Initiative in Medical News

Verizon and California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Launch Program to Help Victims Protect Themselves by Using Technology

... Tara Shabazz, CPEDV's executive director. "This initiative provides our advocates the latest life-saving ... well-being of our communities," Lima said. "This initiative will enable victims and survivors of abuse to use ... in the latest round of state budget cuts, this initiative comes at a critical time. I applaud the ...

AspireHR Completes Phase 1 SAP HR Initiative for Shire Pharmaceuticals

... the successful Go-Live of Phase 1 of their SAP HR initiative at Shire Pharmaceuticals. With more than ... that exceeded expectations. Phase 1 of the initiative was customized to lower costs and increase ... and Payroll LaunchSuite to save the initiative hundreds of man hours of data manipulation, ...

Dignitaries Come Together to Honor Participants in the Team Sarcoma Initiative

... reception was a part of the global Team Sarcoma initiative (TSI), a growing movement that involved more than ... reception was a part of the global Team Sarcoma initiative (TSI), a growing movement that involved more ... He said, "The work that the Team Sarcoma initiative has carried out over the last six years is an ...

New Study Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Nurses as Nursing Shortage Looms & Nation's Health Care Needs Grow

... the approaches explored in our 'Wisdom at Work' initiative are pieces of a larger puzzle that will help ... systems address the issue. Although no single initiative lowered turnover rates at all of the health care ... Atlanta, Georgia : The "Smooth Moves" initiative to Retain Experienced Nurses at the Bedside at ...

CDC Recognizes Innovative Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives With Weight of the Nation Awards

... Kaiser Permanente's Healthy Eating, Active Living initiative focuses on influencing environmental and policy ... Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing initiative The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing initiative (FFFI), a project of The Food Trust, The ...

Watson Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 GAAP EPS of $0.46; Adjusted EPS $0.61; Company Raises 2009 Outlook

... Global supply chain initiative $8.1 $4.4 $15.4 ... in costs related to Watson's Global Supply Chain initiative and was positively influenced by the launch of ... Adjusted for: Global supply chain initiative 6.8 3.4 14.2 15.4 ...

Mayo Researchers Find Anesthesia Not Harmful for Babies During Birth Process

... The study is part of a national SAFEKIDS initiative that the FDA is undertaking with several ... next generation of clinical researchers. The CTSA initiative is led by the National Center for Research ... SAFEKIDS initiative = ...

Health Care Without Harm Partners With Clinton Climate Initiative to Help Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Reduce Environmental Impact

... into an agreement with the Clinton Climate initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton ... pleased to partner with the Clinton Climate initiative to facilitate the transfer of energy saving ... of projects," said Cohen. "The Clinton Climate initiative and HCWH both share the philosophy that we can ...

INHS Brings Health Information Technology Conference to Spokane

... Services (INHS) in partnership with eHealth initiative will hold the Northwest Medical Informatics ... Visit www.inhs.org . The eHealth initiative and the Foundation for eHealth initiative are independent, non-profit affiliated ...

National Health Information Exchange Survey Shows Increased Activity, Cost Savings, Positive Impact on Physician Practices

... a new survey released by the non-profit eHealth initiative (eHI) today. "Migrating Toward Meaningful Use: ... . About eHealth initiative and Its Foundation The eHealth initiative and its Foundation are independent, non-profit ...

Kansas City Patients Rate Their Doctors in Most Reliable Survey of Its Kind

... Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative that asks doctors, patients, employers, ... was formed by the UAW-Ford Community Health Care initiative and community stakeholders to address health care ... of Local Healthcare Leaders on the CHECKBOOK initiative "Aetna has long been interested in ...

JACQUES Initiative Joins Maryland AIDS Administration to Extend HIV Testing to the Faith-Based Community

... "peace" or "a safe place." "The JACQUES initiative is excited to launch Project SHALEM which is ... MS CRNP, Executive Director of the JACQUES initiative . "It is my hope that Project SHALEM serves as a ... DHMH AIDS Administration . "We thank the JACQUES initiative for their leadership in coordinating this event ...

JACQUES Initiative Joins Maryland AIDS Administration to Extend HIV Testing to the Faith-Based Community

... "peace" or "a safe place." "The JACQUES initiative is excited to launch Project SHALEM which is ... MS CRNP, Executive Director of the JACQUES initiative . "It is my hope that Project SHALEM serves as a ... DHMH AIDS Administration . "We thank the JACQUES initiative for their leadership in coordinating this event ...

