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The first day of this week’s two-day conference on nanotechnology hosted by the National Academy of Sciences (Washington) included discussions of technological advances as well as the public perceptions faced by those who would do business in nanotechnology. more»

Two days after a deadline expired in a hostile bid to acquire it, Biosite’s (San Diego) board of directors said it will consider the possibility of an acquisition by new suitor Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI; Waltham, Massachusetts) and begin negotiations, after determining it is likely to lead to a superior proposal than its current offer from Beckman Coulter (BC; Fullerton, California). more»

Er moet een einde komen aan het “criminaliseren van verzorgingshuizen”. Dat vindt Tom Vroon, vice-voorzitter van het Bouwcollege. Hij pleit voor opheffing van de bouwstop op verzorgingshuizen. more»

The conference will convene CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the nation’s largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and leading government agencies. more»

De algemene ziekenhuizen kunnen gezamenlijk 100 tot 120 miljoen euro besparen door efficiënter beheer van hun werkkapitaal. Dit becijfert adviesbureau Roland Berger Strategy Consultants op basis van onderzoek onder een kwart van de ziekenhuizen. more»

Auf dem Kongresses versammeln sich vom 26. bis 28.3.2007 März über 500 Experten, darunter Gesundheitsminister und Regierungsmitglieder. Diskutiert werden Ansätze in der Telemedizin und eine ökonomische Behandlung chronisch Kranker. DocCheck TV war vor Ort und wird ausführlich berichten. more»

NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, has described the National Programme for Information Technology as “not fundamentally an IT programme, but a high quality enabler that will improve the way the NHS system operates.” more»

With Democrats winning control of the House and Senate, the election results are likely to shift momentum away from consumer-directed health plans, according to Allan Hubbard, assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council. more»

The Democratic Party’s move into power in the House and Senate last week may be significant more for what won’t happen as a result than what will. The Democrats are now in a key position to stall, alter or kill Republican-backed moves regarding Medicare, health savings accounts, specialty hospitals and stem-cell research. more»

According to David Cutler, Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, speaking at the World Healthcare Innovation Technology Conference, said "spending can be cut by 20-30% with improved outcomes. However, e have to make healthcare more of a market, by using more health IT, and paying for quality to produce better outcomes. Costs could even be more contained if the personal health planning industry which is really a cousin of the financial planning industry were further developed. Savings would also be realized, if we used health IT to help care coordinators, and we need to develop the post trial evaluation industry to find out what works and what doesn’t." more»

World Congress, the leading producer of global healthcare forums such as the The World Healthcare Congress and Leadership Summit Series, announced today that the European project – PIPS (Personalized Information Platform for Life and Health Services) was unveiled today at the 2nd World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHITC), in Washington, D.C. more»

Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Director, AHRQ, speaking at the 2 nd World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress said that AHRQ plans to announce $24 million to study how to use health IT to improve patient safety and the quality of care in ambulatory settings. One of the major goals for the funding will be able to gauge the effectiveness of EHR systems in settings where the majority of healthcare occurs. more»

With Democrats winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, and likely to take control of the Senate with one seat still undecided, significant changes could be in store for health care policy and other benefit issues that could affect businesses across the country. more»

The perfect pill is of little use if a patient does not remember to take it or takes the wrong dose. That is why pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca, which has brought us blockbuster drugs such as Crestor for high cholesterol and Nexium for acid reflex, are turning their attention to making sure that patients use their drugs properly. "Any benefits you make in the lab don't benefit patients, if other issues are not addressed," said Tony Zook, company's CEO, speaking at The World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress last week in Washington, D.C. more»

World Health Congress Report: Technologies Put Healthcare in the Hands of Patients: "Patients need to take more active control of their healthcare. This message was a recurring theme of presentations at The World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress, held from November 1-3 in Washington, D.C. Speaking on the last day of the three-day conference, David Lansky, Ph.D., executive director of the Personal Health Technology Initiative at the Markle Foundation, discuss the growing support for electronic personal health records. In theory these records, which come in many flavors, could make healthcare more efficient and safer." more»

Acting CMS Administrator Leslie Norwalk on Wednesday in a keynote speech to the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress said that without the enactment of legislation to promote health care information technology, CMS "might have to help forward health IT on a regulatory basis," CQ HealthBeat reports. more»

The 2nd Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHITC) concluded today bringing providers, payers, and solutions companies together to share their experiences, vision and commitment to health care issues. more»