Tag Archives: secondary brain injury
BIAA Signs On In Support of National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution
BIAA Signs On In Support of National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution BIAA was proud to sign on as a supporter of the National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution (S. Res. 518), which passed the Senate on Monday.
BIAA Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
BIAA Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Also this week, BIAA submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in charge of funding TBI programs within the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. BIAA’s testimony
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations This week the House of Representatives passed by a veto-proof margin H.R. 5613, important legislation which would place a moratorium until March 2009 on seven harmful Medicaid regulations issued by the
Congress Passes TBI Act Reauthorization
Congress passed legislation to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury Act this week! The bill is now ready to be sent on to the President for his signature into law. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed S. 793 – the
Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines
Effective: January 1, 2006 Download PDF
Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails
For a perfectly healthy woman, Dianne Kerley has had quite a few medical tests in recent years: M.R.I. and PET scans of her brain, two spinal taps and hours of memory and thinking tests. Ms. Kerley, 52, has spent much
Medicare Package Includes Important Rehabilitation Provisions
Congress approved a Medicare “extenders” bill this week, which includes three significant rehabilitation provisions that have been legislative priorities this year for BIAA: Medicare’s 75 Percent Rule on inpatient rehabilitation, Medicare outpatient therapy caps, and the pending regulation on Medicaid’s
Treatment Holds Promise for Decreasing Secondary Brain Injury in TBI Patients
Description Effective resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage is a challenge. While blood is the optimal resuscitation fluid, it is typically not available in the out-of-hospital setting, and its use is associated with certain risks. Research shows
Plato expects bigger 2Q loss as revenue falls
Shares of Plato Learning dropped 9.7 percent Friday after the provider of computer-based tutoring programs said its second-quarter net loss widened as revenue declined. The net loss in the quarter ended April 30 likely will be between $5.5 million and
Spring fashion show to raise funds for hospital
Name : DENNIS J. WRIGHT, dwright@phoenixvillenews.com 05/09/2006 According to Cynthia Morrison, chairman, “Toast To Spring” will include the latest fashions, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and a silent auction and raffle. “Everyone from youngsters to grandparents will get a glimpse of the
