Chief calls calls CRA tax bill violence against our people
APTN National NewsTodd LamirandeAssembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day called the tax bill handed to victims of OI Leasing, some who now owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, sickening.“It SICKENS ME (sic) to watch every person under the pain, agony; suffering of the shameful assault of financial violence from CRA (Canada Revenue Agency),” Day wrote in a status update posted to Facebook.“They don’t see any end,” Day told APTN News Monday. “That they’ll continue to pay interest charges that the fees just keep mounting and there just seems to be a ruthless effort by CRA just to gut our people out of the money they rightfully believe is there’s.”One of those people is Doreen Hill. She was an OI Leasing employee since the mid-90s.In December 2015, she received a letter from CRA saying she owed over $273,000 in tax arrears.“In April 2016 I arranged to make payments in good faith to CRA,” she said, although she believes as a status Indian she has a right to being exempt for paying income tax.However, a letter from CRA dated October 26, 2016 was a slap in the face.Not only did it state she was now in arrears for over $282,000, a lien had been put on her property “to secure the amount you owe us.”Hill said it has affected her relationships and she is extremely fearful for the future as she nears retirement age.Roger Obonsawin and Ljuba Irwin created OI Leasing in 1987, locating it on the Six Nations reserve.It hired people who would be “leased” back to work mostly at off-reserve Indigenous organizations, and because of its location on-reserve, employees would not pay income taxes.Michele Baptiste joined OI Leasing in 1993 and for an administration fee of 5 per cent of her earnings, she would be tax exempt, or so she thought.Baptiste would be with OI for 17 years and when CRA asked for back taxes it now numbered in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.“I didn’t know any different at the time,” she said.In 1999 the issue of whether off-reserve status Indians could be taxed went before the courts in a test case known as Shilling.Baptiste recalls that in addition to the 5% per cent, OI Leasing began asking for a contribution to a legal defense fund.The federal government successfully appealed Schilling.In 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case and CRA started collecting back taxes.Years of letters and threats of legal action took their toll on Baptiste.“I had to quit a job because I became physically ill,” she said.Eventually, Baptiste felt the only way out was to declare bankruptcy.“I felt so disempowered,” she said. “I didn’t even know how to start a conversation with CRA.”Amy Desjarlais knows that feeling, although she only owes $28,000.“The bureaucratic processes are intimidating for our people,” she said.She received a letter from CRA just a few weeks ago, giving her four days to pay off the back taxes or be threatened with legal action.At this point Desjarlais is unsure whether to start negotiating a repayment schedule or wait for a remission order by the federal government to forgive a part, or all, of what she owes.Last December during its annual meeting in Gatineau, Que., the Assembly of First Nations turned the OI Leasing issue into Resolution #72.Of the three calls to action, the second one asked the Liberal government in its “promise to forge a new relationship,” grant a group remission order “to all current and former” employees of OI Leasing.Baptiste went to that meeting but said the AFN has done nothing since then.Regional Chief Day agreed.“And that’s one of the reasons I’m raising it,” he said. “Sometimes you just have to create the crisis. You have to stage the issue and put it out there.”Day also criticized National Chief Perry Bellegarde on Facebook.“You said you would help—well…we as a national executive must help—I can’t stand back continuing to watch FN citizens from Ontario wait under empty words—we need action, we need this to be a priority,” he wrote.The third call to action of Resolution #72 directed the National Chief “to make representations to the Minister of National Revenue concerning this issue and report the Minister’s response to the Chiefs-in-Assembly.”APTN News asked Day about whether Bellegarde had acted on Resolution #72 yet.“I think the National Chief has to answer that. I basically am going to step forward on my own steam. And ensure that’s what I do as the Ontario regional chief is speaking where I can on behalf of those individuals that have come forward and said, listen I need your help. As far as the National Chief, and what he does or doesn’t do, it’s a mystery at times.”The AFN, OI Leasing, and the federal government are all shouldering blame from victims.“The AFN negotiated tax exemption for themselves but did nothing,” said Hill. “They let us down, sold us out.”Desjarlais believes OI Leasing should shoulder some blame and have done a better job at warning her of the possible consequences.But the single mother is determined not to go further into debt or declare bankruptcy.“I don’t even know how to manage (the debt) all alone,” she said. “Just try and pay it off.”Contact Todd here: tlamirande@aptn.ca
