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Archive for June, 2010Implementation of ICD-10 Set for 2013Oct. 1, 2013, is the “firm date” for implementation of the new ICD-10 coding system for medical diagnoses, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). More Adults UninsuredMore than 15% of Americans don’t have health insurance, and among young adults ages 18 to 24, the percentage of those uninsured is nearly double that number, according to new CDC data. Public safety agencies aim to stop spectrum auctionJune 15, New York Times – (National) Ever since the September 11 attacks exposed the communications difficulty that police, fire and other personnel had in a crisis, government and public safety officials have wrestled with how to rebuild the nation’s emergency networks. Nine years later, that effort has reached a showdown between the Federal Communications [...] Tobacco Companies Switch to Color-Coded LabelingFacing a federal ban on terms like “light,” “mild,” “medium,” “low,” and similar descriptors on cigarette packs, tobacco companies are starting to use color-coding to distinguish one variety of cigarette from another, the Associated Press reported June 4. Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence is the leading cause of injury to women 15-45 years of age. More women are injured by domestic violence than rape, muggings, and automobile accidents combined, Seventy-five percent of women murdered by their abuser were killed as they attempted to leave or had already left the relationship. Although these numbers may be alarming, [...] |
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