Phonak and Hear the World Wins International Stevie Award in Sixth Annual International Business Awards

... Year for their work on Hear the World, a global initiative to raise awareness about the importance of ... Year for their work on Hear the World, a global initiative to raise awareness about the importance of ... across the globe. "The Hear the World initiative has been made possible through the work of teams ...

Liverpool to strengthen health research in Africa

... across Africa as part of a 30 million initiative to strengthen research into science and health on the continent. The Wellcome Trust initiative will see the formation of seven new international ... Wellcome Trust Tropical Centre, said: "This initiative is built on 20 years of University and LSTM ...

Pew Report Documents Challenges Faced by Philadelphia in Paying for City Workers' Pensions and Health Care

... The Pew Charitable Trusts' Philadelphia Research initiative reports that Philadelphia's city pension fund now ... researchers at Pew's Philadelphia Research initiative spent two months studying city documents, ... i t i a t ive The Philadelphia Research initiative ( www.pewtrusts.org/philaresearch ) was created ...

NRPA Launches "Parks Build Community"

... urban communities across the country. This initiative is intended to demonstrate the benefits that ... development program, NRPA's Parks Build Community initiative focuses on reviving inner-city communities ... more information about the Parks Build Community initiative at NRPA, contact Richard Dolesh at 202-887-0290. ...

Business, Health Care Leaders Call on Texas Employers to Cover Smoking Cessation Benefits for an Additional 100,000 People by 2010

... The coalition's Call for Coverage and Treatment initiative encourages businesses to adopt programs or ... guidelines. The Call for Coverage and Treatment initiative not only asks employers to provide comprehensive ... leaders and advocates on hand to endorse the initiative included H-E-B, Texas Association of Business, ...

Michigan Among Top Three E-Prescribing States in the Nation, Led by Automotive Company Initiative

... doctors in Southeast Michigan e-prescribing initiative in 2008 DETROIT, June 24 ... in the Southeast Michigan e-prescribing initiative (SEMI). The findings are part of the annual ... Motors, and a member of the SEMI e-prescribing initiative Steering Committee. "Each year we've been ...

Marathon and Partners Announce Dramatic Results of Malaria Control Project on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea

... goals set by the U.N., and standing as a model initiative with potentially great impact for global health," ... and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea. "This initiative is an integral part of our national strategy to ... $28 million to continue its malaria control initiative through 2013. One-third of the project funds will ...

The United Nations Foundation Joins White House Initiative to Encourage Public Service

... Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama through a new initiative launched today titled United We Serve . The United Nations Foundation is proud to join the initiative with a service project with a global twist on ... Rice and the UN Foundation in this important initiative to mobilize millions to make change in their ...

Rotary Marks Progress in Drive to Eradicate Polio

... will provide US$555 million to the global health initiative within the next three years. In late 2007, ... contributor to the Global Polio Eradication initiative - a public private partnership spearheaded by the ... billion children in 122 countries. Yet the initiative currently faces a funding gap for 2009-2010 of ...

California Doctors to Get Wired in State's Largest e-Prescribing Initiative

... largest electronic prescribing (e-Prescribing) initiative to date. Medco Health Solutions is providing ... The pilot program, the latest large-scale initiative in the United States, will use input from ... is essential to e-Prescribing's success. Our initiative will help us identify how to best transition to ...

Greater Boston unites to transform health care

... and chair of the Eastern Massachusetts Healthcare initiative (EMHI) Executive Committee. Altman, who co-chairs ... of healthcare transformation. The Aligning Forces initiative offers a framework for focusing our efforts to ... programmatic areas identified by RWJF. The AF4Q initiative takes specific actions to improve the quality of ...

New Poll Finds Most Americans Support Including Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Addiction in National Health Care Reform; All Demographics Report Personal Experience With the Disease

... the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative found that, regardless of race, age, where people ... in national health care reform. The CATG initiative seeks to ensure that all people who need alcohol ... program of the Open Society Institute. This initiative is designed to create an awareness of -- and ...

HITSP Begins Harmonization Process for Use of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Research

... research community have pledged support for new initiative WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ... Department of Health and Human Services. The initiative began late last year when the U.S. Department of ... (CDISC), and Dr. Gregory Downing, director of the initiative on Personalized Health Care at the U.S. ...

