18Apr/17

Unauthorized GoFundMe Pages Pop Up After Facebook Killing – NBC 6 South Florida


NBC 6 South Florida

Unauthorized GoFundMe Pages Pop Up After Facebook Killing
NBC 6 South Florida
The company guarantees that donors‘ funds will go to the right person. If GoFundMe determines that fraud occurred in connection to a page created after Oct. 3, 2016, donors can get as much as $1,000 back, and the beneficiary can have as much as $25,000

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18Apr/17

Mother recalls daughter’s sacrifice through organ donation – Alexandria Town Talk


Alexandria Town Talk

Mother recalls daughter’s sacrifice through organ donation
Alexandria Town Talk
Sheila, 31, was a registered organ donor. As her condition worsened while she was in the ICU, doctors informed Sheila that unless she allowed herself to progress to brain death, she would not be able to donate some of her vital organs. She made the …

18Apr/17

CMS Needs to Address Medicare Underfunding in 2017 Hospital Inpatient Rule for Bone Marrow Transplantation – AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

CMS Needs to Address Medicare Underfunding in 2017 Hospital Inpatient Rule for Bone Marrow Transplantation
AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
Only 30% of patients have a perfect match among their siblings; in the past, the best outcomes for others were managed through transplant using an unrelated adult donor or with umbilical cord blood. With the growth of the world’s adult donor registries

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18Apr/17

Gym members flex muscle to hold blood donation drive – The Borneo Post


The Borneo Post

Gym members flex muscle to hold blood donation drive
The Borneo Post
KUCHING: Maximus Gym in collaboration with Eight Demons Motorcycle Malaysia has responded to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) blood bank’s call by organising a blood donation drive at Maximus Gym & Fitness near Batu Kawa here recently.

18Apr/17

National Marrow Donor Program®/Be The Match® Disappointed CMS IPPS Proposed Rule Does Not Address – PR Newswire (press release)

National Marrow Donor Program®/Be The Match® Disappointed CMS IPPS Proposed Rule Does Not Address
PR Newswire (press release)
In 2016, CMS issued a final rule for transplants performed in the outpatient setting, which included significant changes to reimbursement and the methodology for reporting costs related to bone marrow and cord blood transplants. Ninety seven percent of …