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We’re strong believers in an active government, but the repeated votes to repeal the ACA make us worry that some Representatives will soon develop carpal tunnel.
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“Spread the love, nothing else.”
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For the first time in Barack Obama’s presidency, CMS has a Senate-confirmed CMS administrator after Marilyn Tavenner was approved by the Senate on a 91-7 vote on May 15. Tavenner has served as the acting administrator since December 2011.
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Cancer patients were 2.65 times more likely to go bankrupt than people without cancer, a team of American and British researchers reported in the journal Health Affairs.
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Whatever DENT Neurologic Institute thought they were sending to 200 patients, they wound up giving them sensitive information on more than 10,200 patients.
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High school freshman Gianna Chien didn’t even take first place for her science fair project. But earlier this month, she spoke to about 8,000 doctors on the discovery that the magnets surrounding the iPad2 can interfere with implanted cardiac rhythm devices.
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In light of continued federal budget constraints, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is asking Congress to support two programs under the Centers of Disease Control in the continuing effort to battle health care-acquired infections.
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First, the good news: A May 15 report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that CMS surveys are generally conducted on time and that most home health agencies fix the cited deficiencies quickly.
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Generic drug maker Ranbaxy has pleaded guilty to federal drug safety violations, and it will pay $500 million in fines, the India-based company and prosecutors have announced.
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Ever remember the one question you planned to ask someone within minutes of leaving an encounter with that person? We certainly have, with everyone from the accountant to the auto mechanic to, yes, the doctor.
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