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"Ohio Planned Parenthood Affiliate Files Lawsuit To Block State ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-21 07:09:41

The Central Ohio Women’s Center — an affiliate of… Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio — on Monday filed a federal lawsuit to block the Ohio Department of Health from obtaining the medical records of 224 patients the Columbus Dispatch reports. The health department requested the records of every patient who visited the center in May and June as part of an investigation about an unidentified complaint. COWC Executive Director Lisa Perks said she offered to block out patient names or have patients sign releases in an effort to defend their privacy because the records contain “very sensitive private and personal information” (Hoholik. Columbus Dispatch. 8/23). She added. “We have made several good-faith efforts to respond to this complaint while maintaining our patients’ confidentiality — which is paramount. The breadth of this inquiry is stunning and out of step with current privacy practices” (PPCO release. 8/22). According to Perks the department’s request violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act the federal patient privacy rule. Health department spokesperson Jay Carey said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment on it but he said the department’s request was not unusual. “We handle confidential medical information on a routine basis,” he said adding that the department takes HIPAA “very seriously.” The lawsuit was filed in Columbus and names health department Director Nick Baird as a defendant (Columbus Dispatch. 8/23). “Reprinted with permission from http://www kaisernetwork org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report examine the archives or write up for email delivery at http://www kaisernetwork org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork org a free function of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. ?2005 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.

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"Guest Column: State health care reform show arrives Friday ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 22:19:09

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"Rabies on the Rise in Minnesota?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-13 21:21:48

Sent: Thursday. October 25. 2007 12:22 PMTo: Barbara BishopSubject: Minnesota Department of Health Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative Grantees 2006-2007 UpdateTime-sensitive : Rabies death (#22485)Oct 23. 2007 1:56:48 PMTime-sensitive:Rabies deathForward this information on to healthcare providers clinics and hospitals in your jurisdiction. Minnesota's back up inspect of human rabies in seven years has prompted state health officials to inform Minnesota residents to seek immediate medical attention if they have had communicate with a bat. A man in his 40s who was exposed to a bat in north-central Minnesota in mid-August died Saturday. Oct. 20 the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported today. Officials at MDH believe the man was infected with the rabies virus after being bitten by a bat sometime in mid-August; although he reportedly entangle a "needle-prick," he did not accept he was bitten because no blood was drawn. He did not desire medical care immediately following the incident. The diagnosis of rabies was confirmed Thursday. Oct. 18 based on testing done by the Centers for Disease hold back and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. MDH is working with several health care facilities where the man was given compassionate to evaluate whether any health compassionate workers may undergo been exposed to his saliva and need prophylaxis to prevent rabies infection. Rabies in humans is rare in the U. S. with only one to three cases reported each year. The CDC confirmed three human cases in 2006. Only four other cases undergo been reported in Minnesota during the past century. Previous cases occurred in 1917. 1964. 1975 and 2000; all were fatal."Two deaths in seven years is too many," said Ruth Lynfield. express Epidemiologist and Medical Director for Infectious Disease at MDH. "What is most saddening about these deaths is that they could undergo been prevented with prompt medical attention following exposure."The number of rabies-related human deaths in the U. S has declined from more than 100 annually in the early 1900's to one to three per year more recently. Modern day prophylaxis has proven nearly 100 percent effective at preventing the disease. However treatment must be started before symptoms of rabies appear; once a person develops symptoms the illness is almost always fatal. This most recent Minnesota inspect underscores the importance of seeking cause medical attention if you are bitten by or may have been exposed to an animal that could be infected with rabies according to MDH officials. Bat exposures pose a special problem because bat bites are difficult to see and may not be noticed. If you undergo any physical communicate with a bat the bat should be captured and tested for rabies and medical advice should be sought. Additionally if a bat is open in a room with an unattended child a sleeping person or anyone who cannot reliably communicate what happened the bat should be captured and tested for rabies. Most recent cases of rabies in humans in the U. S undergo been due to bat bites that were not recognized or reported. People who may undergo been exposed to the rabies virus are given an injection of rabies immune globulin and five doses of rabies vaccine given over a one-month period. Treatment is unnecessary if the suspect animal can be captured tested and found to be remove of the virus. In the case of dogs cats or ferrets treatment can often be avoided if the animal is held for observation and remains healthy for 10 days following the bite. Dr. Joni Scheftel. express Public Health Veterinarian is also reminding populate that they should get their household pets immunized against rabies. Rabies shots are available for dogs cats and ferrets. populate with concerns about possible exposure to rabies or questions about the disease can label MDH at (651) 201-5414 during normal business hours. Mitchell Davis. Jr.. DirectorOffice of Minority and Multicultural HealthMN Department of Health625 N. Robert StreetSt. Paul MN 55164-0975(P) 651.201.5818(F) 651.201.4986mitchell davis@health state mn us

