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| December 28, 2009 |
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Overcome barriers to health IT |
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Hospital stays decline for some preventable conditions |
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States cut tobacco prevention program funding |
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Most HIV-infected children now reach adulthood |
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According to a new report by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, investments in pandemic and public health preparedness over the past several years in the United States have improved.
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Through January 28, The Joint Commission is accepting comments on proposed revisions to its standard for effective working relationships between medical staff and hospital leadership.
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Overcome barriers to health IT |
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The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications through January 25 for $60 million in HITECH Act research grants to address barriers to the adoption and meaningful use of health IT.
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Hospital stays decline for some preventable conditions |
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Hospital stays for certain chronic and acute conditions that can be controlled with access to good outpatient care declined between 2003 and 2007, according to a new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report.
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States cut tobacco prevention program funding |
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Despite collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, states have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15% in 2009.
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Most HIV-infected children now reach adulthood |
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According to a new National Institutes of Health study, the death rates of children with HIV have decreased nine-fold since the mid-1990s.
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