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Defense Myth that Car Crash Victims Recover in 6-8 Weeks is ExposedMarch 19, 2008By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprising number of people -- more than 60 percent -- still suffer significant pain a year after a traumatic injury in a car crash or other cause, showing the need for better pain treatment, researchers said. In a study published on Monday in...Fighting Pressure Ulcers Requires a Team EffortFebruary 20, 2008By AMANDA SCHAFFER Published in the New York Times on February 19, 2008 To understand why some doctors and nurses take bedsores so seriously, it helps to call them by their clinical name: pressure ulcers. An area of skin breakdown that occurs when sustained pressure cuts off blood circulation ””...Medicare Identifies the Worst Nursing Homes in the CountryFebruary 13, 2008WASHINGTON (AP) ”” After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement. The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services represents troubled facilities cited as a...Medical Providers Using Arbitration Agreements to Deny Justice to Injured PatientsFebruary 12, 2008Arbitration a growing trend in health care By Stacey Burling, Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer Within the space of two weeks late last year, Michael and Hedy Cohen, who happen to be experts on medical errors, each encountered what they saw as a disturbing development in the modern doctor-patient relationship. They...Senator Grassley Calls for Investigation of Nursing HomeFebruary 12, 2008January 27, 2008 By CLARK KAUFFMAN DES MOINES REGISTER STAFF WRITER U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is calling for a federal investigation into the way Iowa and other states respond to complaints of poor nursing home care. ""I have an obligation to protect Iowans, and all Americans, from substandard nursing care,""...Nursing home agreements - Are you signing away your rights as a consumer?February 4, 2008Clauses in nursing home agreements may violate the law By PAUL WENSKE The Kansas City Star Elderly consumers and their families in Missouri should be wary when signing long and often complex nursing home agreements, according to a new study. Although most presented few problems, some admission agreements skirt state...Medicaid and Medicare Fraud - Out of ControlJanuary 16, 2008Corporate Whistleblower Center Says Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Out Of Control Americas Watchdog's Corporate Whistleblower Center is releasing its annual report on Medicare & Medicaid fraud, and according to the group things have never been worse. The report focuses on nursing homes, drug/medical device companies, not for profit, and boutique hospitals. The...Indiana's Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Heading LowerDecember 14, 2007Doctors, hospitals will see amounts paid to compensation fund ease in 2008 By Daniel Lee, Indianapolis Star December 14, 2007 Indiana physicians and hospitals are going to get a break next year on how much they pay into the state-run fund that makes payments to victims of medical malpractice...Government Finally ""Outs"" Some Nursing HomesNovember 29, 2007By: Kevin Freking WASHINGTON(AP) Fifty-six nursing homes are being told by the government that they're among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care. Lawmakers and advocacy groups have been pushing the Bush administration to make it easier for consumers to identify poorly...
News from The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)November 9, 2007November 9, 2007 Washington Shifts Into High Gear; Congressional Hearings Next Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 The nursing home reform doldrums are over!A year that started off commemorating of the 20th anniversary of the last major nursing home legislation, OBRA '87, shifted into high gear after the Sept. 23 New York...