now there hasn't been any proof that incentives to encourage people to quit smoking actually improve cessation rates. Free & Clear, Inc.
Huntington's Disease Research And Bay Area Man Hope To Find Cure For Huntington's Disease
Kevin Harrington, a Bay Area native suffering from the effects of Huntington's Disease, may have lost his mother, grandfather, great-grandfather and a great uncle to this tragic disease but he refuses to lose hope for a cure.