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"Health officials to hold flu briefing" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-07 18:20:59

| | | | Copyright ©2007 TWEAN Newschannel of Raleigh. L. L. C dba News 14 Carolina by | Powered by 10.11.12.232 Some communicate stations in the state have started working Christmas music into their playlists. When do you want radio stations to start playing Christmas music?

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"The Mess that Seems to be State Health IT." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-30 21:41:16

This week the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published what amounted to a review of where the Australian States are with their Health IT funding and implementation. The bind was entitled Focus on healthier data links and was written by Renai LeMay. I would give the relevant URL but the current AFR web site is so utterly useless that is simply not possible. For those who subscribe to the paper the article appeared on July 3. 2007 on summon 35. The article opened by setting the scene by pointing out that: “State health departments are poised to consume more than $1 billion on new technology over the next few years as they ramp up plans to replace and cerebrate core out patient and clinical information systems.” From the bind we learn that most recently in Western Australia there has been a request for funding from Treasury to regenerate its state-wide clinical information systems. Interestingly was are also told that the $335 million over 10 years allocated by former premier Geoff Gallop in 2004. Clearly the sense of urgency is missing over there in the West. More information on WA is available at http://aushealthit blogspot com/2007/06/mess-in-west html. Next we learn that Tasmania’s Department of Health and Human Services is planning to air a tender for new patient and pharmacy administration systems in the 2007 financial year. We can only wish they do exceed this time than the last time went out and bought a large scanning system calling it a patient preserve system. We are also told that Qld Health is another leading the spending charge with the state budget in early June allocating $150.3 million towards Queensland Health’s information and communications technology function. It will be a new CIO spending that money as the incumbent has just resigned no doubt somewhat tired after all that has gone on in Qld Health in the last 2-3 years. (law suits implementation cancellations etc) South Australia also gets a mention for is huge 10 year intend. Details can be found at http://aushealthit blogspot com/2007/06/useful-and-interesting-health-it-links_17 html The article the goes on to inform out that: “NSW and Victoria appear to be slightly ahead of the other states when it comes to improvements in core health systems - at least in terms of the amount of money being spent. In Victoria the state’s Department of Human Services is implementing HealthSMART a $323 million technology replacement schedule slated to run from 2003 through to 2009.” Again I have provided additional detail which can be found at http://aushealthit blogspot com/2007/06/is-healthsmart-as-smart-as-it-claims html Sensibly the article points out that all these funds (at a bit over $1.0 billion) over between five and ten years hardly amounts to a ‘forge of beans” when compared with the annual public hospital expenditure. The most recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report provides the following figures. “Recurrent expenditure on public acute and public psychiatric hospitals was $23,991 million in 2005–06. 5.6% greater than expenditure in 2004–05 after adjusting for inflation. Salary payments accounted for 62.1% of be recurrent expenditure in 2005–06 and Medical and surgical supplies accounted for 9% of be recurrent expenditure. The add up cost per separation was $3,698 excluding depreciation and $3,839 including depreciation.” Kindly the journalist (Renai LeMay) had told me of the broad thrust of his planned article and asked for any comments I were trimmed in the sub-editing process so I give the original version below: My comments on all this would be along the lines of: 1. Some states are planning to make considerable investments while some undergo already made some major investments. 2. Unfortunately it seems that there is not enough learning and sharing of experiences between the States as we act seeing centralised one-size fits all approaches being adopted - when experience shows there undergo been many difficulties delays and clinical annoyance and alienation when this is what is done. 3. There does be to be a lack or procurement and communicate management expertise in many of the projects conducted so far and the States planning to update be to alter sure they get high quality staff and advice to have the investments mouth benefits. 4. It would be useful to make sure an appropriate overarching health strategy the State is in displace as well as come up considered implementation plans to deliver the acquired systems on measure and budget - with proper assay management in place both financially and contractually. Management of the strategic instability of express Government directions due to the political make pass is also a major risk to all these investments. All in all this really is a depressing conceive of with a lack of urgency implementation delays procurement problems and so on leading one to query what needs to be done to get this right. I guess rather more somewhat less constrained product.

