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Breaking News
July 17, 2008 8:39 AM
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Kerri Penno
Competitive bidding has been repealed. Congress has voted to override President Bush's veto of H.R.6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. This effectively ends the San Diego competitive bidding demonstration and prevents all future
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Joint Commission's 2009 Safety Goals
June 19, 2008 3:24 PM
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Frank Fraser
The Joint Commission announced on June 17 the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for its accreditation programs and Disease-Specific Care Certification Program Of the Joint Commission's 16 total goals-three of which have been
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Genetic Nondiscrimination
May 14, 2008 6:26 PM
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Kerri Penno
Earlier this month, the House passed H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, by a vote of 414 to 1. The legislation aims to prevent insurance companies and employers from discriminating against employees based on their genetic information.
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Competitive Bidding Halted
April 9, 2008 3:08 PM
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Kerri Penno
United States District Judge Thomas J. Whelan has granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the competitive bidding demonstration project in the San Diego Area. Here is an excerpt from a CLMA e-mail alert: This is a huge victory for
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Competitive Bidding Halt Denied
February 25, 2008 3:23 PM
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Kerri Penno
On February 14, federal court Judge Whelan issued an order denying a temporary restraining order (TRO) to plaintiff laboratories Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health and Internist Laboratory of Oceanside, in their complaint against the HHS for implementing
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Stem Cell Breakthroughs
December 12, 2007 3:00 PM
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Kerri Penno
In November, a team of researchers reported they had genetically reprogrammed human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. Time magazine recently called this and other stem cell breakthroughs the top scientific discovery
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Write Your Reps
November 8, 2007 10:31 AM
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Kerri Penno
San Diego has been selected as the site of the demonstration program for competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services. ASCLS recently sent out a call to action, stating the program "will destroy the hospital outreach and small laboratories in
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