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Health care controversy at University of Maryland goes public

The University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Public Health doesn't exist, and yet its prospective staff already has created something of a stir.

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Research articles 2006-08-03

Distributed Monitoring And A Video-Based Toolset

Healthcare environment is a prime example of collaborative work, in which work is organized both at the macro-level over days and weeks as well as micro-level over hours and minutes. Coordination is carried out jointly by those who often share the ultimate goal of providing best care to the patient...

Tags: Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Healthcare Environment, Video, Health Care, Monitoring, University Of Maryland, Coordination

White papers 2003-10-27

University of Maryland promotes heart health for black men

In an effort to reduce racial disparities in health care, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said they are partnering to educate and empower black men in the Greater Baltimore metropolitan area to improve their cardiovascular wellness. The Maryland cardiovascular men's health promotion, or...

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Research articles 2008-05-30

University of Maryland School of Nursing, Cerner Team to Bring Healthcare Information Technology to Nursing Students; Partnership Will Bolster Students' Skills, Offer Innovation for Nursing Education

KANSAS CITY, Mo. & BALTIMORE -- The University of Maryland School of Nursing and Cerner, in cooperation with the University of Maryland Medical Center, have announced an agreement that will bring the latest advances in healthcare information technology IT directly into the hands of future nurses. The nation's leading supplier...

Tags: Cerner Corp., health care, partnership, team, University of Maryland

Research articles 2006-04-24

MD. Health Briefs: February 17, 2006

HEALTH CAREDr. H. Richard Alexander Jr., an internationally recognized cancer surgeon and leader in clinical research at the National Cancer Institute, was named associate chairman for clinical research in the University of Maryland Department of Surgery. As a surgical oncologist, he will also treat cancer patients at the University of...

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Research articles 2006-02-17

Additional Resources

Arginetix, Inc. Completes $2.3 Million Initial Financing and Technology License

Financing Will Advance Development of Therapeutic Arginase Inhibitors for Cardiovascular, Respiratory and other Human Diseases BALTIMORE -- Arginetix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel therapeutic small molecule inhibitors of arginase, announced today that it has completed a $2.3 million initial financing. The financing was...

Articles 2008-10-23

Week in Review

UMMS $350M center on hold The University of Maryland Medical System told the Maryland Health Care Commission that it would no longer pursue construction of the $350 million Ambulatory Care Center slated for the west side of Baltimore. The eight-story building was initially proposed as a way...

Articles 2008-08-29

University of Maryland Medical Center's $350M hospital project on

Construction crews continued to work on the site for the proposed outpatient center at the University of Maryland Medical Center Wednesday more than a week after hospital officials told the state they would not complete the project. University of Maryland Medical System officials did not respond to...

Articles 2008-08-28

A year from 1st class, College of Notre Dame of Maryland's pharmacy

As the health care industry prepares to tackle one of its biggest challenges yet -- the aging of the baby boomer generation -- College of Notre Dame of Maryland's new School of Pharmacy comes just in the nick of time. "There's very much a high demand for...

Articles 2008-08-22

Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure

A British study adds more evidence for the link between dietary salt intake and high blood pressure. variants of a gene for angiotensinogen, a molecule that can raise blood pressure by tightening arteries. But the study of more than 11,000 European men and women found no relationship between variant forms...

Articles 2008-08-08

Environmental excellence in healthcare: promoting healthy patients, employees, and communities in Maryland

Maryland's nurses are helping to lead the nation in the creation of "Green Teams" and sustainability efforts in their hospitals. Come join fellow nurses and others to learn about green buildings, recycling, green cleaning, how to purchase environmentally-preferable products for your hospital, and hospital foods that support local agriculture and...

Articles 2008-08-01

Sinai Hospital earns coveted nursing excellence award

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore received the American Nurses Credentialing Center's highest honor for nursing excellence, making it the first and only community/teaching hospital in Maryland to carry the elite "Magnet" designation. After an intense application and review process, Sinai Hospital joins a distinguished list of Magnet hospitals nationwide,...

Articles 2008-08-01

Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC

Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, former President of MNA District 2, and Associate Professor and Master's Program Director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, has been named by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to a new leadership position. As a member of the newly appointed 12-member Maryland...

Articles 2008-08-01

4th Annual Western Maryland Area Health Education Center Nursing Caucus conferences: "Globalization of Nursing Care" and "Evidenced Based Nursing Practice": slated for Thursday, November 13, 2008 and Friday, November 14, 2008 in Cumberland, MD

The Western Maryland Area Health Education Center Nursing Caucus will hold conferences on November 13, 2008 and November 14, 2008 in Cumberland, MD at the Braddock Campus of the Western Maryland Health System. The conferences are sponsored in partnership with Western Maryland Health System and the University of Maryland School...

Articles 2008-08-01

Howard County General Hospital in Maryland Selects SanDisk Secure Flash Drives and Management Software

Confidential Medical And Organizational Data Now Secured With SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB Flash Drives, Managed By SanDisk CMC Software MILPITAS, Calif. -- SanDiskCorporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Maryland, has selected SanDisk's Cruzer([R]) Enterprise secure USB flash drives and Central Management & Control...

Articles 2008-07-14

The Daily Record News Summary: July 10, 2008

MIPS OKs 22 research projects The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program announced the approval of 22 research projects partnering Maryland companies with university researchers to develop high-tech products. Worth $3.6 million, the projects combine $1.8 million from participating companies and $1.8 million from MIPS, an initiative of the...

Articles 2008-07-10

Week in Review

Healthy hospital food? Evoking images of watery Jell-O and mystery meat, hospital food has a bad reputation for being mass-produced, bland and, ironically, unhealthy. No more. As part of University of Maryland School of Nursing's "Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative," four Maryland hospitals -- Mercy Medical...

Articles 2008-07-03

At 4 Md. hospitals, health now starts with the food

Invoking images of watery Jell-O and mystery meat, hospital food has a bad reputation for being mass-produced, bland and, ironically, unhealthy. No more. As part of University of Maryland School of Nursing's "Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative," four Maryland hospitals -- Mercy...

Articles 2008-07-02

The Doctor of Nursing Practice: preparing future nurse leaders

Complex health care systems require a new generation of skilled nursing leaders to create and sustain improvements in quality of care delivery and health outcomes for all groups. The University of Maryland School of Nursing has implemented a postmaster's Doctor of Nursing Practice program focused on leadership and innovation. Students...

Articles 2008-07-01

Health care

The NBER'S Program on Health Care met in Cambridge on May 8. Kate Bundorf, NBER and Stanford University, and Mark Pauly, NBER and University of Pennsylvania, organized the meeting. These papers were discussed: Mark Duggan, University of Maryland and NBER, and Fiona Scott Morton, Yale University and NBER,...

Articles 2008-06-22