Health Care News - 1st May 2009

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VA electronic health records system could be low-cost option for non-VA hospitals
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=49069
The Veterans Health Administration's open-source electronic health records system could be an effective and low-cost option for non-Veterans Affairs hospitals that are seeking to implement such a system but have been held back by the cost, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Sen. Baucus proposes Medicare changes he says could drive 'transformation of the health care delivery system'
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=49065
The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday during a six-hour meeting discussed proposed changes to the Medicare system from committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 4/30).

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Congress approves $3.5 trillion budget resolution that includes reconciliation language
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=49064
Congress on Wednesday -- President Obama's 100th day in office -- passed a $3.5 trillion fiscal year 2010 budget resolution (S Con Res 13) that includes budget reconciliation as an option for passing health reform legislation, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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New cancer centre launched in Southampton
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48961
Southampton joins a unique chain of Cancer Research UK Centres that are being launched across the UK.

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Global health organizations are doing too little to support health system strengthening
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=49015
Existing health systems in the developing world are fragile and many are unable to provide effective health services - and so there is growing consensus that the success of global health initiatives will depend on "health system strengthening" (a recent buzzword in global health).

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IT to enhance healthcare across Europe
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48869
European healthcare is threatened by soaring costs and limited resources.

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Change to Medicare reimbursement policy may pose risks to black kidney patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48789
A change in Medicare reimbursement policy could make it more difficult for African Americans with kidney disease to access dialysis services, suggests a study in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

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Policy brief outlines hurdles of access to health care for people with mental disorders in Europe
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48755
Poverty and social exclusion continue to be serious challenges across the European union and for health systems in member states.

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