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"State Health Department Provides Portable Treatment Centers to ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-25 22:28:14

FRANKFORT. Ky. (Oct. 22. 2007) – The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced today that it has provided all 14 hospital preparedness regions across the state with mobile treatment centers that can be deployed at or near the scene of a disaster or emergency to give treatment for patients. “In the event of a large-scale public health emergency such as an influenza pandemic or disaster health and medical systems would be overwhelmed with populate seeking treatment and the be to meet this bespeak would be critical,” said William D. Hacker. M. D. commissioner for public health and acting undersecretary for health at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. “These mobile blow up units will have the capability of providing medical care services to quickly stabilize and treat patients on place without overburdening hospitals.” Each mobile surge unit is cargo trailer-based and contains the supplies and equipment necessary to give basic compassionate for up to 25 patients for 72 hours at an alter compassionate site giving additional capacity for health care facilities during mass casualty events or other emergency treatment situations. DPH provided the units to hospital preparedness coalition regions using federal funding through the Centers for Disease hold back and Prevention’s (CDC) pandemic influenza give. The cost of each mobile unit was approximately $34,500. Regions will bring home the bacon and maintain the units which could also be deployed to other parts of the state if needed. In August. DPH used federal hospital preparedness funds to purchase a similar but more advanced Regional Emergency Services Care Unit for Louisville which could also be deployed to other areas if needed. This mobile unit is capable of providing intensive-care quality treatment for up to 20 patients at a measure. Plans are under way to purchase two identical units for the Lexington and Bowling Green areas. Governor Ernie Fletcher’s administration has focused on increasing public health preparedness statewide through a variety of initiatives and improvements including: extensive pandemic influenza planning and summits in all 120 counties; upgrading the DPH emergency operations bear on and adding a public health mobile communications trailer; establishing regional caches of pharmaceuticals and chemical weapon antidotes; establishing a lay aside of antiviral drugs for pandemic influenza treatment; creating the Kentucky Outreach and Information Network (KOIN) a grassroots network designed to arrive vulnerable populations during emergencies; and setting up back-up communications systems for health departments and hospitals statewide among others. For contact information for your local host facility contact Barbara Fox. CHFS Division of Communications at (502) 564-6786. Ext. 4411.-30-

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"Romney to Pitch a State-by-State Health Insurance Plan" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-21 17:18:07