Diversified resources group Exxaro Resources held a Safety Summit on March 18 convened by CEO Sipho Nkosi and involving its stakeholders to examine and prioritise safety improvement interventions and management systems to position the group to improve its safety performance. “The summit sets a new momentum for safety initiatives within the group, with action plans formulated and a public commitment from role players to support the group’s safety ambitions,” said Nkosi. “It raises the profile and seriousness of safety within the group and provides an opportunity to react to the outcome of the Presidential safety audits conducted last year, allowing us to refine and improve our practices.”The summit further supports the Chamber of Mines’ Mining Occupational Safety and Health best practice system which seeks to promote consistency in the application of safety standards across the mining industry and encourages zero tolerance for safety violations.Notwithstanding Exxaro’s comprehensive safety programmes, in 2008 the group recorded what it says is “a disappointing safety performance. The lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) per 200,000 man-hours worked in 2008 was 0,39 against a target of 0,21 and compared to 0,36 in 2007. The group also recorded five fatalities in 2008.”“This performance is unacceptable. While Exxaro does have some business units that achieved outstanding safety results, overall the group is finding it challenging to make significant improvements on safety performance. We acknowledge that a breakthrough is needed to meet our goal of achieving a 30% per annum overall safety improvement and we expect today’s summit and follow-on activities to support this,” said Nkosi.Feeding into the initiative are several internal interventions including a diagnosis of safety challenges, stakeholder engagement to identify problem areas and an analysis of safety issues through the spectrum of group businesses.To date Exxaro has adopted an aggressive, multi-pronged approach spanning, among others, enhanced safety awareness and preventive programs, a strong focus on hazard identification and visible felt leadership. The ultimate goal is an injury-free workplace.Exxaro achieved an average score of 73.4% in the Presidential safety audits, exceeding the average DME scores of 69.8% for coal mines and 66% for all mines. “While it is worth noting that our performance surpassed many peers, it highlights the considerable gaps that need to be closed to achieve full marks in this area,” said Nkosi.Nkosi was among the Chamber of Mines-sanctioned meeting of mining company chief executives who, in August 2008, deliberated on sustainable ways in which a culture of safety could be strengthened and how working environments could be made safer. Endorsing the target of zero harm and the milestones agreed with tripartite partners to achieve this objective, the participants also acknowledged that safety is a core value that must always take precedence over production.The Exxaro safety summit was attended by Exxaro management with inputs and support from the Chamber of Mines, Department of Minerals and Energy and labour unions, namely the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and United Association of South Africa.
Spoiling matters for Tottenham was the fact that seven people had Wednesday night sustained minor injuries when visiting fans were attacked by a group of 50 masked men who burst into a Lyon bar throwing chairs and stones, local officials said.Elsewhere, Russia’s Rubin Kazan put out holders Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate despite Falcao giving the Spaniards the win by the only goal on the night.Inter, European Cup winners in 2010, went through after a 3-0 romp at 10-man Romanians Cluj, who had Mario Camora red-carded late on, for a 5-0 aggregate success. Chelsea captain John Terry said: “We’re delighted to go through, it wasn’t our best performance but we’re through and that’s all that matters.”Aside from Liverpool’s anguish it was a successful night for the English contingent with a last-gasp goal from Mousa Dembele booking a last 16 berth for Tottenham, a superlative strike rescuing a 3-2 aggregate win over French hosts Lyon after a 1-1 draw. Updated at 22.25FIVE-TIMES EUROPEAN Cup winners Liverpool came up just short Thursday as they crashed out of the Europa League on away goals at the hands of Russian outfit Zenit Saint Petersburg despite a 3-1 win at Anfield.Two goals down from the first leg, Liverpool looked out for the count after veteran defender Jamie Carragher fluffed an attempted backpass and Brazilian Hulk slipped home the opener to make it 3-0 on aggregate for the visitors.But Liverpool roared back with two goals from Luis Suarez with Joe Allen netting another in between, but the extra goal would not come as Zenit reached the last 16.Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was defiant, saying: “We may have lost the battle tonight, but in terms of the war and going forward we’re very much winning.”Deposed European champions Chelsea had to settle for a home draw against Sparta Prague having won the away leg 1-0 after Eden Hazard’s late effort cancelled out David Lafata’s opener. Italy’s Lazio defeated German rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 with Antonio Andreva and Alvaro Gonzalez the scorers in the first half as the Romans progressed 5-3 overall.- © AFP, 2012YouTube credit: Solovastru AurelYouTube credit: Mr101GREATGOALSVIDEO: Classy Dembele strike rescues Spurs to send Lyon packing>Clarke asks West Brom fans not to boo Peter Odemwingie> Spurs, who now face Inter Milan, had won the opening encounter 2-1 but trailed for much of the match to a 17th-minute goal from Maxime Gonalons before Dembele struck to save the Londoners from going the way of Liverpool.Newcastle thanked Shola Ameobi’s third European goal of the season, a penalty, for a 1-0 win at Metalist Kharkiv, the Ukrainians who held the Magpies to a goalless stalemate on Tyneside last week. Newcastle were under the cosh for much of the match and Dutch keeper Tim Krul made several top drawer saves, before Ameobi struck on 64 minutes for a crucial away goal after keeper Olexandr Goryainov upended Moussa Sissoko.The English side will face Russia’s Anzhi Makhachkala for a quarter-final spot. Colombian star Fredy Guarin scored a brace for Inter with Marco Benassi adding the third.Germany’s Stuttgart won 2-0 at Belgium’s Genk for a 3-1 aggregate win with Arthur Boka and Christian Gentner scoring for the Bundesliga side.
