The federal government’s Nursing Home Quality Initiative has been a success in several areas, although clear or positive results are not apparent for many criteria, health officials declared at a...
NHQI showing positive results in areas of chronic pain, physical restraints
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Haymarket Media
Dec 23, 2004
Two years after the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Nursing Home Quality Initiative, fewer nursing home residents suffer from chronic pain and fewer physical restraints are being used...
Bush taps EPA chief to replace Thompson as head of HHS
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Haymarket Media
Dec 14, 2004
President George W. Bush chose Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt on Monday to succeed Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, the nation’s top healthcare post.
FDA approves 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from Germany for U.S.
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Haymarket Media
Dec 09, 2004
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine manufactured in Germany for use in the United States....
Medicare chief McClellan among candidates for top U.S. healthcare post
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Haymarket Media
Dec 08, 2004
Mark McClellan, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid for less than a year, is being called a top candidate to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who announced...
HHS officials downplay likelihood of Medicare cuts
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Haymarket Media
Nov 11, 2004
Congress is not likely to have the political appetite to reduce Medicare spending to ease the federal budget deficit next year, said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Tuesday.
HHS approves program to allow individuals with disabilities to control their own care
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Haymarket Media
Nov 10, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services has approved a Maryland plan that will make it easier for individuals with disabilities to retain more control of home and community-based services.
FDA finds 5 million more flu vaccines abroad; CDC ethics panel to help state and local officials distribute...
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Haymarket Media
Oct 29, 2004
Food and Drug Administration inspectors will visit vaccine plants in Germany and Canada to confirm that five million additional doses of flu vaccine meet U.S. standards, Health and Human Services Secretary...
CDC recommends antiviral drugs as alternative to flu vaccines
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Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2004
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved three antiviral drugs as a means of “preventing” the flu. Although not to be taken as substitutes for the flu vaccine during...
New Hampshire proposes reducing nursing home population
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Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2004
The number of nursing home residents in New Hampshire may be drastically reduced if the state Medicaid program approves of the proposals.