On 19 July 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System proposed rule (OPPS Proposed Rule),1 which includes a proposal to significantly increase penalties on hospitals for noncompliance with CMS’s price transparency rules (collectively, the Hospital Price Transparency […]
Read MoreBy External SourceNew Caledonia, Jul 22 2021 (IPS-Partners) Abundant with diverse coral and fish species, the South-West Pacific reefs play a critical role in the marine ecosystems and economies of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). While there is no question that climate change is affecting coral, the level and […]
Read MoreTim gabungan berhasil memadamkan kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) di kawasan hutan lindung Giam Siak Kecil di Desa Tebing Serai, Kecamatan Talang Muandau Kabupaten Bengkalis yang terbakar sejak Rabu ( 21/07) “Tim …
Read MoreCountry: Ethiopia Source: World Food Programme It is the first passenger flight since commercial flights were halted on 24 June and took more than 30 employees from organisations working to deliver urgently needed aid to conflict-hit communities.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Kanenori Among the world’s ecosystems most vulnerable to climate change are coral reefs. “Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans,” observes the Knowledge Project. “Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons — like trees — potentially contain long-term records of climate which can […]
Read MoreBritain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Republic of Korea, through its Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), today signed a new Framework Arrangement which establishes overarching terms and conditions that will govern the cooperation through voluntary contributions and facilitate future negotiations between MFDS […]
Read MoreOn 18 March 2021, the State Council of China announced certain amendments (the 2021 Amendment) to the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (the Medical Device Regulation). The 2021 Amendment took effect on 1 June 2021. This was the third amendment to the Medical Device Regulation since […]
Read MoreNashville – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has served as legal counsel to Reliant Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: RBNC) in connection with Reliant’s entry into a definitive merger agreement with United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCBI) providing for United’s acquisition of Reliant and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Reliant Bank, […]
Read MoreRoma Capannelle Cricket Ground, home ground of Emi and Zaryan’s cricket club. Photo courtesy: Italian Cricket TV By Daud Khan and Ahmed RazaROME, Jul 21 2021 (IPS-Partners) Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments about the need to promote ‘Pakistaniyat,’ a debate has been underway on what constitutes this ideology and […]
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