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Kaplan Higher Education School of Nursing Launches New Online Nursing Programs CHICAGO----The Kaplan Higher Education School of Nursing today announced the launch of its new online Master of Science in Nursings Informatics specialization, as well as two new graduate certificates, Nurse Administrator Graduate Certificate and Nurse Educator Graduate Certificate all designed to prepare nurses to work in fast-growing fields. biz.yahoo.com
Riva Greenberg: Health Insurance Companies Are Withholding Life-Saving Education Education has fallen so low as a health priority that it's barely noticed when the lack of it causes devastating consequences, including death. www.huffingtonpost.com
Teacher guilty of under-age sex A sex education teacher has been found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old schoolgirl. Related Stories Footballer admits nightclub affray Attack victim then killed by car Ambulance patient killed by car Date set for Raoul Moat's funeral Prostate cancer 'cell' identified rss.feedsportal.com
Surgeries improve when medical residents more rested? LOS ANGELES - As the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education seeks to improve patient care by limiting the hours worked by medical residents even more, the "Journal of Surgical Research" published a new study online this week that may have them changing their minds. www.dailybulletin.com
Police: acupuncture patient in Washington state calls 911, says she was locked in clinic BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Police in Bellingham, Wash., say an acupuncture patient called 911 for assistance after she says clinic workers apparently forgot about her and locked up the office. www.startribune.com
Advocacy Group Critiques Patient Debt Load In Indiana A new survey has sparked an Indiana patient advocacy group to say hospitals in the state should earn their nonprofit status by providing more low-cost charity care, The Indianapolis Star reports. "Armed with a survey that showed close to half of hospital patients going into debt to pay their bills, the Consumer Action Coalition Education Fund and Indiana Legal Services said hospitals are doing ... mnt.to
Remaking the Grade With the state tightening local education standards, Bredesen, Frist, and Wharton warn of a drop in student proficiency. by Mary Cashiola A few years ago, Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen realized something: The state tells 85 percent of its eighth graders they're proficient in math. On national assessments, however, only 21 percent of Tennessee's eighth graders are deemed proficient in the ... www.memphisflyer.com
Adventist Medical Center-Hanford Selects GetWellNetwork to Improve Patient Care GetWellNetwork to Deliver Personalized Patient Education www.marketwire.com
Education makes people cope with changes in brain associated with dementia: Researchers A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia - a question that has puzzled scientists for the past decade. www.news-medical.net
Samsung and TeleHealth Services Partner to Introduce LCD TVs Designed Exclusively for Hospitals RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. & RALEIGH, N.C.----Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and TeleHealth Services, the nations leading provider of healthcare grade televisions and interactive patient education systems, today announced the availability of two new UL-approved LCD TVs designed specifically for hospitals. biz.yahoo.com
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