On Day 9…FRANCE QUALIFIED FOR the last 16 after slicing their neighbours, Switzerland to bits. Didier Deschamps’ men were 3-0 after 40 minutes and even found time to miss a penalty. The goals kept coming after the break and France won at a canter, even finding time to concede a couple of Swiss consolations in a 5-2 romp. John Giles and Didi Hamann both talked up France’s World Cup prospects after their second win of the tournament. Olivier Griroud and Mathieu Valbuena celebrate. Source: David VincentEarlier in the day, Italy suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica in Recife. Seeking a win to give them control of Group D, the Italians were flat throughout with Mario Balotelli missing his side’s best chance some 10 minutes before Bryan Ruiz’ well taken header settled the contest. Balotelli lobs past Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas but his effort was bouncing wide before it was cleared. Source: Adam DavyHonduras and Ecuador kicked lumps out of each other for 30 minutes before a pulsating match broke out in Curitiba. Carlos Costly opened the scoring for Honduras before Enner Valencia responded with his second and third goals of the tournament in a game where there could have been three penalties awarded. Ecuador’s 2-1 win tees them up for the second round if they can claim a positive result against France.WinnerBryan Ruiz – Deemed surplus to Fulham’s futile relegation battle last season, Ruiz produced a superb header, following Junior Diaz’ pin-point cross, to put his team into the last 16. Source: Ricardo MazalanThe 28-year-old has a one-in-five goalscoring record at international level but chose a fine time to deliver his most important international goal.Loser Gary Lineker has no doubt binned this old school Italian number. Source: BBCEngland – 20 hours after their fate was almost sealed, Costa Rica’s 1-0 win over Italy confirmed England’s World Cup exit. Zero wins from two games, all Roy Hodgson’s men have left to play for against a Costa Rica side eager to maintain their 100% record.Joga BonitoPaul Pogba came off the French bench to set up Benzema’s third goal of the tournament with a crafty, outside of the boot pass.https://vine.co/v/MTXBYwQHI1MWhat we’ve got to look forward to dayLionel Messi will hope to add to his World Cup goals account from 5pm as Argentina take on Carloa Queiroz’ Iran.At 8pm, Ghana need a win to revive their tournament but are up against Germany, conquerors of Portugal last time outBosnia-Herzegovina and Nigeria face off at 11pm and both sides will fancy their chances of claiming all three points.France on the verge of last 16 spot after putting five past SwitzerlandThings got heated between Kenny Cunningham and Eamon Dunphy on RTE earlier
Chez les insectes nécrophages, les pères âgés sont meilleurs que les jeunes pèresPubliant leurs travaux dans le Proceedings of the Royal Society B, des chercheurs britanniques ont étudié, chez des nécrophores (des insectes nécrophages), les modalités de l’investissement paternel auprès de la progéniture.Des scientifiques de l’Université d’Exeter ont étudié le comportement paternel chez des insectes nécrophages (se nourrissant de cadavres d’animaux) du genre Nicrophorus, également appelés nécrophores. Chez ces insectes, les parents soignent leur progéniture un peu comme le font les oiseaux, nourrissant celle-ci en régurgitant de la nourriture prédigérée.À lire aussiMaladie de Charcot : symptômes, causes, traitement, où en est on ?Pour en savoir plus, les chercheurs ont évalué le degré d’implication de chaque père en mesurant le temps passé par ce dernier auprès de ses petits. Mais ils ont (volontairement) interféré sur un paramètre : le sentiment qu’a le père d’être vraiment le géniteur des petits (avec une probabilité plus ou moins grande). Ceci en introduisant ou non, dans l’environnement “familial”, l’odeur d’autres mâles.Fils illégitime mais fils quand même pour les pères âgésLes observations montrent que les jeunes pères (qui ont de fortes chances d’avoir d’autres opportunités de se reproduire dans l’avenir) s’investissent peu auprès de leur progéniture lorsqu’ils ont un doute sur l’origine de celle-ci (“suis-je vraiment le géniteur ?”). Tandis que les pères âgés s’investissent à fond, jouant leur dernière chance de transmettre une ultime fois leurs gènes, en acceptant le risque de nourrir des petits peut-être engendrés par un rival.”Notre recherche montre que l’âge a un impact direct sur le niveau de prise en charge parentale (…). Nous avons constaté que les mâles avaient à faire un compromis entre la probabilité de paternité et le niveau de soins paternels qu’ils donnent. Nous avons [aussi] constaté que les jeunes mâles incertains de leur paternité étaient susceptibles de faire les pires pères” résume le Dr Megan, auteur de l’étude.Le 22 juin 2013 à 18:08 • Maxime Lambert
