Nurse Practitioner in Cleveland, AL Accepting Medicare
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 Traci S Mason, CRNP Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 6945 County Highway 1, Cleveland, AL 35049 Phone: 205-625-3367 Fax: 205-274-0857 |
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After hours and weekend transplants do not adversely affect patient or graft survival
A new study, funded in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows that liver transplants performed at night or on weekends do not adversely affect patient or graft survival. Findings available in the May issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, demonstrate that safety measures in place are working to protect patients.
New research suggests tumor-secreted exosomes inhibit immune response, enhance tumor metastasis
Current research suggests that tumor-secreted exosomes inhibit the immune response, enhancing tumor metastasis. The related report by Liu et al, "Contribution of MyD88 to the tumor exosome-mediated induction of myeloid derived suppressor cells," appears in the May 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.
Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care
The results of a new member survey by the nation's Surgical Coalition shows that the more than 21 percent pay cut to physicians that is scheduled to take effect April 1 will make it difficult, if not impossible, for already financially strapped surgical practices to continue to treat Medicare patients. A majority of the more than 14,000 surgeons and anesthesiologists who responded to the survey indicated that they will be forced to make significant changes in their practices if the cut goes into effect and that timely access to surgical care will be jeopardized if Medicare payments continue to decline.
Cutting funding for international food aid 'not the best answer' to saving money in U.S. budget
In order to "fill food gaps in the 70 most food deficient countries, ... the U.S., through the Food for Peace program and other food aid programs, provides approximately two million tons of American-grown food donations to 50 million starving people every year," James Henry, chair of USA Maritime, writes in an opinion piece in The Hill's "Congress Blog."
Health Affairs study examines 25 years of children's health coverage
In recent years, rising health insurance costs have likely played a key role in the decline of American children with private health coverage, according to a study by researchers at the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published in the September/October edition of the journal Health Affairs.
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