Health News from Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.Caravan Users Warned About The Potential Risk Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning- July 4, 2008 With the start of the school holidays, the Health Protection Agency is warning people of the potential health risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from fossil fuel burning appliances - such as gas powered fridges, heaters or cookers - while on caravanning holidays.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114001.php San Francisco Chronicle Examines Healthy San Francisco Program Enrollment Progress- July 4, 2008 Although city officials estimated in July 2007 that Healthy San Francisco would offer access to health care to all city residents by January, the program one year later remains open only to individuals with incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The city has halted expansion of the program while it awaits a verdict from the Ninth U.S.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113932.php UK Travellers To Africa And Asia Continue To Ignore Health Messages About Preventing Malaria- July 4, 2008 A study by the Health Protection Agency's Malaria Reference Laboratory (HPA) and published in today's BMJ.com shows that despite highly effective measures available to prevent malaria, the burden of disease among UK travellers has steadily increased over the last 20 years. There were 39,300 cases of malaria in the UK between 1987 and 2006.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114003.php Society Discusses Initiatives For Small, Rural Hospitals At Conference- July 4, 2008 ASHP played a key role in a recent national conference to discuss solutions and best practices for improving medication access, use and safety for patients in rural healthcare settings.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113996.php Medicare Adds Third Recognized Source To Help Determine Coverage For Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs- July 4, 2008 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional updates to the information it uses in determining which drugs may be covered under Medicare Part B when used to treat patients undergoing cancer treatment through chemotherapy. CMS will add Elsevier Gold Standard's Clinical Pharmacology compendium to the list of Medicare anti-cancer treatment compendia.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113978.php Health Canada Renews Funding To The Canadian Patient Safety Institute- July 4, 2008 Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Health, announced renewed funding of up to $8 million a year, over the next five years, to the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), to continue providing leadership and building a culture of patient safety and quality improvement in the Canadian health care system.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113980.php NDC Update: ASHP Continues To Pursue Options For Relief From Reporting Requirement- July 4, 2008 ASHP continues to seek relief from a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) requirement that hospital outpatient departments report National Drug Code (NDC) numbers on single-source drugs and 20 multiple-source drugs when submitting Medicaid claims.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113990.php Terrence Higgins Trust Offers One Hour HIV Testing In Hastings, UK- July 4, 2008 On Monday July 7, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching 'Fastest', a new one hour HIV testing service aimed at men who have sex with men in East Sussex. 'Fastest' will run on the first Monday of every month between 17.30 and 19.30 at Hastings Voluntary Action in Priory Street, Hastings.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113983.php ASHP Offers Expertise To New NABP Medication Safety Task Forces- July 4, 2008 ASHP met recently with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to explore new opportunities for collaboration as NABP launches several task forces to improve the quality of patient care and medication safety. An ASHP staff expert will serve on the NABP's new Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113992.php CMS Proposes Quality Improvements And Other Changes For Hospital Outpatient And Ambulatory Surgical Center Services For 2009- July 4, 2008 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that will update payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2009 and improve quality of services provided in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113979.php |