Day: December 21, 2016

Study shows fewer people skip the doctor because of cost concerns after Obamacare was passed

A new report published by the Commonwealth Fund this week highlighted a variety of aspects of the insurance coverage gains made after Obamacare was passed, including a sizable decrease in the number of people who say they skipped going to the doctor because of cost concerns. In 2013, before the law had gone fully into effect, 20 percent of adults said they had forgone seeking medical treatment because of the cost.

Revolutionary health technology

And patients at Grandview Medical Centre in Hamilton, a Pinnacle Midlands Health Network practice, are the first in the country to experience one of the most revolutionary technologies on the market called indici. CEO of Pinnacle Midlands Health Network Macaskill-Smith says, “Just as products like Xero have changed the world for businesses and accountants, indici is set to change the world for patients and health professionals.”

Revolutionary health technology

And patients at Grandview Medical Centre in Hamilton, a Pinnacle Midlands Health Network practice, are the first in the country to experience one of the most revolutionary technologies on the market called indici. CEO of Pinnacle Midlands Health Network Macaskill-Smith says, “Just as products like Xero have changed the world for businesses and accountants, indici is set to change the world for patients and health professionals.”

Judge: Public has right to view entirety of executions

A federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday said the state of Arizona must allow witnesses to view the entirety of an execution, including each time drugs are administered, marking a partial legal win for a coalition of news organizations that filed a lawsuit over secrecy surrounding lethal injections. The lawsuit is one of two challenging the way executions are carried out in Arizona that were filed in the nearly two-hour death of Joseph Rudolph Wood in 2014.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.

GAS Omapere is Proudly Tobacco-free

… that there are other choices,” says Taryn Taurima. Taryn and Joeseph were acknowledged by Northland District Health Board and Cancer Society Northland with the presentation of a Tobacco-free Retailer Award for their decision to no longer sell …

Person’s ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

“Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?” asks James Richardson, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center. For the last several years, Richardson and his team set out to answer these questions, attempting to find which specific factors determine whether, and why, an older person successfully recovers from a trip or stumble.

Person’s ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

“Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?” asks James Richardson, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center. For the last several years, Richardson and his team set out to answer these questions, attempting to find which specific factors determine whether, and why, an older person successfully recovers from a trip or stumble.

Privacy Commissioner lashes drilling firm

The Privacy Commissioner has taken the unusual step of publicly censuring a Whanganui drilling company, TD Drilling, for not only failing to protect the confidentiality of information provided by an employee about drug use among its staff, but also losing much of the employee’s personal records. The company had already been ordered to pay its former employee, David Crichton, $22,115 after the Employment Relations Authority found that TD Drilling’s actions had led to Crichton’s constructive dismissal by failing to provide a safe workplace after he revealed a culture of substance abuse among fellow workers.

Privacy Commissioner lashes drilling firm

The Privacy Commissioner has taken the unusual step of publicly censuring a Whanganui drilling company, TD Drilling, for not only failing to protect the confidentiality of information provided by an employee about drug use among its staff, but also losing much of the employee’s personal records. The company had already been ordered to pay its former employee, David Crichton, $22,115 after the Employment Relations Authority found that TD Drilling’s actions had led to Crichton’s constructive dismissal by failing to provide a safe workplace after he revealed a culture of substance abuse among fellow workers.

Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads

Uber pulled its self-driving cars from California roads after state regulators moved to revoke their registrations, officials said Wednesday. Hours after Uber launched the service in its hometown of San Francisco last Wednesday, the DMV threatened legal action if the company did not stop.

Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads

Uber pulled its self-driving cars from California roads after state regulators moved to revoke their registrations, officials said Wednesday. Hours after Uber launched the service in its hometown of San Francisco last Wednesday, the DMV threatened legal action if the company did not stop.

Federal government offers snapshot of Obamacare enrollment in Ohio

Buttons on a Healthcare sign up table are ready to be handed out for any resident signing up today for Obamacare in 2014 during a tour stop at Cuyahoga Community College’s metro campus to help promote the signup before the March 31 deadline. The tour, called “Countdown to Get Covered”, stopped in Cincinnati and Columbus also to encourage folks to sign up for health care coverage before the deadline.

Lincoln Financial Group’s Nancy Smith Honored by Philadelphia’s…

Lincoln Financial Group announced today that Nancy Smith, vice president, senior counsel and assistant corporate secretary, has been honored by the Homeless Advocacy Project for her volunteer work facilitating and contributing to pro bono legal clinics. “The legal clinics sponsored by HAP play an instrumental role in transforming the lives of homeless individuals and families,” said Kirkland Hicks, executive vice president and general counsel for Lincoln Financial.

Report: Charleston VA employees ‘improperly’ handled appointment records

A new federal report has determined that patient appointment requests at Charleston’s Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center were sometimes marked “discontinued” or “completed” when it was not clear that veterans had been seen yet by outside health care providers. In one case, an elderly patient with advanced liver cancer was referred by the VA to an outside radiation oncologist in mid-2012.