The public health system represents a wide variety of actors playing key roles in the ongoing script to improve the quality and quantity of life for the U.S. population. The specific parts that public health is being asked to play and the resources available to support its infrastructure for prevention...
Changing threats to the public's health necessitate a profound transformation of the public health enterprise. Despite recent attention to the biodefense role of public health, policymakers have not developed a clear, realistic vision for the structure and functionality of the governmental public health system. Lack of leadership and organizational disconnects...
As we go to press, the CNAHCA committee is preparing a draft Proposal for Action to be submitted to the 2008 CNA House of Delegates at our annual convention. Susan Foster from Alamosa is taking the lead in formulating this document which will outline our goals for the year to...
Dr. Donald Burke has been working on an AIDS vaccine since 1986. "At the time I started," said the dean of the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health, "the usual question was, 'How long is it going to be before we have an AIDS...
Today, every organization is looking for waysto run their businesses more effectively to weather the economic downturn.Business intelligence BI is a versatile, strategic tool that can beapplied to many aspects of business operations to drive performance,efficiency, and revenue. Using WebFOCUS, BI technology from InformationBuilders, the independent leader in operational BI...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2be32a/electronic_health) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Electronic Health Records: An Audit and Internal Control Guide" to their offering. Electronic Health Records: An Audit and Internal Control Guide describes the infrastructure of electronic health records and...
Hospitals and firefighters see increase in burns, smoke inhalation due to winter hazards; urge stronger precautions OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems CAPH and its member hospitals, along with the California State Firefighters' Association CSFA, are urging all...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on the approximately $201 million in outstanding Denver Health and Hospital Authority DHHA health care revenue bonds series 2007A and 2007B. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The rating affirmation is supported by Denver Health's critical role in providing public...
The idea of Jessica Adamson running for state representative from House District 26 first arose in a conversation she had in summer 2007 with Dave Hunt, Oregon's House majority leader at the time. But Adamson's interest in politics actually took root during her childhood years in Linn...
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) today announced that a subsidiary of the Company has acquired from Willamette Community Health Solutions all of its joint venture interest in MWMC Holdings, LLC, which indirectly owns and operates McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center of Springfield, Oregon. This acquisition resulted from a...
November 14th is World Diabetes Day - a time to raise awareness of a disease that affects millions of Canadians and their families. "Our government is committed to continue to take action in the fight against diabetes," said the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health. "It is important that we...
Hospitals are preparing very conservative budgets for 2009, taking into account lower patient volume and less revenue from investments. Memorial Health System's budget process is open to the public because it is owned by the City of Colorado Springs. The hospital system is asking...
Deal Demonstrates Strong Investor Appetite for Insured Bonds NEW YORK -- Assured Guaranty Corp. ("Assured" or the "Company"), the triple-A rated financial guaranty subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO), announced today that it guaranteed $209.4 million of fixed rate series 2008B bonds issued by the City of Minneapolis...
Instem's Provantis[TM] Software Solution Chosen to Increase Operational Effectiveness CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- Instem, a leading provider of early drug development software solutions, announced today that Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute LRRI has decided to replace its existing data collection system with the fully integrated Provantis[TM] solution to manage Preclinical...
The Electronic System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics ESSENCE is Used by Military Public Health Officials, Epidemiologists, and Preventive Medicine Providers Worldwide CHANTILLY, Va. -- Apptis, Inc., a leading provider of IT and communications services to the federal marketplace, announced today that Block 2 of the...
Summit on Policy and Care for Seriously and Terminally Ill Children Draws Global Health Care Professionals George Mark Children's House: WHEN: <Sunday, November 16 - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 <WHERE: <The Palace Hotel ...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- As Hurricane Gustav came ashore along the Gulf Coast, the Healthcare Distribution Management Association HDMA played a key role in the support of Rx Response, a far-reaching effort by the pharmaceutical supply system to help ensure the continued flow of medicine to patients during a severe public...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DUBLIN, Ohio -- Cardinal Health has announced plans for a tax-free spin-off of its clinical and medical products businesses as a separate public company that will be led by current vice chairman David Schlotterbeck, who will be named chairman and chief executive officer of the new...
Looks Forward to Collaborating on Healthcare Reform PHILADELPHIA -- CIGNA Corporation, one of the nation's leading health service companies, congratulates President-elect Barack Obama and the Vice President-elect Joe Biden, along with other newly -elected and reelected national and state officials. "President-elect Obama made reforming our health...
John W. Hanshaw, president and chief executive officer of MountainStar Healthcare, was recently named the Distinguished Healthcare Executive of the Year by the Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Utah's health-care community. The UHA also named Phillip...
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