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The ``Discharge Follow-Up Appointment Challenge'' challenges software developers to create an easy-to-use web-based tool that will make post-discharge follow-up appointment scheduling a more effective and shared process for care providers, patients and caregivers. In addition, developers will need to articulate a plan for broader adoption at the community level. Submissions can be existing applications, or applications developed specifically for this challenge. The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111- 358).
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CHICAGO - Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits lasting well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow- up studies of its kind.
Better jobs, less drug abuse and fewer arrests are among advantages found in the study that tracked more than 1,000 low- income, mostly black Chicago kids for up to 25 years.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BNET) and Kreider Farms recently held the grand opening of Bion's livestock waste treatment project that utilizes its patented micro-aerobic digestion technology to reduce environmental impacts to the Chesapeake Bay. The event was held at the Kreider Farms dairy facility in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The theme of the event was, "Think Globally...Treat Locally", a strategy that refers to Bion's unique ability to provide low cost treatment and removal of livestock waste nutrients on-site at their source, rather than substantially more expensive treatment downstream.
Runoff of excess nitrogen from agricultural activities, municipal waste treatment plants and an assortment of urban/suburban acti...
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The submission of an internal audit report to management is far from being the end of the internal auditor's professional responsibilities. According to Statement of Internal Auditing Standard (SIAS) No. 13, the completion of the auditing report is only the start of the internal auditing department's job. Guideline 440.01 of SIAS 13 requires internal auditors to make certain that the company is taking remedial actions on reported findings and is achieving desired results, or that top management or the board of directors has taken responsibility for the organization's failure to adopt corrective measures. According to SIAS 13, an effective audit follow-up involves the assessment of the remedial actions taken by management on internal and external audit findings in terms of their adequacy...
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On April 8, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and Treasury Department ("Treasury") issued Notice 2011-34 (the "Notice") setting forth additio...
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The Department of Labor (Department or DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of the collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The proposed follow-up survey information collection is for an evaluation of the impact of the Green Jobs and Health Care ARRA...
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") informed that:
As a follow-up...
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Engineers Without Borders prep for follow-up trip to Zambia this summer