60 milliards de planètes pourraient être habitables dans la Voie lactéeSelon une nouvelle étude menée par des astronomes, les planètes orbitant autour de naine rouge et présentant une atmosphère nuageuse pourraient aussi être habitables. Ceci porte à quelque 60 milliards le nombre de planètes qui pourraient abriter de la vie dans notre galaxie, la Voie lactée.Alors que la quête de vie extraterrestre motive depuis des décennies de nombreux astronomes, on ne saura bientôt plus où donner de la tête pour la rechercher. En effet, les spécialistes viennent une nouvelle fois de revoir à la hausse le nombre de planètes susceptibles d’abriter la vie. Selon l’étude publiée dans la revue Astrophysical Journal Letters, ce serait en réalité 60 milliards de planètes qui pourraient être habitables dans notre Voie lactée.Pour en arriver à cette conclusion, les chercheurs se sont concentrés sur l’étude de planètes orbitant autour d’étoiles appelées naines rouges. Il s’agit des étoiles les plus nombreuses dans l’Univers.Aussi, “la plupart des planètes de la Voie lactée orbitent autour de naines rouges”, explique Nicolas Cowan, du Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics. Mais ces étoiles sont plus petites et moins chaudes que le Soleil. Ceci implique que pour qu’une telle planète soit habitable, elle doit se situer plus près de son étoile que les autres.Des nuages rafraichissantsJusqu’ici, les spécialistes supposaient donc que chaque naine rouge abritait au moins une planète habitable, c’est-à-dire un objet se trouvant ni trop loin, ni trop près, ce qui autorise la présence d’eau à l’état liquide à sa surface. Toutefois, ce chiffre serait bien sous-estimé, selon les auteurs de l’étude qui soulignent l’importance d’un facteur trop négligé : les nuages. En effet, “les nuages causent à la fois le réchauffement et le refroidissement de la Terre”, précise Dorian Abbot, co-auteur de l’étude et professeur assistant en sciences géophysiques à l’UChicago.”Ils reflètent la lumière du soleil pour refroidir les choses et ils absorbent les radiations infrarouges depuis la surface pour provoquer un effet de serre. C’est ce qui contribue à garder la Terre suffisamment chaude pour abriter la vie”, ajoute t-il. Au vu d’un tel effet, la zone habitable située autour des naines rouges pourrait donc être bien plus étendue qu’on ne pensait jusqu’ici. Un facteur confirmé par les simulations informatiques réalisées par les chercheurs. Les résultats ont montré que s’il n’y a pas d’eau à la surface d’une planète, des nuages d’eau se forment. Ces derniers ont alors un effet de refroidissement significatif sur la portion interne de la zone habitable, qui permet aux planètes de maintenir de l’eau à leur surface, même à des distances réduites de leur étoile. Une telle découverte double ainsi le nombre de planètes habitables que pourrait abriter chaque naine rouge et a une importance cruciale dans la quête de vie sur d’autres mondes.Une découverte à confirmer “Un thermostat qui rend de telles planètes plus clémentes implique que nous n’avons pas à chercher aussi loin pour trouver une planète habitable”, souligne Nicolas Cowan dans un communiqué. Reste que la découverte et le rôle des nuages demeurent encore à confirmer. Pour cela, les chercheurs prévoient d’utiliser le télescope spatial James Webb qui sera mis en orbite en 2018 afin de mesurer la température des planètes à différents points de leur orbite. “Si une exoplanète manque de couverture nuageuse significative, les astronomes mesureront les températures les plus élevées lorsque l’hémisphère ‘jour’ de la planète fera face au télescope, ce qui se produit lorsque la planète est du côté le plus éloigné de son étoile. Dès que la planète reviendra pour montrer son hémisphère sombre au télescope, les températures atteindront leur point le plus bas”, détaille Jun Yang, autre co-auteur de l’étude. À lire aussiBoisson, météorite et Facebook, les actus sciences que vous devez connaître ce 5 septembre”Mais si des nuages hautement réfléchissants dominent le côté ‘jour’ de l’exoplanète, ils bloqueront une grande partie des radiations infrarouges. Dans cette situation, vous mesurerez les températures les plus basses lorsque la planète est sur son côté opposé, et les plus chaudes lorsque vous observez le côté ‘nuit'”, ajoute t-il encore. Cowan et ses collègues attendent donc avec impatience de pouvoir continuer les observations afin de confirmer leur découverte et de peut-être ouvrir une nouvelle voie dans la quête des planètes habitables. (crédits photo : Lynette Cook) Le 3 juillet 2013 à 13:01 • Maxime Lambert
