Archive for December, 2009
ALBANY COUNTY H1N1 UPDATE(0)
2009 H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Friday, December 18, 2009
WEEKLY H1N1 Update 12_18_09 FINAL
Staying Well for the Holidays
During the busy holiday season, social gatherings provide many new opportunities to spread illness and for people to get sick with the flu (or other respiratory illnesses). Therefore, we need to continue to do everything we can to help prevent [...]
Cyber medical records(0)
By CRAIG RICHARDSON
The White House on Dec. 9 announced plans to spend $88 million in unused stimulus funds to pay “health communities” to adopt electronic medical records, foreshadowing a likely confrontation between those with sincere privacy concerns and those who believe the change is medically necessary.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=879050&category=OPINION#ixzz0Zwz8hJMk
Governor Suspends ACIP Restrictions on H1N1 Vaccinations(0)
The purpose of this advisory is to inform you that New York State is suspending the requirement that the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine be restricted to the ACIP priority groups. Advisory for Expanded H1N1 Vaccine 12-10-09 FINAL
Albany County H1N1 Update(0)
WEEKLY H1N1 Update 12_02_09 FINAL
Riding the Pandemic Flu “Wave”
Historically, influenza pandemics have been characterized by multiple waves of illness. Initially the pandemic causes a rise in influenza disease activity which peaks and then decreases with time, forming the first wave. This is typically followed by several successive waves of influenza illness at varying time intervals. [...]
Physicians come out quite well in state budget crisis(0)
MSSNY Governmental Affairs that physicians received no cuts on no provider taxes under the budget reduction packaged passed by the Legislature. 2010 will prove to be much more difficult.
Kill the bills. Do health reform right.(0)
By Charles Krauthammer
The United States has the best health care in the world — but because of its inefficiencies, also the most expensive. The fundamental problem with the 2,074-page Senate health-care bill (as with its 2,014-page House counterpart) is that it wildly compounds the complexity by adding hundreds of new provisions, regulations, mandates, committees and [...]
CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states(0)
By MIKE STOBBE:
ATLANTA (AP) – Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.
