In order to move forward on the Critical Care Tower expansion some core drilling of the upper floors needs to occur. To accommodate this, the first of three phases of temporary ICU closures will begin on July 16.

You and your patients have been considered in the development of this temporary closure plan.

Based on feedback from physicians, nurses and ISD representatives, Desktop II has been designed to be simpler and easier to use while continuing to meet the needs of the organization.

Key improvements include:

• simplified logon/logoff
• new graphics to make determining the status of the PC easier
• reduction of clutter on the Start/Programs menu
• following standard Microsoft Windows usage patterns where possible

The Washington Post (6/25, A3, Kane) reports that "the House voted [on Tuesday] to postpone a planned cut in payments to physicians who treat Medicare patients by approving a reduction in payouts to private insurers." The bill passed with a "surprisingly large bipartisan margin" of 355 to 59, a veto-proof majority. The legislation "forestalls a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals for 18 months. Democrats warned that such a decrease would lead to many physicians opting out of treating Medicare patients."

To see a video presentation of the status of the replacement for the California Physician Diversion Program, please click the link below.

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