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PORTLAND — Coast Guard officials say it appears that someone intentionally set a loaded grain barge adrift on the Columbia River.An earlier report by The Oregonian said the barge was to be unloaded at a terminal that has locked out longshoremen. However, in an email to The Columbian today, Pat McCormick, spokesman for a group of grain-terminal operators that includes United Grain Corp. at the Port of Vancouver, said Barge 550 “was not scheduled for either United Grain or Columbia Grain.”Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been locked out at United Grain, as well as Columbia Grain in Portland.Tidewater Barge Lines workers reported the barge missing late Friday night. According to a Coast Guard statement, a worker said ratchets used to hold the barge in place appeared to have been intentionally loosened.The crew of a passing tug came upon the unlighted, 252-foot-long barge floating between Portland and Vancouver and towed it back to the staging area where it had been moored.Coast Guard Capt. Bruce Jones says the loose barge could have endangered people or caused a collision.Longshore union spokeswoman Jennifer Sargent says the union had nothing to do with it. A Tidewater spokeswoman did not return calls for comment Monday.
MIAMI (WSVN) – Two weeks after a tragic boating accident took the life of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and two of his friends, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told 7News they have received Fernandez’s toxicology report from the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s office, Monday.According to the FWC, they expect the report o provide valuable information for its investigation.However, the commission does not plan to release any of its findings until the investigation is complete.Related: Family, friends attend emotional funeral mass for Jose FernandezTwenty-four-year-old Fernandez and two friends, 27-year-old Emilio Macias and 25-year-old Eduardo Rivero, were killed in a boating accident off Miami Beach that left his boat overturned on a jetty, near Government Cut and South Pointe Park, early Sept. 25.The news shook not only the Major League Baseball community but the South Florida community, as well.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Ira Khan’s cosy moments with boyfriend Mishaal KirpalaniInstagramAamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan is head over heels in love with her boyfriend Mishaal Kirpalani and she often shares some lovey-dovey moments on her Instagram. She recently shared a video wherein she is seen having a great time slow dancing with Mishaal at a night club. The lovebirds looked happy together during the moment but Ira’s cosy dance with her boyfriend has irked some of her followers who have now started throwing nasty comments on her.Shaming Ira Khan for getting too close to her boyfriend and hugging him tightly, one user vented out his frustation and said that it’s a sin for a girl to hug anyone before marriage and started reminding her that she is Aamir Khan’s daughter. Another user said that she was bringing shame to Aamir Khan’s name for the public display of such acts while some said that she was spoiling other girls by uploading such cosy videos on social media.However, there were many people who were in awe of their Ira and Mishaal’s loving chemistry and wished their relationship should culminate in a marriage.On May 10, Ira celebrated her 21st birthday with her boyfriend who had bag full of surprises for his ladylove to make her feel special in every way possible. Ira Khan, boyfriend Mishaal KirpalaniInstagramIra has always stayed away from all the media galore, but she’s quite active on social media. She not only shares her own pictures but also pictures taken by her, be it of nature, of dogs, of sea life, of works of art, of the beach or simply shots with her best friends and some of her memorable moments with her dad Aamir Khan.She Khan is interested in acting and may make her acting debut sooner than her elder brother Junaid Khan, who is more into theatre, as per Aamir Khan.
