Medical News May 6th, 2008
Kaiser Permanente completes rollout of electronic medical records
Kaiser Permanente announced Monday that it has completed the rollout of the outpatient portion of its electronic medical records program, KP HealthConnect.
The last outpatient facilities to go live, in mid-April, were part of the Oakland Medical Center, Kaiser said. Facilities at Richmond Medical Center and Santa Clara Medical Center went live in March.
This means that 8.7 million members and all 13,000 Kaiser physicians in nine states and the District of Columbia now have access to electronic records.
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Campaign to end ‘abortion capital’ Britain
MPs will today launch a campaign to cut the number of abortions carried out and reduce the upper time limit for termination from 24 to 20 weeks.
Campaigners warn a “less casual” approach to abortion is now needed and hope to reduce the number of terminations made for social reasons.
By lowering the time limit for these abortions, they estimate 2,300 lives a year could be saved.
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Medical Tourism Is Still Small
The number of people traveling the globe for medical treatment likely is far lower than commonly assumed, but there remains potential for huge growth in the industry, according to a study by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
Medical groups sue California
A consortium of health care advocacy groups filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against the state of California, hoping to block a historic
10 percent across-the-board cut in Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal payments scheduled to take effect July 1.
The groups - including the California Medical Association, the California Hospital Association and the California Dental Association - contend that lawmakers overstepped their constitutional authority, and that the cuts would violate the state’s obligation to ensure that Medi-Cal patients have the same access to health care as the general public.
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More money needed for medical research: health professionals
Prominent Western Australian researchers say the state needs to invest more money into medical research.
New data from the Australian Society for Medical Research has shown employment insecurity and a lack of funding are to blame for a shortage of researchers at a national level.
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Medical office campus planned in Noblesville
A medical campus planned in Noblesville could provide more than 400 jobs when opened.
Jackson Commercial Real Estate is planning a two- building medical office facility, to be called the Hamilton Healthcare Campus, at the southwest corner of 146th Street and Cumberland Road.
Texas Medical Association names president, president-elect
The Texas Medical Association has named neurologist Dr. William Fleming of Houston its president-elect and Dr. Josie Williams as president.
Fleming will serve as president-elect of America’s largest state medical society for one year then assume the presidency next year, while Williams, a gastroenterologist and internal medicine specialist, will serve as president for one year.
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Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives of 6 Million Children a Year
A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care and medicine are made available to the poor. Douglas Bakshian has more from Manila.
The report by the U.S. organization Save the Children says about 10 million children die every year from easily preventable and treatable diseases. About six million of those could be saved with basic services.
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New director takes over at Danville VA hospital
DANVILLE, Ill. - A new director’s on the job at the Veterans Affairs Administration hospital that serves central and eastern Illinois and parts of Indiana.
Michael Hamilton took over the top spot at the hospital in Danville last week.
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Mind-body medicine needs a checkup
A few weeks ago a good friend with advanced pancreatic cancer was dragged against his will by his wife, also a dear friend, to a physician who described himself as a “complementary medicine specialist.” This doctor said he had kept many people alive who were suffering this stage and type of cancer for years with a combination of herbs.
Five Moms Urge More Parents to Keep Teens from Abusing Cough Medicine
Studies show that parents who talk to their kids about the dangers of drug abuse have children who are half as likely to abuse drugs. Despite this effective way for parents to address substance abuse with their kids, a recent survey of parents shows that while 83 percent say they feel prepared to discuss cough medicine abuse with their teens, only 21 percent have done so.
