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Medicare Reimbursement Issues Enter Health Reform Debate
New legislation introduced yesterday would attempt to shift Medicare reimbursement policy to reward patient health outcomes, rather than the volume of services provided, MinnPost, a nonprofit online news organization, reports. "We need to be sure to keep score," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who introduced the bill, according to MinnPost. "That means measuring outcomes and rewarding providers that deliver quality results."
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G8 Summit Begins Wednesday; WFP Calls For 'Twin-Track' Approach To Food Security
The G8 summit is scheduled to open Wednesday in L"Aquila, Italy. The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday issued a statement praising the G8 leaders" focus on food security and calling for support of its efforts to combat hunger among the world"s poorest people, Xinhua reports. In the statement, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran recommended leaders take a "twin-track" approach to food security, which includes supporting long-term agricultural production along with immediate hunger assistance.
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Could Hormones Explain Gender Differences In Neurological Disease?
Neurological diseases including Parkinson"s, Tourette"s, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer"s, and schizophrenia are all associated with alterations in dopamine-driven function involving the dopamine transporter (DAT). Research published recently in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience suggests that a number of estrogens acting through their receptors affect the DAT, which may explain trends in timing of women"s susceptibility to these diseases.
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AccuVein Vein Illuminator Receives European CE Mark

AccuVein LLC, maker of the AV300, the world"s first hand-held, non-contact vein illumination device, announced today that its medical device now carries a CE Mark, enabling the Company to commence European sales of AccuVein"s AV300. "Receiving approval to ship the AV300 to Europe is an important step in bringing this beneficial device to healthcare practitioners around the globe," said Stephen P. Conlon, President of AccuVein. "Furthermore, Europe provides a significant growth opportunity for AccuVein allowing us to build upon our successful launch in the United States." AccuVein recently achieved an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485 Certification, acknowledging that its quality management processes meet international standards. The AccuVein AV300 helps advance patient care in a variety of settings by assisting healthcare professionals in locating the vein quickly for blood draws, intravenous lines and delivery of medications. Weighing only 10 ounces, the AV300 uses point-and-click technology - the healthcare professional simply presses a button and positions the device above the patient"s skin to display a map on the skin of underlying veins. With a range of hands-free options, the AV300 can quickly switch between a hand-held and hands-free mode, freeing the practitioner"s hands to perform the venipuncture. For more information on the AccuVein AV300, please visit www.AccuVein.com. AccuVein


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