Kolkata: The annual firecrackers fair will be shifted to a new venue this year, with the organisers failing to get a go-ahead from the Army to hold the event at its traditional site, the Kolkata Maidan. The Army is the custodian of Maidan, a large open ground in the heart of the city. The fair, exhibiting an array of firecrackers, is usually held prior to the Kali Puja and Diwali festivities. It will begin from November 3 this year, instead of November 1, as the organisers – the Burrabazar Fireworks Dealers’ Association – claimed to have not received the consent letter from the Army till Monday evening. Also Read – Rain batters Kolkata, cripples normal life “We have been given the nod by police and other agencies to hold the fair at Vivekananda Park in Southern Avenue,” the association secretary Chittaranjan Maity said on Tuesday. The Kali Puja and Diwali is slated on November 6 and 7, respectively. “It will take more time to set up stalls and meet the safety regulations at the new place,” another official of the association said. An Army spokesperson said it had nothing to comment on the matter. Also Read – Speeding Jaguar crashes into Mercedes car in Kolkata, 2 pedestrians killed The firecrackers fair or ‘Bazi Bazaar’ started at Maidan in 1995 and was being held there since then. Only 44 stalls had come up in the fair last year, down from the number of around 150 a couple of years back, Maity said, adding, each stall recorded a daily business of Rs 5-6 lakh in 2017. Two other fireworks fairs at Tallah in north Kolkata and Behala in the city’s southern fringe would be open from November 1.
John Carrino, M.D., M.Ph., presents “Challenges and Opportunities for Radiology to Prove Value in Alternative Payment Models” at AHRA 2019. Photo by Greg Freiherr Related Content Demand for ultrasound scans at U.S. outpatient centers could grow by double digits over the next five years, according to a speaker at AHRA 2019. A variety of factors, however, could cause projections for this and other modalities to change. Graphic courtesy of Pixabay News | July 31, 2008 CMS Lists More Non-Reimbursable, Hospital-Acquired Never Events Feature | Information Technology | July 31, 2019 | By Greg Freiherr How Smart Devices Can Improve Efficiency Innovation is trending toward improved efficiency — but not at the expense of patient safety, according to… read more News | Radiology Business | August 01, 2019 Philips Completes Acquisition of Carestream Health’s HCIS Business … read more Body language expert Traci Brown spoke at the AHRA 2019 meeting on how to identify when a person is not being honest by their body language. She said medical imaging department administrators can use this knowledge to help in hiring decisions and managing staff. August 1, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued a final ruling for three new hospital errors or conditions it will no longer pay for, including: surgical site infections following certain elective procedures, including certain orthopedic surgeries, and bariatric surgery for obesity; certain manifestations of poor control of blood sugar levels; and deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism following total knee replacement and hip replacement procedures. This is in additional to eight non-reimbursable, hospital-acquired conditions CMS approved last year, which go into effect this fall. Beginning last year, as required by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), CMS began selecting hospital-acquired conditions that were determined to be reasonably preventable. If a condition is not present upon admission, but is subsequently acquired during the hospital stay, Medicare will no longer pay the additional cost of the hospitalization and the patient cannot be held responsible for the additional cost. CMS said the rules are designed as a way to encourage hospitals to prevent never events. In last year’s final rule, CMS listed eight preventable conditions for which it would not make additional payments. In this year’s proposed rule, CMS identified nine potential categories of conditions, but based on public comments, is finalizing the three new conditions. CMS also announced yesterday it plans to add three new “never events” that it will no longer reimburse doctors for if the occur, including surgery on the wrong body part, surgery on the wrong patient, and wrong surgery performed on a patient. CMS said it opened a process to develop the three new National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) that would address Medicare coverage for these surgical errors. Medicare NCDs set national policy on whether Medicare will cover an item or service and under what conditions. Occurrences of these types of errors in the NCDs announced this week have been identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) as “serious reportable events,” commonly referred to as “never events.” Evaluating coverage of these procedures is a step for Medicare to help address patient safety concerns. CMS said it opened a 30-day public comment period on the three new proposed changes. A proposed decision memorandum will be released on or before Feb. 1, 2009 for another round of public comments and then finalized no later than April 30, 2009. “Never events cause serious injury or death to beneficiaries and result in unnecessary costs to Medicare and Medicaid due to the need to treat the consequences of the errors,” said CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems. “The steps taken today reflect our strong conviction that these events, in fact, should be prevented, and our commitment to protecting Medicare and Medicaid patients from them.” In 2002, prompted in part by the release of the 1999 Institute of Medicine report titled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” the NQF created a list of 27 Serious Reportable Events, which was expanded to 28 events in 2006. The NQF defines these events as errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable and serious in their consequences for patients. The IOM also concluded that medical errors including those that result in hospital-acquired conditions, may be responsible for as many as 98,000 deaths annually, at costs of up to $29 billion. For more information: www.cms.hhs.gov FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 Feature | Radiology Business | July 18, 2019 | By Stefanie Manack and Judy Zakutny Finding A Common Data Language for Radiology Approximately 30 percent of a hospital or health system’s profit comes from imaging according, to… read more Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 6:05Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -6:05 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. 