Health Statistics Agencies

Rapid and complete integration of new content ensures that vendor partners are always working with the latest data during system transition NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO([R])), the leader in clinical interface...

FAIR Health helps consumers make better decisions about their healthcare by providing them an unprecedented amount of objective data on the cost of medical and dental treatments from its huge, independent database NEW...

- Helen Thackray, M.D., Appointed Chief Medical Officer; Brian Hahn Named Chief Financial Officer - GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- GlycoMimetics, Inc. (GMI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new class of glycobiology-based therapies for...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- There was no Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2010 or 2011. However, there will be an SSI COLA for 2012 of 3.6%...

Two federal health information technology incentive programs will likely trigger explosive growth in 2012 in the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health-record systems by office-based physicians, but adoption rates will rise more...

HEADNOTE Incident Reporting Among Working Minors in New Jersey Among many of the potential out- of -school activities that are available to older children, paid employment and volunteering are two common legal options....

AS PROFESSIONALS ARE RE-EVALUATING JOB OPTIONS, HEALTHCARE remains one of the leading growth areas--with nursing offering versatility and job security. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nursing is the nation's largest...

PS: In July, you were appointed director of NIOSH's Division of Safety Research (DSR). What have you learned since then? Dawn: I have worked in occupational injury research at NIOSH for nearly 20...

You may recall Bill Murray starred in the movie "Groundhog Day," which was about a weatherman who finds himself living the same day over and over. This plot could apply to most of...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What will the Alaska economy look like in 2012? According to a number of business and government leaders, it will look relatively flat with the potential for a few bright spots....

Optum's recent and planned growth will exceed 600 new positions at the customer and mail service center OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- OptumRx has announced an expansion of operations at its Overland Park customer...

Accounting/Auditing Alacriti Inc. 50 Cragwood Road, Suite 120 South Plainfield, NJ 07080 908/791-2916, Fax: 908/822-8558 ruhsora@alacriti.com www.alacriti.com Alacriti Inc. is a specialized technology company, uniquely qualified to help providers gain efficiencies within their...

Northwestern Mutual Reminds Americans to Plan Now for Longevity in Retirement MILWAUKEE -- Just-released U.S. Census Bureau research provides clear evidence that people are living longer, underscoring that individuals need to broaden their...

SOLNA, Sweden -- Aerocrine (STO: AERO) announced that the Center for Disease Control for Health Statistics measured FeNO as a standard practice in examining the components on respiratory health, using the NIOX MINO...

First-of-its-kind program for MONA encourages nurses to pursue advanced educational opportunities and respond to the emerging complexities in healthcare DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. & ST. LOUIS -- Chamberlain College of Nursing and the Missouri...

ABSTRACT Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been the topic of increased media attention in recent years. The objective of this study is to measure the extent to which specific firms have implemented ERM...

HEADNOTE Innovation With a Chance of Standards We've got a pretty good thing going on in our industry, and we always have. There's no other industry I can think of that continues to...

Given the unsettling economic environment over the past three years, there is little doubt that employers fear the upward direction of health benefit costs now more than ever. Understanding that concern, I'd like...

On May 25, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new, joint initiative--the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT ELC) grant program--aimed at improving...