GAO in Medical News

Kansas Delegation: GAO Report Short on Expertise, Long on Errors; NBAF Critical to Protect Nation's Food Supply

U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Dennis Moore, Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office's report on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) analysis of whether Foot and ...

CRN Responds to GAO Report on Dietary Supplements

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on the Oversight and Regulation of Dietary Supplements, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement industry, iss...

Natural Products Association Comments on New GAO Report on Regulation of Dietary Supplements

Report cites association on GMPs and adverse event reporting WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the release today by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) of a report on the oversight and regulation of dietary supplements, the Natural Products Association (NPA)...

AVMA Testifies at Senate Hearing on GAO Veterinary Shortage Report

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The chief executive of the nation's largest veterinary association appeared before a Senate subcommittee today, addressing an alarming new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that details a dangerous shortage of veterinarians availa...

Trust for America's Health Joins GAO in Calling for Next Administration to Focus on Urgent Public Health Issues as Top Priorities

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) supports the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in calling on the President-Elect and 111th Congress to focus on food safety and preparing for large-scale health disasters as two of the top 13 priority issues f...

100+ Nurses to Rally in SF Wed. to Demand Stronger Swine Flu Safety Protections: California Hospitals Remain Unprepared Despite First Nurse Death

...N-95 masks on most units. These problems mirror what the gao reported July 29th in Influenza Pandemic: Gaps in Pandemic Planning and Pre...istribution of medical and other critical supplies. . ." "The recent gao report should be a wake-up call to America's hospitals, but right now nurse...

BMP Sunstone Divests Ownership Stake in Alliance BMP Limited

... I look forward to continuing to work alongside Alliance Boots and the GP Corp. team during my ongoing two-year tenure as Chairman of GP Corp." gao continued, "Since creating the Alliance BMP JV in 2008, BMP Sunstone has significantly matured into a specialty pharmaceutical company with a propriet...

American Association for Homecare Supports Crackdown on Medicare Scammers in Houston, Boston, New York, Louisiana

....org/stopfraud . Please find the full plan below: 1) Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

National Autism Association Teams Up With 12 Organizations to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

...ur letter writing and raise awareness about dangerous restraint and seclusion practices in schools. The initiative comes on the heels of the May 19th gao Report that revealed no federal laws regulating restraint and seclusion in schools, no laws in 19 states, and "widely divergent" laws in remaining sta...

Denver-Based Acupuncturist, Dr. Martha Lucas, Releases New Book: 'Vanity Calamity: Your Guide to Cosmetic Acupuncture for Anti-aging'

... the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Denver. She interned with Jim Ramholz, O.M.D., in Advanced Pulse Diagnosis; Master Doctor Zheng gao Yao, QiGong Medical Massage; and Timothy McGee, L.Ac.. Dr. Lucas' private practice is located in the Capitol Hill area of Denver. Additional inf...

American Association for Homecare Supports Expanded Federal Efforts by DOJ and HHS to Combat Medicare Fraud

...ed the following 13 specific recommendations: Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers. A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

BMP Sunstone Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...o $160 million. EBITDA is expected to reach $16 million to $18 million, and non-GAAP net income is expected to reach $9 million to $11 million. gao continued, "China's healthcare opportunity is large and growing. We believe our combination of branded OTC products at Sunstone, in-licensed RX produc...

Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals Reports Results for the Third Quarter of its Fiscal Year 2009

....S. stock exchange. In April, the Company announced that it began marketing and selling three Traditional Chinese Medicines. They are Yi Mu Cao gao (a motherwort herb electuary sticky syrup), Gan Mao Zhi Ke Ke Li (an antipyretic and antitussive granule), and Kang Gu Sui Yan Pian (an osteomyelitis ...

American Association for Homecare Applauds Senate 'STOP' Act, Which Aims to Prevent Medicare Fraud and Abuse

...o stop fraud and abuse in the homecare sector: Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

American Association for Homecare Applauds Senate Subcommittee Efforts to Prevent Waste and Fraud in Medicare; Association Presents 13-Point Legislative Plan to Stop Waste and Fraud

...he "pay-and-chase" approach to stopping fraud. Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers: A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare pro...

Genesis Pharmaceuticals Announces the Launch of Three TCM Products

...der Genesis' brand name "Jiangbo." All three Hongrui products are being sold through the 28 independent distributors used by Genesis. Yi Mu Cao gao is used to treat dysmenorrhoea, oligminorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain. It is included in China's provincial and national medical insurance catal...

Pot Belly Boosts Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome

... risk of having the disorder in mid-life or later, gao said, while noting, "This suggests that obesity co... a link between obesity and lower dopamine levels, gao said. Dopamine is produced by the body and transmi...eight reduction may contribute to RLS prevention," gao speculated. Dr. Carlos Singer, director of the ...

Coast IRB Tells Congressional Committee Sting Operation Was Illegal, Unnecessarily Harmful

... in drug sponsor submissions. The Committee asked gao to pose as a legitimate clinical trial organizatio...ve the clinical trial organization legitimate, the gao engaged in extensive mail and wire fraud. gao falsified professional credentials, and submitted ...

Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Announces Winners of Maryland Quality Awards

...s core values of service, teamwork, ethics, quality of life, innovation and professionalism. Using a performance improvement system that includes the gao Framework Assessment, Baldrige framework self-assessments and a Balanced Scorecard, this public agency's vision is to be the best acquisition organiza...

GAO Study Links Duty Circumvention with Evasion of Food Safety Laws

...egal schemes that disguise the origins of America's favorite seafood. This gao report is a good first step in that direction." Since June 2007, Chine...se visit www.shrimpalliance.com . Editors Note: A copy of the gao report can be found at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09258.pdf ...

