Nonprofits receive grants from lottery-ticket sales
By NORTHWEST HERALD
Created: Monday, August 13, 2012
SPRINGFIELD – Two McHenry County groups were among seven nonprofit organizations that received grants from Veterans Cash scratch-off lottery tickets sales.
Family Alliance of Woodstock received a $2,000 grant and TLS Veterans of McHenry received $43,787, according to a Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs news release.
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs announced $330,185 in grants to help nonprofits that deliver specialized programs and services to the Illinois veteran community.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
VA reviewing medications at Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Healthcare Inspection
Review of a Patient’s Medication Management
Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic Lincoln, Nebraska
August 10, 2012
Executive Summary
The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted a review of the medication management provided for a patient who received health care and prescriptions at the Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System. The patient died unexpectedly, and a medical examiner determined the patient’s cause of death was accidental multidrug toxicity. The purpose of this review was to determine if the patient received appropriate medication management.
The patient had a complex medical and mental health history, which included acute and chronic pain. He was well known to CBOC staff; from 2004 through February 2012, he received MH, primary care, and/or pharmacy services at least every 30 days at the CBOC.
A psychiatrist treated the patient and prescribed medications to address his mental health needs. A physician assistant treated the patient and prescribed medications to address his other acute and chronic conditions. CBOC providers prescribed a number of medications that had the potential for adverse interactions. The patient’s medication regimen remained essentially the same for several years prior to his death. Providers performed medication reconciliations, (reviews of active VA and non-VA medications), and monitored the patient’s compliance with his medication regimen.
Providers, pharmacists, and pharmacy software identified potential adverse medication interactions (low blood pressure, elevated potassium, and electrocardiogram abnormalities). Providers monitored these potential adverse medication interactions by annual blood chemistries, drug levels, and electrocardiograms. Mental Health providers conducted assessments at an appropriate frequency, referred the patient to pain management clinic services, and monitored his prescribed opioid use closely. CBOC providers managed the patient’s medication management appropriately. We made no recommendations. read report here
Review of a Patient’s Medication Management
Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic Lincoln, Nebraska
August 10, 2012
Executive Summary
The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted a review of the medication management provided for a patient who received health care and prescriptions at the Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System. The patient died unexpectedly, and a medical examiner determined the patient’s cause of death was accidental multidrug toxicity. The purpose of this review was to determine if the patient received appropriate medication management.
The patient had a complex medical and mental health history, which included acute and chronic pain. He was well known to CBOC staff; from 2004 through February 2012, he received MH, primary care, and/or pharmacy services at least every 30 days at the CBOC.
A psychiatrist treated the patient and prescribed medications to address his mental health needs. A physician assistant treated the patient and prescribed medications to address his other acute and chronic conditions. CBOC providers prescribed a number of medications that had the potential for adverse interactions. The patient’s medication regimen remained essentially the same for several years prior to his death. Providers performed medication reconciliations, (reviews of active VA and non-VA medications), and monitored the patient’s compliance with his medication regimen.
Providers, pharmacists, and pharmacy software identified potential adverse medication interactions (low blood pressure, elevated potassium, and electrocardiogram abnormalities). Providers monitored these potential adverse medication interactions by annual blood chemistries, drug levels, and electrocardiograms. Mental Health providers conducted assessments at an appropriate frequency, referred the patient to pain management clinic services, and monitored his prescribed opioid use closely. CBOC providers managed the patient’s medication management appropriately. We made no recommendations. read report here
Camp Lejeune Marine drowns off NC coast
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
A Camp Lejeune Marine died last weekend after drowning off the coast of Emerald Isle, authorities said Monday.
Lance Cpl. Esrom R. Joseph, 19, of Scott, La., died Saturday. Camp Lejeune authorities said the drowning is under investigation by the Emerald Isle Police Department as well as the command post.
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Police: Officer Shoots Armed Fort Carson Soldier
Police: Officer Shoots Armed Fort Carson Soldier
Fountain Police: Officer Was Responding To Domestic Violence Incident
ABC News 7
Posted By Alan Gathright
August 13, 2012
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- A man who was shot by a Fountain police officer after police say he threatened family members with a gun has been identified as a 34-year-old Fort Carson soldier.
Stephen Payne was shot by an officer in the 800 block of Daffodil Street just before 1 a.m. Sunday, KRDO-TV reported.
Fountain Deputy Police Chief Bill Elder told the news station that officers responded to a domestic violence case involving a man with a gun.
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Fountain Police: Officer Was Responding To Domestic Violence Incident
ABC News 7
Posted By Alan Gathright
August 13, 2012
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- A man who was shot by a Fountain police officer after police say he threatened family members with a gun has been identified as a 34-year-old Fort Carson soldier.
Stephen Payne was shot by an officer in the 800 block of Daffodil Street just before 1 a.m. Sunday, KRDO-TV reported.
Fountain Deputy Police Chief Bill Elder told the news station that officers responded to a domestic violence case involving a man with a gun.
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Veterans Affairs agency under investigation for conference spending
Veterans Affairs agency under investigation for conference spending
By Lisa Rein
Washington Post
09:00 AM ET, 08/14/2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and government sources said Monday.
The agency’s inspector general is investigating whether event planners and other organizers of the conference for human resources employees improperly accepted alcohol, concert tickets and spa treatments. Investigators also are looking into tens of thousands of dollars spent on promotional items for conference attendees, government sources said.
A total of about 1800 VA employees attended the four-day events, held in July and August 2011 at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, officials said.
The investigation comes four months after the General Services Administration was engulfed in scandal over a Las Vegas conference for the agency’s West Coast employees that cost $823,000. That four-day event, revealed by the GSA inspector general, was billed as a training exercise but was little more than an entertainment junket. The agency’s top leaders were fired or forced out as a result.
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By Lisa Rein
Washington Post
09:00 AM ET, 08/14/2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and government sources said Monday.
The agency’s inspector general is investigating whether event planners and other organizers of the conference for human resources employees improperly accepted alcohol, concert tickets and spa treatments. Investigators also are looking into tens of thousands of dollars spent on promotional items for conference attendees, government sources said.
A total of about 1800 VA employees attended the four-day events, held in July and August 2011 at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, officials said.
The investigation comes four months after the General Services Administration was engulfed in scandal over a Las Vegas conference for the agency’s West Coast employees that cost $823,000. That four-day event, revealed by the GSA inspector general, was billed as a training exercise but was little more than an entertainment junket. The agency’s top leaders were fired or forced out as a result.
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