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News | November 24, 2014 Research Says Lung Cancer With Minimally-Invasive Adenocarcinoma Has 97.7 Survival Rate Lung cancer patients with minimally invasive adenocarcinoma have similar, positive five-year disease-free survival and overall survival rates as patients with adenocarcinoma in-situ.November 24, 2014 – Lung cancer patients with minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) have similar, positive five-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates as patients with adenocarcinoma in-situ (AIS), according to research presented at the 2014 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology. News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | August 15, 2019 Mevion and C-RAD Release Integration for Improved Proton Therapy Treatment Quality Mevion Medical Systems and C-RAD announced the integration between the C-RAD Catalyst PT and the Mevion S250i proton… read more News | Radiation Therapy | August 16, 2019 Drug Accelerates Blood System’s Recovery After Radiation, Chemotherapy A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and chemists speeds up the regeneration of mouse and human blood stem… read more Following radiation, the bone marrow shows nearly complete loss of blood cells in mice (left). Mice treated with the PTP-sigma inhibitor displayed rapid recovery of blood cells (purple, right). Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications Lung adenocarcinoma accounts for 60% of all non-small cell lung cancers and is the most common form of lung cancer in both smokers and non-smokers and patients younger than 45 years old. 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This study examines the difference in DFS and OS rates for patients with diseases classified as AIS and MIA and determines if it is beneficial to categorize tumors according to additional sub-types. “Some researchers have advocated that AIS and MIA should have separate categorization,” said lead author Madhusmita Behera, Ph.D., associate director of research in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta. “Our analysis demonstrates that these carcinomas, especially when the tumor is 3 cm or less in size, are associated with excellent survival outcomes; therefore, tumor sub-classification into AIS and MIA may not provide additional prognostic information.” Videos | Radiation Therapy | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia Pierre Qian, MBBS, read more News | Radiation Oncology | July 31, 2019 Laura Dawson, M.D., FASTRO, Chosen as ASTRO President-elect The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) elected four new officers to ASTRO’s Board of… read more News | Radiation Therapy | August 02, 2019 Varian Showcases Cancer Care Systems and Software at AAPM 2019 Varian showcased systems and software from its cancer care portfolio, including the Identify Guidance System, at the… read more Related Content News | Artificial Intelligence | July 29, 2019 New AI Tool Identifies Cancer Outcomes Using Radiology Reports Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have demonstrated that an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can perform as… read more Pierre Qian explains radiotherapy to ablate VTVideo Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 7:34Loaded: 2.19%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -7:34 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. 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News | Proton Therapy | August 06, 2019 IBA Signs Contract to Install Proton Therapy Center in Kansas IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) recently signed a contract and received the first payment for a Proteus One solution… read more For more information: thoracicsymposium.org/ FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 News | Radiation Therapy | August 15, 2019 First Patient Enrolled in World’s Largest Brain Cancer Clinical Trial Henry Ford Cancer Institute is first-in-the-world to enroll a glioblastoma patient in the GBM AGILE Trial (Adaptive… read more The five-year DFS and OS rates were not statistically different between patients with AIS and MIA. The five-year DFS rate was 97.7% for all patients included in the analysis. The five-year DFS rate was 97% in patients with AIS and 96.7% in patients with MIA (p=0.34). The five-year OS rate was 97.3% for all patients included in the analysis. The five-year OS rate was 97.5% in patients with AIS and 96% in patients with MIA (p=0.58). News | Brachytherapy Systems | August 14, 2019 Efficacy of Isoray’s Cesium Blu Showcased in Recent Studies August 14, 2019 — Isoray announced a trio of studies recently reported at scientific meetings and published in medica read more The study’s analysis included information from 18 clinical studies published from 2011 and 2014. The 18 studies included a total of 863 patients, with 451 patients classified as AIS and 344 patients classified as MIA. One study reported survival data on patients (68) with AIS and MIA grouped together. The median age of all patients was 67.5 years old. 61% of patients were female, and 43% of all patients were smokers. The median tumor size was 1.3 cm. The MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center expansion is expected to be completed in 2023. Rendering courtesy of Stantec. 