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Record Savings Achieved Through Participation in Collaborative Programs, Use of Solutions Combining Clinical, Supply Chain and Operational Data to Enh...
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Although many consider MIG gun consumables to be a commodity--a simple "throw-away" item--these components play a critical role in achieving good weld...
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The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is trying to convince business operators that minor preventive measures in air quality now will save a lot of money later.
The city and the rest of the metropolitan area is almost certain to not be in compliance with federal mandates for clean air later this summer, said Mark Van Landingham, the chamber's vice president of government relations.
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NEW YORK, Dec.13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), the Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers (SIPMS), and 50 ASIPP- affiliated state societies are in agreement with President Obama's efforts to reduce the regulatory burden on the health care industry. However, the associations believe that the government must address additional regulations that are adding financial burdens to independent medical practices without improving patient access or care. To this end, the societies have sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services stating their positions.
Three areas of immediate interest to the medical societies are: single dose vials for infection control, ICD-10 implementation, and...
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WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. House and Senate "reform" efforts would ration high-quality physician hospital care to Medicare patients, as a "cost savings.
The health care reform bill now being considered would deny Medicare beneficiaries access to the best in hospital care and the best prices by limiting the operation and growth of physician hospitals," charged RetireSafe President Thair Phillips. "For seniors seeking the finest in orthopedic or cardiac care, physician hospitals are an obvious first choice. Precious Medicare doll...
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Each year the trucking industry uses millions of gallons of diesel fuel hauling vital goods to stores across the country. The U.S. economy depends on ...
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Medical literature implies that there are several common "disease states" that are best managed by non-allopathic approaches include several "mind-body-disorders," which are among the commonest reasons for medical consultation in clinical practice. For example, well controlled clinical trials imply that the Irritable Bowel Syndrome, affecting up to 25 million Americans, is best managed by education and modified clinical hypnotherapy. The same may be true of "non-ulcer dyspepsia," affecting a similar number of people. Studies on the common digestive disorders demonstrate reduced patient visits and better outcomes from alternative medical options, compared with "standard" medical treatments with drugs.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New findings by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) show that women, younger individuals, and individuals who experienced an increase in either premiums or cost sharing are more likely to seek information on health care costs, quality, and access in order to make informed decisions. Additionally, people with a higher level of education are also more likely than those with less education to research information.
The analysis is based on the EBRI/MGA 2010 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), which examines a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans' satisfaction with health care today, their confidence in the future of the health care system and the Medicare program, and their attitudes toward health care reform. ...
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Driving Dozens of Profitable Product Launches Earns Spot on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
BOSTON -- CIMTEK, the quality lifecycle manageme...
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A multi-layered organization with an entrenched way of doing business suffers because it produces duplicate products that compete with each other in the marketplace.
Former Central Maine Power CEO David Flanagan could have been talking about General Motors, or at least the GM that filed for bankruptcy last month. But instead he was talking about the University of Maine System, which was the subject of study for a Flanagan-led task force of 12 community leaders, who gave a report to university trustees last week.