The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance.
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2 events,The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's research symposium will focus on inflammation and the immunities and infections that surround it. The agenda includes presentations on microbe hunting, immunology and global health. |
2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a data brief covering electronic medical record adoption and use in home health and hospice. |
2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a statistical summary of family structure and children's health in the United States. The data will be taken from the National Health Interview Survey from 2001 to 2007.
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2 events,Interested in forming a Cleveland chapter?
Join us for a free workshop for journalists on researching medical stories. You'll get expert instruction on using the National Library of Medicine's latest research tools. Join us as NLM senior staffer Rob Logan, former science reporter, editor and journalism professor, provides hands-on, interactive training. The workshop also is a chance to gauge interest in a regional chapter of AHCJ, which could lead to more training, networking and socializing opportunities. |
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2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release the first ever life tables for the U.S. Hispanic population. The tables will show projected remaining years of life, as predicted by age and gender. |
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2 events,The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act emphasizes the importance of comparative effectiveness research to evaluate clinical outcomes. This free meeting explores scientific inquiry to better align evidence, infrastructure, and database needs, to highlight research challenges and to brainstorm about regulatory, ethical, and societal factors. Speakers will include Francis Collins, director of NIH, and Carolyn Clancy, director of AHRQ. |
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The competitive fellowships are open to professional journalists working in the United States. The fellowships include membership, travel, lodging and meals. The fellowship dates are Dec. 5-9, 2010. |
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2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is scheduled to release a statistical summary of its 2006 national hospital discharge summary, which will focus on hospitalization and surgical procedures.
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2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is scheduled to release the data behind its 2008 national ambulatory care survey.
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