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“Don’t look for the home runs. They’ll come,” Peterson said. “Just take what they give you and the big ones will come.”Only once in his career has Peterson carried the ball 30-plus times in back-to-back games, and that was four years ago in Weeks 12 and 13. He had 32 rushes for 146 yards at Green Bay and then followed that up with 35 rushes for 211 yards against Chicago.Again, the Cardinals will likely lean heavily on Peterson as they look to climb past .500 for the first time since 2015.“The more you run it, obviously, that’s less passing situations and things that I don’t have to be nervous about as far as getting the quarterback hit,” Goodwin said, smiling. “But I loved it, man. As the game went on, he just started to wear on the defense. Hopefully we can duplicate that this Thursday.”Homefield advantage means nothingOn a short week, yes, it’s advantageous to play at home, except maybe when it’s a Cardinals home game against the Seahawks. In that case, homefield advantage goes out the window.Seattle is unbeaten in its last four trips to Arizona. They’ve turned University of Phoenix Stadium into CenturyLink Field-south in recent years.“I don’t know what it’s been,” receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. “What I’m hoping is that we change that and start taking care of business at home because we do have five home games down the stretch and three road games, so it’s important for us to be able to protect the field at home.” The Cardinals are 2-1 at home this season.Now while the Seahawks have had success in the desert, the Cardinals have had similar success in the Pacific Northwest, going 3-1 since 2013.“I think a lot of it is your defensive communication,” head coach Bruce Arians said. “Both crowds are so loud that their defensive communication sometimes break down because you can’t hear each other.”Perhaps an open roof will lessen the noise some. The plan is for the two NFC West rivals to play under the stars in front of a national television audience on Thursday, weather permitting of course.The game is big, especially for the Cardinals. A win would vault them into a second-place tie with Seattle.“Obviously, any time you play against a team in your division—especially a team that’s pretty much run this division for the last few years—you understand the brand of football you have to play. This is a great test of where we are as a football team,” Fitzgerald said. “We’re a .500 club right now. We know for us to be an elite team we got to beat elite football teams and Seattle is that.”Color Rush uniformsFinally, the Cardinals will get to wear their black and red Color Rush uniforms. ErrorOK ErrorOK The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes’ introduction of Alex Meruelo TEMPE, Ariz. – Thirty-seven carries is a lot. In fact, it’s the most by any running back this season. It’s also the most times Adrian Peterson has ever been handed the football in a single-game in his 11-year NFL career.That was just three days ago in San Francisco. In one day, it’s expected he’ll once again be asked to carry the offensive load for the Arizona Cardinals against Seattle.And Peterson wouldn’t have it any other way. Arizona Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson (23) runs against San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) “I’m feeling good, I’m feeling good,” he said Wednesday. “Body feeling fresh. Feeling rejuvenated. Ready to roll.”When the Cardinals arrived back in the Valley on Sunday night, Peterson went straight to the team facility and jumped in the cold tub. He worked out Monday morning and then took the field with his teammates for a walk-through.“It’s amazing, the first day of practice this week, even though it was a walk-through, he don’t believe in walk-throughs so he was still going pretty good,” offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin said. “It’s amazing to see a guy at that age play the way he plays run as hard as he runs, so I’m glad he’s on my team.”Peterson totaled 159 yards on his 37 carries. Of course, that was against the 49ers defense. The Seahawks defense figures to put up more resistance, even given all their injuries. Seattle ranks 15th against the run, allowing 109.4 yards.“They swarm to the ball well,” Peterson said. “They do a great job of competing. Their energy. They’re still running to the ball. They fly to the ball. To me, that’s the best thing about their defense.”To have success on Thursday Night Football, the Cardinals must stick with the run game, just as they did against the 49ers. Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact Top Stories 23 Comments Share Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs’ buying and selling “The jerseys looked pretty sweet,” said cornerback Patrick Peterson, who received a sneak peek last week. “Just our normal black jersey with red numbers on it now. The pants are cool, though.”The Seahawks, too, will be in Color Rush uniforms. They call theirs “Action Green”.“We might have to wear shields out there,” Peterson said, laughing.‘Larry Legend’ spotlightedThough he excels in the spotlight on the field, Fitzgerald typically does all that he can to avoid such attention when not playing football.That changes this week when “Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Life” premieres Friday on the NFL Network.“It’s really weird kind of talking about yourself and doing stuff like that in a team setting,” he said. “If I was Michael Phelps or if I was Tiger Woods and I was playing an individual sport and it was just predicated on my and my success to go out there and win, that would be different but this is a team game.”It took some convincing, but Fitzgerald finally green-lighted the project.“Twenty years from now, I’ll look back and it will be kind of nice to have. My children are in there and I have some people that I really respect that were a part of it,” he said. “I got a chance to watch it a couple of weeks ago and it was really, really well done.”