Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — Hospitals will no longer get paid
for some specific treatment errors, including infections, bed
sores and objects left inside patients after surgery, under a
new Medicare policy.
told some 3,500 U.S. hospitals that starting Oct. 1,
they won't be reimbursed for such so-called “never events'' –
that patients should never acquire during a hospital stay. The
dozen treatment areas on the list are considered “reasonably
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That same day, November 17, police arrested Jolly in his dorm room at Gale Hall.
Police found several bags of cocaine, Xanax pills and drug contraband.
Johnson was the only suspect arrested off campus. He was arrested outside his apartment on Lyman Avenue, after a confidential informant purchased cocaine from him weeks before.
Johnson also told authorities he had a “bowl” is his apartment, street slang for a device used to consume marijuana. Read the rest of this entry »
Solis Women’s Health is a specialized
healthcare provider focused exclusively on the screening and diagnosis
of breast cancer. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Solis operates nine North
Central Texas facilities; the Solis-Bertrand Breast Center in
Greensboro, North Carolina; Solis-BenOra Imaging in Phoenix, Arizona;
ten Solis/MedTech Mammography centers in Greater Phoenix and Tucson,
Arizona; Indianapolis Read the rest of this entry »
Last updated February 18, 2009 1:32 p.m. PT
MONROE, Wash. — A mentally ill convicted killer has been temporarily committed to Western State Hospital after serving 20 years in the Special Offender Unit of the state prison at Monroe.
The Department of Corrections says Michael McFarland, who is classified by the state as dangerously mentally ill, was referred Wednesday for civil commitment at the mental hospital for 72 hours.
Twenty years ago, Read the rest of this entry »
The studies mentioned in USA TODAY’s article suggest that individual vitamin supplements do not prevent cancer, but this does not minimize the critical role a healthy diet can play in cancer prevention.
Consuming a low-fat vegetarian diet â including plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains â can provide all the vitamins and nutrients our bodies need and has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing many types Read the rest of this entry »
There are a lot of changes in the works for low-income seniors who get government subsidies to pay for prescription drugs.
The most pressing issue in Illinois concerns almost 15,000 needy seniors who qualified this year for financial assistance under Medicare Part D but who don’t automatically qualify for aid next year.
(Medicare Part D is the government’s prescription drug program; seniors with incomes close to the poverty line get subsidies Read the rest of this entry »
, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.
Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial and logistical details of moving his family from Atlanta to Washington but is expected to accept the offer.
When reached for comment today, Gupta did not deny the account but Read the rest of this entry »
Fitness center will stay open, Gary park superintendent says
GARY — Anxious Hudson-Campbell Fitness Center members asked the Park Board to address rumors at its meeting Wednesday that the building will close down as the city continues to cut its budget.
Their complaints ranged from the canceling of classes to reduced hours at the center.
“What’s the worst-case scenario?” Alfred Martin of Gary asked.
While declining to speculate on the Read the rest of this entry »
It’s that time of year again – tax season. Did you know that your cancer medical expenses may be tax deductible? By cancer medical expenses, this can mean child care while you received treatment, parking fees at hospitals, and even the cost of a wig if you lost your hair to chemotherapy. There are so many aspects of treatment that can be included in your tax deductions – many of which I was unaware of!
Don’t forget that your entire family’s medical Read the rest of this entry »
First lady. First mom. Mom in chief. No — none of these titles works. And therein lies the problem.
When Michelle Obama moves into the White House, she will inherit a title with no job description as the world watches to see how she performs. So far, media coverage has focused on what she will not be doing — she is taking a sabbatical from her paid career. Obama has described her major role upon entering the White House as that of a mother Read the rest of this entry »