In February, U.S. Congress passed two bills, S. 781 and H.R. 3541, diat individually and collectively affect the federal do not-call registry. Together, the bills will extend the Federal Trade Commission's FTC ability to collect fees to maintain the DNC registry. (This is important because its authority to do so...
If you were anxiously anticipating the "Do Not Call" list's 2008 expiration, you're in for some disappointment. Although the list -- initiated in 2003 -- was supposed to have a five-year shelf life, the FTC announced that consumers will not have to re-register next year since future legislation may make the...
The Director, Nurses' Registry job description template includes the following job summary: To maintain a registry of nurses qualified and available for private duty nursing care, assuring proper licensing, accreditation, and maintaining proper records of assignments and agency revenue following guidelines established by the state association for registered nurses. Additional...
IC Places, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ICPL) announced today that is has signed Eric Kennedy, former President and Editor in Chief of DuPont Registry, as IC Places' Editor in Chief.
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- IT managers can realize greater ROI from their Service-Oriented Architecture SOA assets and minimize development risks by using SOA registries, a study issued today by Nucleus Research finds. Registries promote reuse of existing IT assets, help to align software development and enable IT managers to regulate how...
REGISTRIES FLAWED. Twenty-four of 38 states surveyed by the HHS Inspector General failed to update their nurse aide registries within 10 days of substantiating a finding of abuse, neglect or theft, as required. In addition, more than 1,500 nurse aide REGISTRIES FLAWED. Twenty-four of 38 states...
The Windows registry contains profiles for every user who has an account on the local system, information about all internal and external hardware connected to the computer, information about all of the applications installed in the operating system, and the details about every configuration setting made throughout the operating system....
Piscataway, NJ -- The Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers IEEE recently created a registry to support plug-and-play use of analog transducers in networks containing digital sensors and actuators. The registry, an extension of the orga Piscataway, NJ -- The Institute of Electric and...
Byline: Joanne Wojcik MINNETONKA, Minn.-In an effort to help improve patient safety, UnitedHealth Group is creating a prescription drug registry, using claims data from its more than 10 million members, to expedite the discovery of harmful side ef Byline: Joanne Wojcik ...
Protecting the privacy interests of wireless device users who do not wish to pay for sales calls necessitates protective measures in addition to the Registry. The Registry alone does not offer consumers enough protection from unwanted sales calls. Wireless consumers who have listed their numbers in the Registry can still...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Outcome Sciences, Inc. OUTCOME, the leading provider of patient registries and studies for evaluating real-world outcomes, announced today that Richard Gliklich, M.D., President and CEO of Outcome Sciences, will be moderating a panel on "Good Registry Practice" at the ISPOR 10th Annual European Congress on Monday, October...
Though the concept of a comprehensive clinical trials database surfaced in the mid 1970's, nearly 30 years later, in the United States, there is still no all-inclusive system in place for organizing, tracking, and disseminating information about ongoing clinical trials. This pharmaceutical industry alert examines the issues and forces behind...
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SAN FRANCISCO-Cyberspace has proved to be a match made in heaven for Williams-Sonoma and its bridal registry. In the three months since the retailer relaunched its online wedding and gift registry -- allowing couples to post their wish lists on the I SAN FRANCISCO-Cyberspace has proved...
A key message coming out of Stamford, Conn.-based research firm Gartner's Application Integration and Web Services conference is renewed interest in Web services registries and repositories. Registries were first envisioned as enabling request A key message coming out of...
Under current federal law, companies that engage in telephone solicitation or telemarketing must maintain a list of consumers who ask not to be called. While there are regulations concerning how such lists are to be maintained and for how long, no federal agency currently oversees the maintenance of the company-specificdo...
This issue is about consumer affairs and business regulation. In this issue the main aspects which have been covered include: Definitions, general Telephone Solicitation Regulations, Maintaining the Massachusetts do not call registry, telephone solicitor’s access to the Massachusetts do not call registry, consumer registration with the Massachusetts do not call...
This article gives a roundup of what HR needs to know about background screening: it is not the last thing one does after selecting a candidate. It should be the first consideration and the centerpiece of how one organizes their hiring. Background checking cannot give employers everything they want (there's...
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