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Premier Inc., an alliance of more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and 67,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to achieve high quality, cost-effective care, and Xoft, Inc., the leading provider of FDA-cleared Electronic Brachytherapy Systems, announced the execution of a group purchasing contract. Xoft was awarded an exclusive three-year contract for brachytherapy systems with Premier Purchasing [...]

According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "The purpose of this study was to assess macular perfusion with fundus fluorescein angiography at the 4-month time point in a prospective randomized, single-center 2-year trial comparing intravitreal bevacizumab and laser therapy in patients with diabetic macular edema. All enrolled patients had standard Early Treatment of [...]

ValueConnect, to be Demonstrated at AHRMM10, Uses Premier Data and Resources to Align Supply Chain, Finance and Clinical Teams, Engage Hospitals around Effectively Evaluating Product and Treatment Options CHARLOTTE, N.C.(BUSINESS WIRE) [...]

RYE, N.Y., July 28 /PRNewswire/ Curemark, LLC (www.curemark.com), a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is participating in the company's Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, Curemark's autism treatment. Saint Peter's is affiliated with the Drexel University [...]

"In the prospective, randomized, multicenter APOMYGRE trial conducted in France, concentration-controlled mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dosing based on mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure significantly reduced the treatment failure and acute rejection during the first posttransplantation year compared with fixed-dose MMF. This analysis investigated the cost effectiveness of dose individualization," scientists in Limoges, France report (see also Mycophenolate [...]

According to recent research from the United States, "The purpose of this project was to demonstrate how a hospital clinical database can be utilized to calculate individual nursing unit activities that affect nurses’ workload. While research has established that staffing is associated with patient safety, few studies have examined ways to measure nurse workload and [...]

After a successful pilot program in October 2009, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is introducing an innovative approach to cancer treatment this July at each of its four hospitals in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa and suburban Phoenix. Called "Patient Empowered Care(SM)," this advancement in the patient treatment delivery process offers patients an average of [...]

July 27March was a weird month for Mae O’Brien to begin her new job as executive director of HealthLink Medical Center, a free clinic serving the working uninsured in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.That’s because March was the same month that President Obama signed the federal Affordable Care Act, with its promise of increased access for [...]

"Many oral cancer patients experience profound anxiety and supportive care needs during the diagnostic phase. The purposes of this study were to (1) examine and compare levels of disease impact, symptom distress, supportive care needs, and prevalence of unmet care needs in oral cancer patients with and without anxiety during the diagnostic period and (2) [...]

To help reduce costs without negative effects on quality, hospitals and health systems in California are joining a labor-related management collaborative managed by the Premier healthcare alliance (see also Premier Inc.).Hospitals stand to lose almost $200 billion in reimbursement during the next decade as a part of healthcare reform, and additional reimbursement dollars will be [...]