Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts

Sunday, August 29, 2010

IT'S OFFICIAL......... WE HAVE MOVED INTO OUR NEW LARGER STORE & OPERATIONS BUILDING AT 15119 U.S. HIGHWAY 19 IN HUDSON, JUST AFTER NEW YORK AVE. ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN DRIVING NORTH. WE HAVE MORE SCRUBS, SHOES, NURSING SUPPLIES & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

Monday, January 18, 2010

SIX WAYS NURSES CAN HELP HAITI

Six Ways for Nurses to Help Haiti
Thank God for nurses. For although the world is mobilizing around Haiti to send aid and supplies, it's the nurses who can be the most valuable resource during a crisis like this.
Join your fellow Nurses, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. Here are six ways to do so:
1. RNs volunteer here 2. Donate money to help send nurses 3. Download and post an informational flyer 4. Share the RNRN brochure (PDF) 5. Make in kind donations of supplies, etc. 6. Call the RNRN hotline: (800) 578-8225
Read our full article on what nurses are doing to help Haitians.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

PHYSICIAN CLAIMS & FEE SCHEDULE 2010 UPDATE

Holding of claims for services paid under the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule -- update
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with Congress, health care providers, and the beneficiary community to avoid disruption in the delivery of health care services and payment of claims for physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other providers of services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule, beginning January 1, 2010. In this regard, CMS has instructed its contractors to hold claims for services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for up to the first 10 business days of January (January 1 through January 15) for 2010 dates of service. This should have minimum impact on provider cash flow because, by law, clean electronic claims are not paid any sooner than 14 calendar days (29 days for paper claims) after the date of receipt. Meanwhile, all claims for services delivered on or before December 31, 2009, will be processed and paid under normal procedures.
The holding of claims allows Medicare contractors time to receive the new, updated payment files and perform necessary testing before paying claims at the new rates. CMS has instructed contractors to begin processing claims at the new rates no later than January 19, 2010. Please note that most contractors are closed on the January 18 Martin Luther King Day holiday. Therefore, even absent a new update, most claims likely would not have been paid any sooner than January 19, 2010, given the aforementioned statutory 14-day payment floor.
CMS has extended the 2010 annual participation enrollment program end date from January 31, 2010, to March 17, 2010; therefore, the enrollment period now runs from November 13, 2009, through March 17, 2010.
The effective date for any participation status change during the extension, however, remains January 1, 2010, and will be in force for the entire year.
Contractors will accept and process any participation elections or withdrawals, made during the extended enrollment period that are received or post-marked on or before March 17, 2010.
In addition, be on the alert for more information about other legislative provisions that may affect you.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Gorgeous Hair From the Kitchen Cupboard?

Gorgeous Hair From the Kitchen Cupboard?

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Posted: January 4th, 2009 By Alma G no comments
Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.

Share: By Alma G
Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.