If you haven’t had a chance to read the latest issues of NEWS-Line, I have finally posted the links to the most recent Q&As. A summary and links for the digital issues are posted after the break. ~ JMB
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February 2nd, 2012 
JMB 
Posted in Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing 
Tags: Are You Tired of Being Wired, Cedarville University, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Irela R. Stout, Joanna J. Burgess, Keith Siegel, LifeStyle Physical Therapy, Marcelle Pick, Melissa A. Abrams, Melody L. Hartzler, Michele Kehrer, Misericordia, Pen Bay Medical Center, Scott L. Massey, The Core Balance Diet, Theraplay, WakeMed Cary Hospital 
No Comments »CBO Expects Health Spending to Double
January 31st, 2012 JMB 
The cost of government healthcare programs will more than double over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said January 31. CBO’s economic outlook predicts that federal spending on Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs will climb to $1.8 trillion — or about 7% of the entire economy — by 2022. If healthcare costs aren’t [...]
Posted in Featured, Professions, Specialties Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid, Medicare No Comments »NYUCN Accepts 10 New Fellows to its Leadership Institute for Black Nurses
January 25th, 2012 JMB 
The New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) has received a $30k grant from the New York City Council to fund its Leadership Institute for Black Nurses (LIBN) for spring 2012. The LIBN has enrolled 10 new fellows, bringing the Institute’s seven-year total to 100. The Leadership Institute for Black Nurses was conceived of in [...]
Surgeons Having More Success Reattaching Fingers and Thumbs
January 23rd, 2012 JMB 
Tom Thompson nearly lost his left thumb and index finger in a power saw injury, but Loyola University Medical Center hand surgeon Dr. Randy Bindra was able to restore circulation and function to the mangled digits in a delicate 5½ hour surgery. After undergoing three follow-up surgeries and highly specialized occupational therapy at the Loyola [...]
Disability Organizations React to Misleading Statements on Vehicle Conversions in National Media
January 19th, 2012 JMB 
Recent unfounded statements surrounding the safety of wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions has caused industry organizations to rally in an effort to set the record straight. The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) and several of its manufacturing members announced their position on the recent allegations. “The claims against converted vehicles are completely ill-informed and unsubstantiated,” [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Home Care, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Products Tags: Braun Corporation, ElDorado National Kansas Inc, NMEDA, Vantage Mobility International No Comments »
