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| October 07, 2008 |
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Other HeadlinesThe American Association for Homecare has created a task force to develop an alternative to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' competitive bidding program to which home medical equipment (HME) and durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers are subject.
Soft market conditions make now a good time to shore up your coverages.
Enhances image processing, workflow for DR 7500.
Intelerad a Fast 50 Tech Company for the second time.
In 1985, John B. Caswell, President and CEO, founded his management and personnel consulting company, Omnia Group, Inc. (Omnia), on distinctive management systems.
Have News for Us?Submit your news on the industry, people, or companies.More Industry HeadlinesAAHomecare Creates Task Force to Develop Alternative to Medicare Competitive Bidding Program The American Association for Homecare has created a task force to develop an alternative to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' competitive bidding program to which home medical equipment (HME) and durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers are subject. Carestream Health Announces New Digital Radiography Software Enhances image processing, workflow for DR 7500. Intelerad Ranks Among 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Intelerad a Fast 50 Tech Company for the second time. Research Shows MammoSite Therapy Safe, Comparable With Traditional Treatment Findings from sometimes controversial radiation therapy appear positive, researcher tells DOTmed News. Medical Device Ads Scrutinized on Capital Hill Ads for devices such as artificial knees, stents and other implanted devices are not appropriate for consumers, physicians argued at a recent hearing. CMS Stops Paying for Preventable Errors As DOTmed News has reported, Medicare is no longer reimbursing for selected egregious hospital mistakes. Prostate Cancer Studies Break New Ground Three recent studies examining men with prostate cancer offered insight into hormones, radiation and an ingredient found in wine. DOTmed News makes sense of the science. Debate Over Cell Phone Risk Continues Are cell phones safe? Could they contribute to cancer risk? Are fears overblown, or do we face an impending health crisis? Read this DOTmed News update on what experts are saying. DRA Cuts Nearly $2 Billion in Imaging Expenses As providers already know, the Medicare cuts, which took effect in 2007, are very tangible. They have now been quantified by the Government Accounting Office. Advanced modalities were most severely impacted. Electrical Outages and Medical Devices When the remnants of Hurricane Ike hit Ohio thousands lost electricity and the ability to power their medical devices. A preparedness primer for healthcare providers. 
Exercising regularly
is related to an increase in length of life. A Simple Way to Add 14 Years to Your Lifeby Joan Trombetti, Writer
Four simple lifestyle changes can extend a person's life by 14 years. Not smoking, limiting use of alcohol, exercise regularly and eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables are related to an increase in length of life. This, according to a study of 20,244 women published by Kay-Tee Khaw, MD of the University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health and colleagues in PLoS Medicine.
The researchers used a health behavior questionnaire to rank study participants from zero to four in smoking and alcohol use, getting exercise and eating five servings a day of fruit and vegetables. Those who participated were 45 to 79 years old and were rated one point for not smoking, drinking moderately (one to 14 units per week (one-half pint of beer, one glass of wine, or a shot of alcohol), staying physically active and having a blood level indicative of eating five servings of fruit and vegetables every day. Researchers then tracked participants' mortality until 2006 and found that they lived an average of 14 years longer than those who didn't adopt any of those lifestyle practices. The trends were strongest for death from cardiovascular causes, they reported. The mortality risk for those with a score of four compared to a score of zero in health behaviors was equivalent to being 14 years younger in chronological age. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings. However, the researchers said that encouraging these four healthful lifestyle behaviors could have a significant effect on mortality, especially in an aging population. 
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