Hospice Care in Schaumburg, IL - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Gentle Pro Hospice Services Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 2060 E Algonquin Road Suite 701, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Phone: (847) 228-9481

Abode Hospice Care
Medicare Approved
Location: 1325 Remington Rd Suite L, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Phone: (224) 353-6270

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Glaxo to pay $750 million in defective drug settlement

GlaxoSmithKline Plc, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, has agreed to pay $750 million to settle a U.S. government false-claims lawsuit over the sale of defective drugs. The lawsuit first filed in 2004 by Cheryl D. Eckard, a former global quality assurance manager for the London-based company came to a settlement finally. Eckard, 51, said, "This is not something I wanted to do, but because of patient safety it was necessary." Being the one to bring this to notice she would receive $96 million from the settlement money. She had warned the company earlier but was fired because of her efforts.

New Web portal makes FDA's enforcement and compliance-related activities more accessible

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is disclosing more information about inspections and court actions, and now has a Web portal on its enforcement activities as part of Phase II of the agency's Transparency Initiative. These actions are being taken to make FDA's enforcement and compliance-related activities more accessible, downloadable, and searchable online.

Blood pressure regulation in males and females is different, scientists say

Another difference between females and males appears to be a key mechanism in how they become hypertensive, scientists say, and consequently which antihypertensives should be most effective for them.

CIPROMS signs renewal agreement for Zix Email Encryption

Zix Corporation, a leader in email data protection, announces that CIPROMS has signed a three-year renewal for Zix Email Encryption. Providing revenue cycle management to 80 private medical practices throughout Indiana, CIPROMS uses Zix Email Encryption to secure protected health information in email, meet requirements under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and protect client relationships with covered entities that must also comply with healthcare industry privacy and data security regulations.

Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.