

Health Services Administration study abroad opportunities at Harlaxton College in England. Five-week and ten-day programs for summer 2008 are discussed.
| Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: |
| Debate on health benefits is Tuesday (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) Sonoma County supervisors are scheduled to debate Tuesday whether to restructure employee health benefits, a change that means 2,400 retirees and 650 managers and others not represented by unions will pay increasingly larger shares of their health premium costs. |
| Health-care tech firm Canopy nabs $8 million (BizJournals) Fast-growing Canopy Financial Inc., which provides back-end technology for the budding health-savings-account industry, has nabbed $8 million in new venture funding, on top of $15 million secured in January. |
| St. Barnabas, Excela Health adding hospice care services (BizJournals) Two health care institutions in the region are adding hospice services, reflecting a rise in the availability of end-of-life care services nationwide. |
| Staffing Shortages and Electronic Health Records Top List of Major Concerns for U.S. Hospitals and Health Centers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) WAKEFIELD, Mass.----As hospitals and health centers continue to struggle with a range of challenges, including long wait times in the emergency department , increasing regulatory pressure and the rise of patient-driven healthcare, Picis recently conducted a poll of more than 300 physicians, nurses and hospital administrators to gain further insight into the most critical factors affecting ... |
