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LINCOLN—The State Board of Health is seeking three members of the public and of certain professions to serve on two professional boards that are responsible for granting license privileges to health care providers. Public representatives or professionals are needed to serve on the following boards:
- Board of Alcohol and Drug Counseling: Alcohol and Drug Counselor and member of the public
- Board of Nursing Home Administration: Registered Nurse
Professionals who are actively engaged in the practice of any of the above professions will be appointed to fill vacancies on the boards. Individuals who can represent a consumer perspective and are not licensed in the particular areas that the board serves will be appointed to fill the public member vacancies.
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obtain an application and documents related to the appointment process. To receive an application by mail, contact the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit, P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026; by
email
or by phone at (402) 471-6515. Completed applications must be received by February 15, 2010. Positions will be appointed on March 15, 2010.
— DHHS press release, December 29, 2009
As a fresh poll measured the political cost of Senator Ben Nelson's health reform vote, he prepared Tuesday to take his case directly to Nebraskans during Wednesday night's Holiday Bowl game.
Nelson will air a new TV ad in which he attempts to debunk opposition claims that the Senate legislation represents a government takeover, and he makes the case for health care reform.
"With all the distortions about health care reform, I want you to hear directly from me," the Democratic senator says in the ad.
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— Lincoln Journal Star, December 30, 2009
WASHINGTON—Medicare advocates say a growing number of older adults are getting ensnared in the program's complex rules, as more seniors return to work or put off leaving their jobs, the
Wall Street Journal reports. In January, Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR) plans to introduce a bill designed to make it easier for those 65 and older who leave jobs to switch from their employer's group health insurance to Medicare. Among other things, the bill would eliminate the delays that some experience before their Medicare benefits go into effect.
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— Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2009
 LINCOLN—Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital recently received a gift of $1.2 million
from Dan Whitney, better known as "Larry the Cable Guy," and his wife, Cara, for the pediatric rehabilitation hospital expansion.
According to Madonna Rehabilitation President and CEO Marsha Lommel, Cara
Whitney watched this year's documentary of the journey to recovery from brain
injury and was touched by the stories of three children who came to Madonna
after the most severe of brain injuries.
Cara saw the miracle unfold as one-year-old Alexis Verzal, who was flown to
Madonna from Texas, blind and as limp as a rag doll, began to see again,
swallow, talk, walk, smile and become a quintessential, stubborn two-year old. She called with the news that the Git-R-Done Foundation would provide the 1.2 million dollars needed to make the pediatric rehabilitation hospital a reality.
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The Independent, December 28, 2009
CREIGHTON—Fifty-seven hospitals, including Creighton Area Health Services (CAHS),
now have videoconferencing capabilities in their emergency departments. "The goal in providing this
equipment as part of the Medical
Response Systems' efforts to help
develop overall hospital
preparedness is to enhance access
and a more solid continuum of care
for trauma and burn patients as well
as victims of disasters or public
health emergencies," said Laura
Meyers, Rural Nebraska Medical Response System Coordinator.
"Placement of videoconferencing
capabilities in the emergency department does not take any decision making
capabilities away from local practitioners, but instead allows colleagues across
the state to interact more effectively to provide the best care possible for the
patient from start to finish."
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—
Eagle, December 17, 2009
NORFOLK—The Emergency Department at Faith
Regional Health Services was the recipient
of new videoconferencing technology
in part of a grant received by the
Nebraska Hospital Association to expand
the use of the Nebraska Statewide
Telehealth Network.
This technology, known as teletrauma
or tele-emergency, allows hospitals the
opportunity to enhance the continuum of
care provided to their patients by working
"live" with medical teams at larger
American College of Surgeons verified
trauma centers, burn centers, mental health hospitals or other hospitals.
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—
Norfolk Daily News, December 23, 2009
WASHINGTON—Florida's attorney general has questioned the constitutionality of
the federal health care bill, and is calling on states to study whether to file
suit to kill a provision requiring that individuals buy health insurance or pay
a fine. William McCollum, a Republican who is running for governor in 2010, said
that the fine might be illegal because, in his view, it is disconnected from any
commercial act. The attorneys general of South Carolina and nearly a dozen other
states have also threatened to sue over the mandate, the New York Times
reports.
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— New York Times, December 30, 2009
WASHINGTON—When the White House announced a deal with hospitals on health care reform, the major hospital trade groups took the stage. Nurses had their Rose Garden moment when they pledged support for reform.
But when President Barack Obama announced an agreement with PhRMA, arguably the single most important deal in the reform effort, drug makers were nowhere in sight. In their place, Obama invited the head of AARP, the popular seniors’ group.
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— Politico, December 29, 2009
WASHINGTON—A little more than a month after slashing the state budget more than anytime in recent memory, many Nebraska lawmakers say the Legislature may not be done cutting.
The majority of state senators who responded to an annual, pre-session survey from
the Associated Press said that more budget cuts are in order during the session that begins January 6 to help prepare for the next budget cycle.
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— Lincoln Journal Star, December 29, 2009
McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding a voluntary recall to include all available
product lots of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP. Consumers who purchased this product should stop using the product and contact McNeil for instructions on a refund or replacement.
In November 2009, five lots of this product were recalled due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The odor is caused by the presence of a chemical 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, believed to be the breakdown of a chemical used to treat wooden pallets that transport and store packaging materials. The health effects of this compound have not been well studied, and to date all of the observed events reported to McNeil were temporary and non-serious.
View original FDA
press release.
View the full list of recalled product.
— NHA Emergency Preparedness News, December 30 , 2009
Nebraska
Job-Growth Forum
January 8, 2010 –
Scottsbluff, North Platte, McCook, Kearney, Ainsworth, Norfolk, Lincoln
and Omaha
National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) 2010 Update: Ensuring Compliance
January 19, 2010 – Webinar
Using Electronic Health Records to Document and Improve Quality of Ambulatory Care
January 19, 2010 – Webinar
HFMA 2010 Winter Meeting
January 21-22, 2010 – North Platte
Funding Opportunities for Electronic Health Records Under the HITECH Act
January 26, 2010 – Webinar
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