CMS and ONC surpass 2012 goals for EHR adoption and use Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-June 19, 2012. More than 100,000 health care providers are using electronic health records that meet federal standards and have benefitted from the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid[Read More…]
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Senate Hearing: EPA Fracking Air Protections Are Common Sense
New rules by EPA will help protect public health, save industry money Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The Senate Environmental and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held a hearing today on federal protections from air pollution from natural gas development. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency issued[Read More…]
Major New Campaign for a Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street Launches in U.S. Today…with Celebrities, Economists and Activists
Tax on Wall Street Transactions Could Raise Hundreds of Billions in the US for Education, Jobs, Health Care and to Address AIDS, Climate Here and Around the World As JP Morgan Chief Dimon Testifies in Congress, Nationwide Rallies in Major Cities & Online Video Launched in Support of Campaign Washington,[Read More…]
Progress 2050 Releases New Infographic: Who voted for the DREAM Act?
Washington, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Today Progress 2050 released an infographic showing who voted for the DREAM Act in 2010 in the House and Senate after President Barack Obama’s announcement last Friday on a new immigration policy that will allow some undocumented students to receive work authorization and avoid deportation. Recent[Read More…]
Job Openings Declined to 3.4 Million in April
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of April, down from 3.7 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were essentially unchanged in April. This release includes estimates[Read More…]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Order to Tennessee Valley Authority Re: Falsified Document During Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Confirmatory Order to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which agreed to a series of corrective actions regarding the falsification of work records at the Watts Bar Unit 2 construction project in 2010. An NRC investigation concluded that two subcontractor employees[Read More…]
Bel Air Lighting Recalls Outdoor Wall Mount Lanterns Due to Fire, Burn and Shock Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Ceiling Mounted Light Fixtures Recalled by Thomas Lighting Due to Fire and Shock Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Fishing for Answers to Autism Puzzle
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism. MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Fish cannot display symptoms of autism, schizophrenia or other human brain disorders. However, a team of MIT biologists has shown that zebrafish can be a useful tool for studying the genes that contribute[Read More…]
Bank Supervision and Risk Management
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. Testimony of Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel, Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding bank supervision and risk management and the Federal Reserve’s[Read More…]
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