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Higher Prices: US Spends Far More for Health Care Than 12 Industrialized Nations

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[04/05/2012] The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide "notably superior" care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. Higher Prices: US Spends Far More for Health Care Than 12 Industrialized Nations - read more

Emergency Room CT: Exams Have Increased in Children

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[26/04/2012] Computed tomography (CT) utilisation in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study. Emergency Room CT: Exams Have Increased in Children - read more

Intellectual Property Awareness: Online Tool Helps

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[05/04/2012] A new online tool can help small companies and entrepreneurs evaluate their awareness of intellectual property (IP)—trade secrets, company data and more—and learn how to protect it. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) teamed up to create the IP Awareness Assessment. Intellectual Property Awareness: Online Tool Helps - read more

Unique Device Identification: "Global interconnectedness makes uniform traceability systems necessary"

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[02/04/2012] In order to design safety standards and traceability of medical devices more professionally in the future, international committees are currently working on a new identification system that could apply worldwide in the future. In doing so, products could be identified during their entire life cycle. Unique Device Identification: "Global interconnectedness makes uniform traceability systems necessary" - read more

Medical Technology: BVMed Annual Report 2011/12

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[28/03/2012] The German Medical Technology Association BVMed advocates for a better coordination and promotion of advances in medical technology. "The comprehensive and coordinated cooperation of governmental departments must be further advanced”, states BVMed chairman Doctor Meinrad Lugan in the newly published Annual Report 2011/12. Medical Technology: BVMed Annual Report 2011/12 - read more

Jobs: Supervisor Support Can Reduce Absenteeism

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[21/03/2012] A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it's all right to miss work, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. Jobs: Supervisor Support Can Reduce Absenteeism - read more