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Proposed health cuts may limit access further
CBS News
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A new government proposal would cut reimbursement rates for doctors who accept Medicare by 30 percent in 2012. And hundreds of billions of dollars in reductions in both Medicare and Medicaid
are on the table now as the Obama administration and Republicans negotiate over the budget. The potential cuts are raising concerns for the more than 100 million Americans who rely on the programs, as well as the doctors who treat them.
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The Centers for Disease Control, in an effort to halt the trend of obesity among children, recommend that children play one hour each day. That’s a lot for a busy family, and so parents are seeking ways to incorporate play into their lives and into their childcare plans. more
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2011 Annual Leadership Conference early bird registration is now open
NACHRI
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Plan now to join us in Bellevue, WA, Oct. 9-12, to network with your peers and renew your inspiration, as children's hospital leaders discuss advancing new
leadership competencies, creating new health care delivery models and integrating physician strategies. For the best rates, register now at www.childrenshospitals.net/leadership11.
2010-2011 NACHRI/N.A.C.H. Accomplishments Brochure now online
NACHRI/N.A.C.H.
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The NACHRI and N.A.C.H. Accomplishments Brochure highlights key accomplishments of the past year made on behalf of our members. It is a must-read for our members, friends, and corporate supporters. View the brochure now at http://www.childrenshospitals.net/2011accomplishments.
Administration offers health care cuts as part of budget negotiations
The New York Times
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Obama administration officials are offering to cut tens of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in negotiations to reduce the federal budget deficit,
but the depth of the cuts depends on whether Republicans are willing to accept any increases in tax revenues.
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Established in 1982, Sheridan Children’s Healthcare Services, Inc. specializes in acute inpatient care and treatment of infants and
children. Sheridan Children’s partners with hospitals to provide comprehensive neonatology and pediatric subspecialty programs including NICU, Healthy Hearing™, and Pediatric Hospitalist/EM services. Sheridan Children’s also offers PremiEHR™, our proprietary, web-based medical record program. MORE
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Funding for pediatric residencies remains in doubt
American Medical News
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The future of pediatric graduate medical education remains unclear after major cuts in federal funding for the 2011 fiscal year and President Obama's proposed elimination of funding for next year. The
Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program helps the nation's 56 freestanding children's hospitals train more than 40 percent of the nation's general pediatricians and 43 percent of pediatric specialists.
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Smoking in pregnancy raises birth defect risk
WebMD
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Babies born to moms who smoke are more likely to have certain birth defects compared to infants with mothers who don't smoke during pregnancy, a large new study shows. The study, a fresh look at 50
years of research, is the first scientific review of studies that have looked at the connection between smoking and birth defects. It includes information on nearly 12 million infants, including 173,000 that were born with malformed bodies.
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Improve security and manage visitors more professionally. EasyLobby systems screen, badge and track millions of visitors every month at many Children’s Hospitals. Free Demo. |
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Study: Pinning down risk factors for autism elusive
Reuters
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Research has hinted that various factors around the time of birth may raise a child's risk of autism later in life, but there is still too little evidence to point to specific culprits, a U.S. study
said. Experts have long believed that genes play a key role in autism risk, but a U.S. study released last week found that genes appeared to explain a much smaller portion of the risk than previously suggested.
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Meet Grace. She’s sleeping despite the noise from conversations, footfall, medical equipment, televisions and carts. Why? Because her room is equipped with sound masking
technology. It increases speech privacy so she can talk comfortably with her caregivers and it controls noise, helping her get the rest she needs for recovery. MORE
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Pedi-wraps, the most widely used pediatric arm and leg immobilizers is ideal following surgery, to cover and protect injuries, sutures, and bandages, or during treatments. Fast and easy to use, soft cotton makes it comfortable to wear with kid-friendly prints, machine washable and dryer safe. MORE
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Bayada specializes in transitioning your high-tech patients from hospital to home. Our nurses are experienced in pediatric tracheostomy and ventilator care, feeding tube and respiratory care, and are available 24/7 at home and school. Bayada is CHAP accredited, fully insured and accepts most insurance, Medicaid, and private pay. MORE
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Guarding privacy may not always protect patients
The New York Times
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Juggling parental concern with an adolescent patient's legal and ethical right to privacy opens up some tricky questions. The law varies state by state, but many allow minors to consent by themselves to medical care involving such sensitive needs as contraception, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and mental health.
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Folic acid tied to better grades in teens
Reuters
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Swedish teenagers who consumed more folic acid got better school grades, a small study published in the journal Pediatrics has found. But don't run out and
stock up on the B vitamin with the rest of your school supplies just yet, one expert warns.
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Healthcare Executive Alignment and Readiness for Transformation HEARTRX SM is the roadmap for improvement in healthcare safety, value and process. See our execution at: www.summitog.com MORE |
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Health officials ease requirements for states' insurance exchanges
Los Angeles Times
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The Obama administration moved to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature of the health care law the president signed last year. The
state-based exchanges are intended to make buying health insurance comparable to shopping the Internet for an airline ticket or a hotel room.
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UK to fight obesity with baby exercise
The Associated Press via The Boston Globe
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Preschoolers, even babies, need daily exercise, the British government says in its first-ever exercise advice for its youngest citizens. In a new campaign against obesity, Britain issued guidelines saying that children under the age of 5, including babies who can't walk yet, should exercise every day.
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A prenatal surgery for spina bifida comes of age
NPR
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Sarah White and Joe Hensley discovered an alternative to standard management of spina bifida that affected their unborn baby. An operation before birth offered a chance to avoid paralysis, brain damage,
the need for shunts — in short, the chance for a more normal life. But the decision was no slam-dunk.
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As more parents opt their kids out of
vaccinations, Florida measles cases increase
St. Petersburg Times
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The back-to-school push for children's vaccinations has new urgency this year as Florida health officials report an alarming rise in measles. So far this year, seven cases have been reported in Florida, the most in 14 years. All but one involved an unvaccinated child 1 to 16 years old. Most of the children's parents had exempted them from state-required vaccinations by citing religious objections to vaccines.
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