Friday, 30. July 2010
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA was pleased to hear Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, announce this morning that the Coalition’s aged care policy would be released ‘in the next few days’. Dr Pesce said that aged care has so far been ignored in this election campaign. “The AMA looks forward to the Coalition starting a bidding war on aged care policy,” Dr Pesce said…
Friday, 30. July 2010
Aetna President Mark Bertolini said Wednesday that his company has seen much slower sales of national insurance accounts where large employers pay Aetna to administer plans for employees, The Associated Press reports. Under the new health overhaul, Bertolini said he expected less movement in that market because of the uncertainty in the law…
Friday, 30. July 2010
Recognizing that earlier in July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released rules outlining which health care providers will get government funding to support their implementation of electronic health record systems (EHR), leaders at the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization say it’s time for pro…
Friday, 30. July 2010
The AMA welcomes the Government’s introduction of new regulations that require midwives and nurse practitioners to collaborate with medical practitioners in order to provide Medicare-funded services to patients or prescribe them medications under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)…
Friday, 30. July 2010
Title: More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2010 11:22:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 11:22:29 AM
Friday, 30. July 2010
Title: Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2010 11:14:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 11:14:12 AM
Friday, 30. July 2010
Title: Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the Hardest
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2010 10:51:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 10:51:31 AM
Friday, 30. July 2010
Title: Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 7/29/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010
Friday, 30. July 2010
Title: Health Tip: Signs You May Have Sleep Apnea
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010
Friday, 30. July 2010
CALGARY – A Calgary psychiatrist who frequently provided expert opinions in court now faces 21 charges of sexual assault, most of which allegedly took place during court-ordered visits.
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