Thompson: Healthcare technology could save providers billions
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Haymarket Media
Jan 28, 2004
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that improvement in healthcare technology could save providers more than $100 billion. He was addressing healthcare leaders...
Thyroid hormone treatment for older adults may do more harm than good, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2020
Hormone replacement therapy almost doubles the mortality risk in seniors with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to those who do not take hormones.
CenterLight names first CIO
Mar 13, 2013
CenterLight Health System has hired William C. Pelzar as the organization’s first chief information officer.
Healthcare reform will resurface in 2008, Thompson says
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Haymarket Media
Oct 31, 2006
Don’t expect the federal government to make significant healthcare policy decisions for a while, says Tommy Thompson, the immediate past secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dec. 16 webinar to offer expertise on staffing, scheduling
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Liza Berger
Dec 02, 2020
Staffing has never been more important than it is now in long-term care. A McKnight’s webinar to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. ET will provide information to providers on improving...
Former HHS secretary releases Medicaid “makeover” plan
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Haymarket Media
Aug 07, 2006
The federal government would take more responsibility for long-term care, while individual states would focus more on the disabled, children and pregnant women under a “Medicaid Makeover” plan...
Consultant work beckons for former HHS boss
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Haymarket Media
Mar 10, 2005
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson will join Deloitte & Touches USA LLP and the law firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, as a healthcare consultant.
Post-menopausal hormone therapy linked to improved cognition
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2019
A longer duration of estrogen exposure – extended by hormone therapy – is linked to better cognitive status in older adult women, a new study has found.
Vast majority of Senators call on HHS to delay ‘75% rule’
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Haymarket Media
Jun 22, 2004
The vast majority of Senators sent a letter Monday to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson asking him to delay the July 1 implementation date set for the “75% rule” on inpatient...
Nursing home workers found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Haymarket Media
Jan 20, 2004
Investigators are exploring a San Diego nursing home where two employees were found dead last week. Medical examiners determined the cause of the deaths to be carbon monoxide poisoning.