Survey: Healthcare marketers should target insured Hispanic women ages 25-35
A new national survey commissioned by Cultur Health shows healthcare marketers should target insured Hispanic women ages 25-35. These young Latinas, representing a rapidly growing Hispanic demographic, are key healthcare gatekeepers – managing their own health needs and frequently those of their families, parents, grandparents and other relatives as well.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 19 May 2012
Research roundup: Electronic health records don't seem to improve diabetes care; Beefing up adult vaccination rates
Federal officials and health policy experts believe that electronic health records (EHRs) will improve patient care. Researchers measured adherence to diabetes care guidelines as well as patient outcomes over three years at 16 practices using EHRs and 26 practices using paper records. Practices with EHRs did not show signs of better care and providers using them "have not made the necessary changes to both work processes and ways of thinking about care that would lead to improvements in chronic illness management."
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 19 May 2012
Viewpoints: VA failing to provide timely care; Roll up your sleeves to help fight AIDS; Primary care doctors' uncertain future
Those who have served know the military rules: Be on time, do it now. Once they file disability claims with the Department of Veteran Affairs, however, veterans wait, and wait longer…. Delay is not without consequences for the individual or the community…. We sent these young men and women off to battle. We owe them timely care.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 19 May 2012
First Edition: May 18, 2012
Today's headlines include a report that congressional conservatives are fighting amongst themselves over health law strategies.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 18 May 2012
Legislatures push health care changes in disabled, immigrant care, medical boards
State lawmakers grapple with health care issues including establishing a new monitor for disabled care in New York, avoiding cuts for undocumented immigrant care in D.C. and a Massachusetts revamp of the state medical board.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 18 May 2012
Obama administration announces Nov. 16 deadline for state proposals on health exchanges
The Department for Health and Human Services released guidelines detailing the requirements states must meet in their proposals if they want to gain federal approval to operate these insurance markets.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 18 May 2012
D.C. abortion bill to get hearing; Mo. considers allowing employers to opt-out of contraception coverage mandate
The House is considering a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Elsewhere, Missouri lawmakers consider allowing businesses to opt-out of a federal mandate to cover contraception in their health plans and another Catholic university -- this one in Florida -- considers dumping its health plan instead of complying with the mandate.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 18 May 2012
Study: No racial and ethnic disparities in preoperative breast cancer imaging
If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Monday, June 4.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 17 May 2012
Some states receive more than $181M in grants to help implement new health care law
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington will receive more than $181 million in grants to help implement the new health care law. The grants will help states establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 17 May 2012
First Edition: May 17, 2012
Today's headlines includes reports about the deadline set by the federal government regarding the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 17 May 2012
MedWorks and its partners to offer two days of free cancer screenings
On Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3, 2012, MedWorks, its partners The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the Cleveland Clinic-Taussig Cancer Center, and volunteers will provide two days of free cancer screenings at a MedWorks clinic held at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) 17 May 2012
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