Washoe County Health District H1N1 (Swine) Flu Information and Resources

http://www.washoecounty.us/health/ephp/iis/swineflu.html

Reno-Tahoe Airport Hotel Network

http://reno.airporthotelnetwork.com

http://www.downtownrenohotelscom/

Downtown Reno Hotels offers great rates on over 50 hotels near downtown Reno.

All of our hotels have been approved by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection.

Nevada State Medical Association

http://www.nsmadocs.org

The One and Only Campaign

This project was implemented to raise awareness of the critical need for safe injection
practices among both health care providers and patients. It is believed that, grounded in
knowledge about safe injection practices, patients will be able to have a frank discussion
with their providers regarding an important issue that affects their own health.
The fundamental mission of the “One and Only” campaign is to ensure that the
transmission of blood-borne pathogens through unsafe injection practices becomes what
is aptly called a “Never Event.” For more information, please visit
www.OneandOnlycampaign.org

Medicare Meltdown Petition

 NSMA Executive Committee has approved NSMA joining the Texas Medical Association (http://www.texmed.org/) and other State Medical Societies in a "Million Signature" Campaign to replace the SGR formula and to end the continuing failure of Congress to fix Medicare payments. The petition is online. All you need to do is to add your name, city and state, then hit the "sign" button.Please join the Medicare Meltdown petition drive! Go to  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/meltdown  and sign the petition. Encourage your staff and patients to do the same.

Nevada Requests Provider Feedback on E-Health Initiative

We live in an era in which technology has tremendous potential to transform the delivery of medical care. Technology used to support health-related services is broadly known as health information technology (HIT). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 offers new support and funding to advance the use of HIT as a means to improve health care quality, assure patient safety, increase efficiency in health care delivery, and improve population health. As part of the overall HIT planning efforts for the State, Nevada’s Office of Health Information Technology has developed an E-Health survey to assess adoption rates and uses of HIT within Nevada's provider community. Please visit their website at: http://dhhs.nv.gov/HIT.htm

Drug Watch features up to date information on drug side effects, prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Looking for CME credits

Here are three websites to try:

www.medscape.com

www.vlh.com

www.cmeweb.com

Nevada Drug Card

www.nevadadrugcard.com

Here are some card highlights:

• Card is FREE!!!
• No eligibility requirements or restrictions
• Discounts on Brand and Generic medications up to 75%
• Cards provide discounts for people without health insurance, those with health insurance who are prescribed non-covered drugs and those with HSA's or high deductible plans.