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Six states have enacted legislation supporting creation of state patient safety centers, and four of those states (Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) will focus on ambulatory surgery centers. All six, which also include Maryland and New York, will focus on hospitals. A recent report from the National Academy for State Health Policy in Portland, ME, examined the models in use in the six states.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will recommend to Congress that the moratorium on development of specialty hospitals, including surgical hospitals, be extended by 20 months to Jan. 1, 2007.
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Kim YH. Acupuncture for the treatment of depression. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(3):25-28.
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Udani J, Hardy ML. Gymnema sylvestre for the treatment of diabetes -- how sweet it isn't. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(3):28-32.
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Philosophy of Ayurveda. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(3):29.
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Keegan L. Complementary and alternative therapies and end-of-life care. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(3):32-35.
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Greenfield RH. Magnets and osteoarthritis. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(3):35-36.
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Facts about cancer pain. Part 2: Non-drug treatments for pain. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(suppl 3):S1-S4.
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Trying to head off a patchwork of mandatory infection-rate disclosure laws that vary from state to state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a guidance document to serve as a template for new state laws or a national reporting system.