Purdue study projects weakened monsoon season in South Asia

...nd associate professor Robert J. Trapp, both from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Additional co-authors include Ying Shi and Xueijie gao of the National Climate Centre in Beijing and Jeremy S. Pal of Loyola Marymount University. "Our simulations are the most detailed to date for this...

American Association for Homecare Supports President Obama in His Commitment to Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare

...tions to stop fraud and abuse in the home medical sector: 1. Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

Providence Service Corporation Comments on $87 Billion Medicaid Assistance for States in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Signed into Law Yesterday

...ia, to approximately $2.0 to $4.0 billion for smaller states like Arizona, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, which are key states for the Company. The gao notes that their projections are admittedly highly uncertain. These figures are also referenced in the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' report...

Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk

...a, a common treatment for the condition, were more susceptible to melanoma, gao said. "They thought that levodopa increased the risk of melanoma," he expla...t people with melanoma were at high risk of developing Parkinson's disease, gao said. "This suggests that it may not be the drugs, it could be something el...

PJTV Holds Hearing on Stimulus Bill and Health Care Impacts

...children." But are there more direct impacts that result from the astronomical levels of spending and borrowing currently being contemplated? A gao (Government Accounting Office) 2007 Financial Report of the U.S. Government indicated that in about 2030 to 2040 our federal government revenues would...

American Association for Homecare Proposes to Congress a Medicare Anti-Fraud Action Plan that Includes Increased Penalties, Site Inspection, and Tough Standards

...endations to stop fraud and abuse in the homecare sector: - Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

BMP Sunstone Announces Exchange Offer of $10.7 Million of Outstanding Secured Notes

...aceutical company, and our guidance for 2009 reflects a more mature, diversified company with significant ability to drive shareholder value.'' gao continued, ''Our 2009 financial guidance reflects sales and marketing expansion in China resulting from continued performance at all of our business u...

FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety

... release. "While FDA's progress report states that the agency has inspected 5,930 domestic food establishments during fiscal year 2008, a January 2008 gao report analyzing the Food Protection Plan states that there are 65,520 domestic food production facilities in the U.S. This means that FDA is still i...

American Association for Homecare Proposes Aggressive 13-Point Plan to Stop Medicare Fraud and Recoup Billions; Calls Steps Essential to Medicare's Health

...ations made by the American Association for Homecare include: -- Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers A July 2008 gao report underscored the need for CMS to ensure that its contractors are conducting effective site inspections for all new applicants for a Medicare sup...

Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees

...al Requesters, employer spending on benefits has grown faster than wages due largely to rising costs for health insurance and retirement benefits. The gao reported that the increase in the cost of a total benefits package from 1991 to 2005 was largely composed of increases in health insurance and retirem...

Sinobiomed Directors Confirm Hiring of New Chief Financial Officer

...ical bleeding, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic ulcers and burns, and blood cell regeneration. SINOBIOMED INC. LANE 4705, NO. 58, NORTH YANG gao RD. PUDONG, NEW AREA SHANGHAI, 201206 CHINA PHONE: 86-58993708 / FAX: 86-58993709 INVESTOR RELATIONS PHONE: 1-718-502-8801 TOLL FREE: 1-866-58...

Power Mobility Coalition Voices Concern Over Government Reports Outlining Lack of Oversight in the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Benefit

...from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that also highlights deficiencies in the Medicare program's fraud prevention efforts. According to the gao report entitled, Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process (GAO-08-955), investigators s...

China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Retains Grayling Global As Investor Relations Counsel

... result of new information, future events or otherwise. For more information, please contact: China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. Ms. gao Qionghua, CFO Tel: +86-871-728-2608 Email: qionghua_kmsh@163.com Grayling Global Eddie Cheung Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-284-941...

BMP Sunstone Completes Acquisition of Shanghai Rongheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

...f new biotechnology and pharmaceuticals in China, and Orient International (Holding) Co., one of the largest foreign trade enterprises in China. Mr. gao continued, ''We believe that today's achievement is in the best interest of our customers, employees and shareholders and I'd like to thank all of our...

BMP Sunstone Announces Official Launch of Ferriprox in PRC

...of cardiology and hematology, as well as Dr. Michael Spino, President of ApoPharma Inc.," stated David Gao, Chief Executive Officer of BMP Sunstone. gao continued, "Ferriprox is a cost-effective thalassemia treatment, which we believe will result in greater drug compliance than competing injectable for...

Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper

...ver, still a mystery. "We believe the improvement is caused by the endosome escape, and the ability of the quantum dots to separate from the siRNA," gao said. Quantum dots are not yet approved for use in humans. The authors are now transferring their techniques to particles of iron oxide, several ty...

228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak

...f food firms have increased while inspections have decreased," the accountability office report said, according to the Times . The release of the gao report came at the same time that federal health officials said they were zeroing in on a source for the recent outbreak of salmonella from contaminat...

Congressional Report Criticizes FDA for Food Safety

...f food firms have increased while inspections have decreased," the accountability office report said, according to the Times . The release of the gao report comes at the same time that U.S. health officials said they were zeroing in on a source for the recent outbreak of salmonella from contaminated...

BMP Sunstone Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

...are excited about the increasing presence we are realizing at BMP China." gao continued, "Through the Sunstone acquisition, we significantly enhanced our.... The Company's financial guidance excludes any pending acquisitions. Mr. gao concluded, "Creating cost synergies across our organization remains a top p...

BMP Sunstone Announces Participation in May Investor Conferences

...scheduled to present on May 19, 2008, at 4:40 pm local time at the Regent Hotel in Beijing; (2) The Credit Suisse healthcare tour in China. Mr. gao is currently scheduled to present on May 22, 2008 at 4:00 pm local time at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing; (3) The Oppenheimer China Drag...