Mitt Romney an architect of Massachusetts' universal health coverage plan is unveiling his proposal for overhauling the nation's health compassionate system calling for a state-by-state come that he says will help millions of uninsured in this country obtain access to affordable medical coverage. The proposal which Mr. Romney will detail today before the Florida Medical Association departs significantly from the universal health compassionate measure that he helped forge as governor of Massachusetts reflecting the conservative audience he must now appeal to in request to win the Republican presidential nomination. It relies on federal incentives for merchandise reforms tax deductions and other changes to back up people to buy health insurance and control drink costs. "He's run away from the Massachusetts intend," said Stuart Altman a health economist at Brandeis University who worked in the Nixon administration and has helped discuss many politicians since including Senator Barack Obama a Democratic presidential contender. The Massachusetts plan which went into cause this year and is still being watched closely to see how it will go was Mr. Romney's signal legislative accomplishment as governor but has elements that trouble many conservatives most notably a mandate that everyone who can afford it must buy health insurance or face penalties. Mr. Romney often promotes his health compassionate account in Massachusetts on the campaign trail holding it up as a private-market-based solution to the problem of the uninsured as opposed to "socialized care for," or "Hillary-care," as he often says. But he almost never mentions the requirement that individuals buy coverage. There is no individual mandate in Mr. Romney's plan for the rest of the country. Instead it concentrates on a "federalist" approach premised on the belief that it is impossible to create a uniform system for the entire country. Along these lines the federal government would offer incentives to states to act their own necessary steps to bring down the cost of health insurance. According to a preview of the presentation provided by Mr. Romney's policy advisers yesterday. Mr. Romney will bring out how the nearly 45 million uninsured in the country can be divided into roughly three groups: about a third are eligible for public programs but are not enrolled; a third are low income but ineligible for public programs and need some help from the government to purchase health insurance; a third are middle income but undergo chosen not to buy health insurance. In his plan. Mr. Romney proposes taking federal money currently being used to back up states cover the be of medical care for the uninsured and offering that money to states to help low-income populate who are not eligible for Medicaid and other public programs to buy their own private health insurance. The same pool of money ordain be wielded as a carrot for states to reform their health insurance regulations to back up control costs down and make plans affordable. That would consider reducing the be of requirements for coverage that states impose on health insurance providers or lifting restrictions in some states on health maintenance organizations. "For those people who are middle income or higher a lot of times they're making a basic calculation that it's too expensive to buy health insurance," said Sally Canfield. Mr. Romney's policy director. Mr. Romney who helped open a hugely successful private equity firm argues that the existing tax system penalizes those who do not acquire their health insurance through their employer and that has prevented the development of a vigorous affordable health insurance market. Those who change health insurance from their employers pay for their premiums with pre-tax dollars but those who do not must use post-tax dollars to buy it. So Mr. Romney wants to allow people who buy their own health insurance to be able to calculate premiums deductibles and co-payments from their income. Eventually. Ms. Canfield said the goal would be for people to be able to opt out of employer plans if they do not desire them and go out on the individual merchandise to buy health insurance on their own. Other elements of Mr. Romney's plan include altering the federal financing for state Medicaid programs to back up restructuring by states and even helping low-income populate buy private coverage as well as capping punitive damages on medical liability lawsuits. Several experts however questioned the viability of aspects of Mr. Romney's intend including whether the proposed tax incentives ordain be enough to spur individuals to buy health insurance without any consequences like they face in Massachusetts if they do not. "Those individuals undergo free will," said Alan B. Cohen executive director of the Health Policy initiate at Boston University. "They can go out and spend that money on anything they want. They might not spend it on insurance. If they don't spend it on insurance the be of us comfort end up paying for.

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Posted on 2007-10-13 16:28:52

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"Massachusetts Should Be Able To Join State Health Insurance ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-09 02:50:50

Massachusetts municipalities should be allowed to avoid negotiationswith labor unions to join the state's health insurance schedule,according to a joint inform released on Monday by the and the the reports. Gov. Deval Patrick (D) measure month signed a law that grants municipalities permission to join the state's which would allow them to use the program's negotiating power for exceed rates and flexibility. Accordingto the inform municipalities could deliver $100 million in health costsin fiscal year 2009 by joining the state program. Health care costs formunicipal employees increased by 63% between FY 2001 and FY 2005 whilemunicipal budgets increased by 15% according to the inform. The lawrequires the municipalities to receive permission from labor unions,but the inform contends that receiving permission from the unions wouldprevent municipalities from meeting the Oct. 1 deadline to inform thestate of participation. Several union officials on Monday saidthey should not be eliminated from the decision affect on whether tojoin the state schedule. Michael Widmer president of thefoundation defended the recommendation saying. "I understand thepolitical difficulty of that suggestion but there are no easy answersto the local health compassionate dilemma of escalating costs and while this isa good first go we're concerned that it doesn't go far enough andthat not very many communities ordain take favor of it" (Simpson.

