National Technical Reports Library: 44 - Health Carehttp://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5RSS Feedhttp://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govAccelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain Among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home.Family caregivers--including relatives, friends, neighbors, and others who provide unpaid support--perform immensely valuable work, helping older adults with chronic disabilities get the help they need at home, rather than entering a facility. Recent ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108392Acute Inhalation Toxicity Study in Rats with Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanate, Oligomers(Polyisocyanurate-type).No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601632Administration for Children and Families Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.The mission of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to foster health and well-being by providing federal leadership, partnership and resources for the compassionate and effect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108136Administration for Children and Families Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.The mission of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to foster health and well-being by providing federal leadership, partnership, and resources for the compassionate and e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108141Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.This budget request reflects an effort, amid economic uncertainty and fiscal constraints, to fulfill AHRQs mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Our performance-based budget demonstrat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108123Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.By working directly with communities, ATSDR ensures that Americans have a safe and healthy environment in which to work, play and live, by preventing and stopping exposures to harmful chemicals. This reflects the key priority investments for this imp ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108124Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2012.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As the leading public health agency in the United States and abroad, CDC carries out its mission by working with partn ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108127Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.TThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As the leading public health agency in the United States and abroad, CDC carries out its mission by working with part ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108128Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.TTThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As the leading public health agency in the United States and abroad, CDC carries out its mission by working with par ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108129Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Lobbying Policies and Monitoring for Program to Reduce Obesity and Tobacco Use.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity-related medical expenses in the U.S. were an estimated $147 billion in 2008, and tobacco use costs the nation $96 billion in medical expenses each year. To help reduce obesity ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108409Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2012.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is an Operating Division within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The creation of CMS (previously the Health Care Financing Administration) in 1977 brought together, under unified l ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108137Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is an Operating Division within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The creation of CMS (previously the Health Care Financing Administration) in 1977 brought together, under unified l ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108138Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is an Operating Division within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The creation of CMS (previously the Health Care Financing Administration) in 1977 brought together, under unified l ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108142Combined Assessment Program Review of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois.The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected health care facility operations, focusing on patient care quality and the environment of care, and to provide crime awareness briefings. We conducted the review the week of February 11, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108224Combined Assessment Program Review of the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg, West Virginia.The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected health care facility operations, focusing on patient care quality and the environment of care, and to provide crime awareness briefings. We conducted the review the week of February 11, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108219Combined Assessment Program Review of the Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia.The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected health care facility operations, focusing on patient care quality and the environment of care, and to provide crime awareness briefings. We conducted the review the week of March 25, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108220Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, Las Vegas, Nevada.The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected health care facility operations, focusing on patient care quality and the environment of care, and to provide crime awareness briefings. We conducted the review the week of March 18, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108221Community Based Outpatient Clinic Reviews at North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida.We evaluated select activities to assess whether the CBOCs operated in a manner that provides veterans with consistent, safe, high-quality health care. We conducted an onsite inspection of the CBOCs during the week of March 25, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108222Community Based Outpatient Clinic Reviews at Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.We evaluated select activities to assess whether the CBOCs operated in a manner that provides veterans with consistent, safe, high-quality health care. We conducted an onsite inspection of the CBOCs during the week of March 4, 2013. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108223Correction for information reported in 8EHQ-12-18803 (dated August 29, 2012) with 1-(5-(2, 6-Difluorophenyl)-4, 5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl)ethanone.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601645Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010: Area Profiles of Drug-Related Mortality.The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related deaths referred to medical examiners and coroners (ME/Cs). In 2010, there were 543 participating ME/Cs who identified and reported to DAWN on all ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108766Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits.This publication presents national estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for the calendar year 2010, based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Also presented are comparisons of 2010 estimates with th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108760Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2011: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits.This publication presents national estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for the calendar year 2011, based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Also presented are comparisons of 2011 estimates with th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108763Enhanced One-generation Reproduction Toxicity Study (Range Finding) in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601635Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: Healthcare Facilities (Long Term and Hospice Care).This ethnographic research study examined three Health-Related Group Quarters (HRGQ) facilities. Health-Related Group Quarters (HRGQ) populations include but are not limited to those residents who live in skilled nursing facilities, long term and in- ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108728Evaluation of the Medicaid Health Home Option for Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions: Final Annual Report Base Year.This report presents first-year findings of the long-term evaluation of Medicaid health homes, a new model of care authorized in Section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act for high-need, high-cost beneficiaries with chronic physical conditions or seriou ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108396Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2009. Statistical