Day: May 7, 2014

New HHS Data Show Quality Improvements Saved 15,000 Lives and $4 Billion in Health Spending

Hospital Readmissions Fall by 8 percent among Medicare beneficiaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014.  Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that new preliminary data show an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally during 2011 and 2012.  National reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and[Read More…]

Report Finds Numerous Schools Near Toxic Pesticide Fields

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013.  A new report from the California Department of Public Health finds 36 percent of public schools in the state have pesticides of public health concern applied within a quarter mile of the school. Persistent and toxic pesticides like chlorpyrifos, methyl bromide, and malathion are among the[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 6, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014 – 12:45 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here and for attending your daily briefing.  I do not have any announcements at the top, so I will go straight to questions.  Julie. Q    Thanks, Jay.  I wanted to ask[Read More…]

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