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Event to provide direction for ICD-10 compliance leading up to October 2014 deadline WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, will deliver the opening keynote presentation at the ICD-10 Forum at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington D.C., June 17-18. The forum will provide information essential to helping healthcare leaders guide their organizations to ICD-10 compliance by the October 2014...
Leading nursing organization supports Tavenner as New CMS Administrator. Thanks Senate for confirming an outstanding nurse leader. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 The Academy applauds the US Senate for confirming Marilyn Tavenner as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Last night’s vote was bipartisan and overwhelming. Marilyn Tavenner, MHA, BSN, RN, has served as acting-administrator for CMS since 2011. Ms. Tavenner is the first confirmed...
Securityhunter has been notified of a second Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) to provide security services for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Program Support Center. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Securityhunter, Inc. has been notified that it is one of the awardees of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) to provide a comprehensive range of security solutions to all federal agencies through the Health and Human Services Program Support Center...
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, chart-dominating singer, songwriter, and actress Demi Lovato was recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for her work as a mentor to young adults with mental health and substance use challenges. Lovato received the award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day press briefing, held at the...
Celebrating the Presidential Youth Fitness Program and Honoring the Distinguished Members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally-recognized third-party logistics (3PL) provider Transportation Insight hosted a reception honoring the distinguished members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN) and celebrating the recent announcement of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) on...
Lovato to be joined by HHS Secretary, SAMHSA Administrator, and other dignitaries at May 7 press briefing WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chart-dominating singer, songwriter and actress Demi Lovato will join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to celebrate the eighth annual National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (Awareness Day) at a press briefing on Tuesday, May 7, at the University of the District of Columbia Community...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Older US residents are being challenged to “Unleash The Power Of Age” over the next several weeks as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month this May. According to the US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Administration On Aging (AoA), Older Americans Month was first established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. At that time, the celebration was known as Senior Citizen’s Month and came...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online For the most part, American adults are not meeting the federal physical activity recommendations for both aerobic exercise and muscle-strengthening activity. This not very surprising conclusion comes from a new government statistics report released this week. According to a USA Today report, the new study finds that 79 percent of adults are not meeting the recommended guidelines for either moderate-intensity (e.g. brisk walking) or...
ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About 20 percent of U.S. adults are meeting both the aerobic and muscle strengthening components of the federal government's physical activity recommendations, according to a report published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data are based on self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; an annual phone survey of adults aged 18...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview with PositiveID Corporation ("PositiveID" or "Company") (OTCBB: PSIDD), a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, is now available. The interview can be heard at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/4-30-13-smallcapvoice-interview-with-positiveid-corporation-psidd William J. Caragol, Chairman and CEO of PositiveID, called into SmallCapVoice.com to discuss the...
