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CHICAGO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment, the largest provider of substance abuse treatment in Illinois, recently welcomed Patricia Ryding, Psy.D., as the Executive Director for its Lake Villa substance abuse treatment center. With more than 30 years of experience in the fields of mental health and drug addiction treatment, Dr. Ryding comes to Gateway Foundation from CRC Health Group's Sierra Tucson where she was previously the...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Texting, talking or partaking in another activity on a mobile device while driving is more common in the US than in a number of European countries, says the Centers for Disease Control in a new study. The study was published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report examined two types of self-reported distracted driving behaviors: Cell phone use while driving, and reading or sending text or email messages while...
ATLANTA, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most U.S. drivers reported talking on their cell phone and about one in three read or sent text or email messages when driving, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, examined two specific types of self-reported distracted driving behaviors: cell phone use while driving and reading or sending text or e-mail messages...
In low-income countries a substantial challenge in planning and delivering healthcare is the accurate assessment of disease burden. In this week's PLOS Medicine, Miguel SanJoaquin from the University of Malawi College of Medicine and colleagues describe their experience of implementing an electronic patient record system in a large referral hospital in southern Malawi. The system, known as Surveillance Programme of IN-patients and Epidemiology (SPINE), is used to record patient details during...
ATLANTA, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing a hospital infection control survey and is expected to begin inspections in the coming months, a move that observers see as a likely prelude to new regulations to prevent health care associated infections (HAIs). The CMS survey program comes as a direct result of increasing public outrage about HAIs, which are increasingly seen as preventable but still cause...
Report reveals nutrition practices of top 25 food and beverage companies GENEVA, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world's largest food and beverage manufacturers must do more to increase access to nutritious products and positively exercise their influence on consumer choice and behavior, says the first edition of the global Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) report and rankings, released today. The report assesses the nutrition-related commitments, performance and...
Onward Behavorial Health, a rapidly growing multi-state behavioral health care provider, has a new CEO. David Gnass, a 35 year health care veteran, has assumed the roles of CEO and Board Director. (PRWEB) March 11, 2013 David R. Gnass has taken the helm of Onward Behavioral Health, serving as its Chief Executive Officer and Board Director. As a 35 year healthcare veteran, Mr. Gnass has a long track record of leading companies in multiple service sectors. He is also a Partner in Newport...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Proventix Systems, Inc. of Birmingham, AL today announced the call for nominations for the annual Lathem Physician Leadership Award in Hand Hygiene. Proventix created the Lathem Award to recognize physicians worldwide who demonstrate excellence and leadership in hand hygiene. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120322/CL74529 ) Hand hygiene compliance is widely accepted as the most effective means of reducing the occurrence...
ArticlesOnTap is one of the web's most respected content creation companies. Today, they are proud to announce a new partnership with Photoseis to help them manage their content creation needs and give them a greater online presence (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 A leading provider of Content Creation and Management services, ArticlesOnTap.com, has just given word that will begin working with the AICHP (American Institute of Health Care Professionals) to help the organization better promote...
SCRANTON, Pa., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for National Patient Safety Awareness Week, X-STATIC(® )Antimicrobial Technology launched a new webinar available for CE credit: "A More Complete Approach to Infection Prevention: Bacterial Management of Soft Surfaces and Associated Reduction in HAIs." Webinar leader, Peggy Prinz Luebbert, highlights the importance of soft surface bacterial management and how to include it into a complete infection prevention protocol....