AHIP Foundation Announces 2009 Community Leadership Awards

... for their Seniors and Persons with Disabilities initiative , a unique effort that combines improving ... Shield of Texas - Texas Hospital Quality initiative Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont - Blue ... Challenge UnitedHealth Group - PEACE of Heart initiative WellPoint - The WellPoint State ...

'One Woman Initiative' Announces First Grants to Women's Organizations in Five Nations

... Year-Old USAID/State Department/Private Sector initiative Unveils Initial Aid to Local Groups; Chair Carly ... June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The One Woman initiative ( http://www.OneWomanInitiative.org ), a one-year-old public/private initiative to empower women in countries with significant ...

Purple Communications(TM) Launches Dream Bigger Initiative Celebrating the Stories, Culture, and Heritage of America's Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community

... initiative Highlights the Lives of Ten Deaf 'Trailblazers' ... services, today announced 'Dream Bigger,' an initiative that highlights, acknowledges, and celebrates ... best represents the essence of the Dream Bigger initiative at the Dream Bigger Gala in October 2009 in ...

PA Professional Fire Fighters Association is First State Association in Nation to Offer Smoking Cessation Program

... to attempt to become tobacco free. The initiative includes all cigarettes and other smoking ... health care providers. The PPFFA tobacco free initiative will encourage members and their families to take ... information about the PPFFA's tobacco free initiative or HB 1231, visit www.ppffa.org . The ...

JOIN Funding Collaborative Connects Philadelphia Workers to Living-Wage Green, Healthcare Jobs

... awarded JOIN a grant of $250,000 for an initiative to prepare low-skilled job seekers for employment ... Board, brings together the Smart Energy initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Federation of ... The Founding Partners in this public-private initiative are the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ...

New survey highlights growing concern about risk of infection in cancer patients

... Prevention and Control at CDC on a three-year initiative to provide resources and educational tools to ... caregivers and healthcare professionals. The initiative includes the development of evidence-based ... president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "This initiative will bring together experts in oncology and ...

Family Health International Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research Project Led by David Sokal, M.D.

... round of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to help scientists around the world explore bold ... to significant advances in global health. The initiative is highly competitive, receiving more than 3,000 ... Explorations is a five-year, $100 million initiative of the Gates Foundation to promote innovation in ...

Secretary of Public Welfare Corrects the Record on 'Smart Pharmacy' Initiative

... consumer benefits and simplifying the pharmacy initiative for providers. "The savings from the Smart Pharmacy initiative are real, not speculative," said Secretary ... of Smart Pharmacy," said Richman. "The initiative will provide the same access to prescription drug ...

New Survey Highlights Growing Concern About Risk of Infection in Cancer Patients and Emerging Antibiotic Resistance

... Foundation and CDC Partner to Launch Three-Year initiative to Improve Infection Control in Vulnerable Cancer ... Prevention and Control at CDC on a three-year initiative to provide resources and educational tools to ... caregivers and healthcare professionals. The initiative includes the development of evidence-based ...

The Ottawa Hospital Transforms Procurement and Spend Management with the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite

... of an Ontario Ministry of Finance (Ontario Buys) initiative designed to introduce e-commerce technology to ... The hospital's e-commerce supply chain initiative uses electronic data interchange (EDI) through ... for the 52+ vendors on the platform. This initiative saves the procurement department time and frees ...

Trusted Translations Launches "Translation for St. Jude" Initiative at St. Jude Gala in New York

... Launches "Translation for St. Jude" initiative at "A Chocolat au Vin Affair," St. Jude ... called the " Translation for St. Jude " initiative in conjunction with the event. Tony Bennett ... translation service provider, will launch a new initiative called "Translation for St. Jude" to ...

What If New Jersey Didn't Have Enough Nurses?

... $22 Million initiative to Launch at State Senate Hearing Thursday; Focus ... will announce an unprecedented $22 million initiative aimed at ensuring that New Jersey will have an ... Program Director of the New Jersey Nursing initiative and Dean of the School of Nursing, Health, and ...

Endangered Great Ape Finds Safe Haven

... -- The Bonobo Conservation initiative (BCI) joins the government of the Democratic ... of BCI. "What began as a grassroots, community initiative now exemplifies a new model for conservation that ... to follow." The Bonobo Conservation initiative (BCI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization ...

Senate Republican Budget Would End Health Initiatives That Save Lives and Money

... and implement Governor Rendell's "Cover All Kids" initiative expanding the Children's Health Insurance ... all funds for implementation of the chronic care initiative and the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange ... health information. The chronic care initiative brings payers and primary care practices together ...