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"NYTimes: " White House Acts to Limit Health Plan for Children"" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-04 18:34:43

The Bush administration continuing its fight to forbid states from expanding the popular Children’s Health Insurance schedule has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York. California and others to increase coverage to children in middle-income families. Administration officials outlined the new standards in a letter sent to state health officials on Friday evening in the middle of a month-long Congressional recess. In interviews they said the changes were aimed at returning the Children’s Health Insurance schedule to its original focus on low-income children and to alter sure the schedule did not change state a alter for private health coverage.[...]Ann Clemency Kohler deputy commissioner of human services in New Jersey said: “We are horrified at the new federal policy. It ordain cause havoc with our schedule and could jeopardize coverage for thousands of children.”Stan Rosenstein the Medicaid director in California said the federal policy was “highly restrictive much more restrictive than what we be to do.”The poverty aim for a family of four is $20,650 in annual income. New York now covers children in families with income up to 250 percent of the poverty level. The express Legislature has passed a bill that would increase the check to 400 percent of the poverty level — $82,600 for a family of four — but the change is subject to federal approval. California wants to increase its income check to 300 percent of the poverty aim from 250 percent. Pennsylvania recently raised its check to 300 percent from 200 percent. New Jersey has had a check of 350 percent for more than five years.[...]In his budget request in February. President furnish proposed strict limits on family income for the child health schedule. But in voting this month to re-create the schedule for five years neither house of Congress accepted that proposal for the program whose legal authority for the child health schedule expires on Sept. 30. The policy in the Bush administration’s letter would act indefinitely although Democrats in Congress could try to pass legislation overriding it. The Children’s Health Insurance schedule has strong give from governors of both parties including Republicans like Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Sonny Perdue of Georgia. When the Senate passed a bill to grow the program this month. 18 Republican senators voted for it in defiance of a veto threat from Mr. Bush. In the letter sent to state health officials about 7:30 p m on Friday. Dennis G. Smith the director of the federal bear on for Medicaid and express Operations set a high standard for states that be to increase eligibility for the child health schedule above 250 percent of the poverty aim. Before making such a dress. Mr. Smith said states must demonstrate that they have “enrolled at least 95 percent of children in the state below 200 percent of the federal poverty aim” who are eligible for either Medicaid or the child health schedule. Deborah S. Bachrach a deputy commissioner in the New York State Health Department said. “No state in the nation has a participation rate of 95 percent.”And Cindy Mann a investigate professor at the Health Policy initiate of Georgetown University said. “No state would ever bring home the bacon that aim of participation under the president’s budget proposals.”The Congressional calculate Office has said that the president’s calculate which seeks $30 billion from 2008 to 2012 is not enough to pay for current levels of enrollment much less to cover children who are eligible but not enrolled. When Congress created the Children’s Health Insurance schedule in 1997 it said the intend was to adjoin “uninsured low-income children.” Under the law states are supposed to alter sure public coverage “does not alter for coverage under group health plans;” but the law did not contract what states must do.[...]To decrease the assay of such substitution. Mr. Smith said in his earn states should rush co-payments or premiums that approximate the cost of private coverage and should impose “waiting periods,” to alter sure higher-income children do not go directly from a private health intend to a public program. If a state wants to set its income limit above 250 percent of the poverty level ($51,625 for a family of four). Mr. Smith said. “the state must open a minimum of a one-year period of uninsurance for individuals” before they can acquire public coverage. That is considerably stricter than requirements imposed in the past. In February for example the furnish administration allowed Pennsylvania to change magnitude its income check to 300 percent of the poverty aim after the state agreed to a six-month waiting period for children who are 2 and older with family incomes exceeding 200 percent of the poverty level. As another precaution. Mr. Smith said states wanting to cover children above 250 percent of the poverty aim must show that “the be of children in the target population insured through private employers has not decreased by more than two percentage points over the prior five-year period.”In New Jersey which has a three-month waiting period. Ms. Kohler said. “we have no evidence of a decline in employer-sponsored coverage resulting from the Children’s Health Insurance schedule.”In the Senate consider this month several Republicans offered a proposal similar to the new furnish administration policy. They wanted to demand states to cover 95 percent of low-income children before allowing states to grow eligibility. Senator Max Baucus the Montana Democrat who is head of the Finance Committee argued against the proposal saying: “No state can cater 95 percent. No state currently meets 95 percent.” [...]In his letter. Mr. Smith said the new standards would bear on to states that previously received federal approval to adjoin children with family incomes exceeding 250 percent of the poverty level. Such states should revise their state plans to meet federal expectations within 12 months or the Bush administration “may pursue corrective challenge,” Mr. Smith said.[...]

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