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N.C. Bill Gives Students 'Vital Access' To Accurate Sex Education Instruction, Editorial States
A bill (S. 221) approved by the North Carolina Legislature that would require a public school sex education curriculum covering abstinence, contraception and sexually transmitted infections "will be the most comprehensive and science-based approach the state has used" for sex education, a Charlotte Observer editorial states, adding that Gov. Bev Perdue (D) "should sign it." The bill would require all public school districts in the state to teach a curriculum that focuses on abstinence but also includes information on preventing pregnancy and STIs. Parents would be able to have their children removed from the comprehensive portions of instruction. According to the editorial, the measure "still gives parents a choice in deciding what kind of sex education their children will receive." The editorial adds, "It also finally provides a curriculum that gives N.C. students vital access to age-appropriate, science-based information critical to their health, safety and well-being," which is "the kind of information that can help them make smart choices in serious situations."Parents are "often the best people for kids to turn to for advice and information" on sex, but "not all children have parents who can provide it, or are even willing to," and "not all children [who] go to their parents adhere to their advice," the editorial states. It continues, "The schools provide another avenue to get this critical advice and information -- and state lawmakers are right to make it available." According to the Observer, North Carolina has the ninth-highest teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S., and about "20,000 teenagers will get pregnant in North Carolina this year." A "comprehensive, science-based education program can help reduce the number of unintended teen pregnancies" and help reduce the spread of STIs, the editorial says. It concludes, "By reaching agreement on this matter, state lawmakers have given the children of this state vital tools to safeguard their health and welfare. ... Perdue should sign this bill and make it law" (Charlotte Observer, 6/26).
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Cardica Announces Publication Of Pivotal PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System Clinical Trial Results
Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) announced that the full results of the PAS-Port system multi-center pivotal trial, known as the EPIC trial, were published in the July issue of the peer-reviewed publication The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The PAS-Port system, which received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2008, creates a secure connection, or anastomosis, between a vein graft and the aorta, the main artery in the human body, during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.
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Indian Health Service Releases $500 Million In Stimulus Funding To Improve Health Care For American Indian, Alaska Native Communities
The Indian Health Service on Wednesday announced it will release $500 million in federal economic stimulus funding to improve health care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities, Health Data Management reports. The funding includes $85 million for health information technology that aims to decrease errors and modernize administrative processes, enhance hardware and network infrastructure, integrate software and support telehealth services, according to Health Data Management. In addition, the stimulus funding will go toward building new hospitals, purchasing medical equipment, and health facility maintenance and improvement projects (Goedert, Health Data Management, 5/20). Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) noted that Alaska will receive $182.2 million in funding for 72 projects in more than 30 Alaska communities. Begich said, "This money to improve the delivery of health care across rural Alaska is greatly needed," adding, "These upgrades include emergency room renovations, ambulance bay extensions, better radiology services and a variety of other projects big and small that will help better serve Native communities throughout our state" (Tundra Drums, 5/21).
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Health Law Partners Warn Of Increased Medicare Auditing Activity

The Health Law Partners, P.C. released a HealthCare Notification entitled: What All Health Care Providers and Suppliers Need To Know About the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program. Written by Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L.Gustafson, Esq., founding partners of The HLP, this article outlines the issues all Medicare providers and suppliers should know about the RAC program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program has been made permanent and is expanding nationwide. In the very near future, the substantive RAC auditing activity is planned to begin in Michigan, New York, California and Florida,among other states. Pendleton states, "It is without question that physician practices must begin to prepare now for what promises to be an unprecedented time in terms of Medicare, Medicaid and other payor audit scrutiny." Pendleton and Gustafson suggest that the Medicare RAC program will definitely change the landscape of the health care environment prompting providers to pay careful attention to medical documentation and coding practices. The authors encourage all physicians to take measures to enhance current documentation practices keeping in mind that records could be selected for audit at some point in the future. However, all is not gloom and doom. According to Gustafson, "Medicare providers and suppliers must be aware that RAC denials and overpayment demands can be successfully appealed through the established Medicare appeals process." Pendleton continues, "Providers should definitely take advantage of the appeals process. We have seen many providers write-off claims that are winnable. For purposes of defending denied claims, having perfect documentation is certainly not the key to prevailing." The Health Law Partners, P.C.


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