Brief No. 362.This Statistical Brief provides descriptive statistics on expenditures for the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs, ranked by total expenses in 2009 for adults age 18 and older in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized popul ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108238Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010. Statistical Brief No. 410.This Statistical Brief provides descriptive statistics on expenditures for the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs, ranked by total expenses in 2010 for adults age 18 and older in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized popul ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108239Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010. Statistical Brief No. 411.This Statistical Brief provides descriptive statistics on expenditures for the top five most costly therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs, ranked by total expenses in 2010 for Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older in the U.S. civilia ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108480Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Career Fire Fighter Dies during Fire-Fighting Operations at a Multi-Family Residential Structure Fire - Massachusetts.On December 23, 2011, a 42-year-old male career fire fighter died during fire-fighting operations on the 2nd floor of a three-story apartment building. The victim was assigned to Engine 5 (E5) with a lieutenant and driver/pump operator. E5 was the fi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107722Filling the Gaps: Improving HIV Services for Asian & Pacific Islander Communities in Santa Clara County, California. A Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation.This report describes findings from a needs assessment among Asian and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) living in Santa Clara County, with a focus on the Vietnamese and Filipino community. This needs assessment was conducted as part of Fostering Leadership ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107958Floodproofing Non-Residential Structures.This manual has been developed to illustrate a broad range of floodproofing techniques that can be used to reduce flood damages to existing or proposed non-residential structures. The manual is primarily directed at local officials, building owners, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108212Food and Drug Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2012.FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nations food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA is also r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108139Food and Drug Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nations food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA is also r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108140Food and Drug Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nations food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA is also r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108143Four Studies.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601637Guide to Drug Abuse Warning Network Trend Tables, 2010 Update.Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Trend Tables provide estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for different groups of patients, different years, and different geographic locations. Each year DAWN produces an updated ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108762Guide to Drug Abuse Warning Network Trend Tables, 2011 Update.Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Trend Tables provide estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for different groups of patients, different years, and different geographic locations. Each year DAWN produces an updated ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108765Health Insurance: Seven States' Actions to Establish Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.A central provision of PPACA requires the establishment of exchanges in each state--online marketplaces through which eligible individuals and small business employers can compare and select health insurance coverage from participating health plans. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108411Health Resources and Services Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2012.The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is the principal Federal Agency charged with increasing access to basic health care for those who are medically underserved ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108133Health Resources and Services Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is the principal Federal Agency charged with increasing access to basic health care for those who are medically underserved ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108134Health Resources and Services Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is the principal Federal Agency charged with increasing access to basic health care for those who are medically underserved ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108135Health, United States, 2011, In Brief.Monitoring the health of the American people is an essential step in making sound health policy and setting research and program priorities. In a Chartbook and detailed tables, Health, United States provides an annual picture of the health of the ent ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108371Indian Health Service Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2012.For FY 2012, the IHS provides a comprehensive set of performance measures that reflect essential health services with evidence-based linkages to improved health outcomes. The automated monitoring of these performance measures from the local to the na ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108130Indian Health Service Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.For FY 2013, performance measurement and reporting at the IHS includes a comprehensive set of evaluation measures and outcomes. The Agency's budget offers outcome-based information that enables the IHS to share with stakeholders its progress toward a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108131Indian Health Service Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.The Indian Health Service (IHS), an Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal Federal Agency charged with the mission of raising the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Nati ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108132Medicaid: Alternative Measures Could Be Used to Allocate Funding More Equitably.Medicaid is the largest federal program assisting states in financing medical and health-related services for certain low-income individuals. States and the federal government share in the financing of the Medicaid program, with the federal governmen ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107713Medical Surveillance Technology - Clinical Looking Glass.The Department of Defense/Tricare system faces significant challenges in protecting the health of nine million service members, their families, and retirees. At the same time these entities must control costs and monitor, measure, and improve the qua ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA574690Medicare Imaging Accreditation: Establishing Minimum National Standardes and an Oversight Framework Would Help Ensure Quality and Safety of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services.MIPPA required that beginning January 1, 2012, suppliers that produce the images for ADI services, such as physician offices and independent diagnostic testing facilities, be accredited by an organization approved by CMS. MIPPA directed GAO to conduc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108421Medicare: Legislative Modifications Have Resulted in Payment Adjustments for Most Hospitals.To help control the growth of hospital spending, give hospitals an incentive to provide care efficiently, and ensure beneficiary access, Congress created the IPPS in 1983. Yet, Congress can enhance Medicare payments to certain hospitals by changing t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107711Minority Undergraduate Research in Prostate Cancer: Bridging Opportunities for Postbaccalaureate Education.Four students, 3 from Delaware State University and 1 from Lincoln University, were recruited to participate in prostate cancer research in laboratories at the University of Delaware. In compliance with the aims of our grant the students each receive ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA573893MTF Refill Mail Service Initiative Pilot: Fiscal Year 2003 Report.The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) requested that CNA evaluate an ongoing joint Department of Defense (DoD)/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot study for mailed refill services. The DoD/VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) pilot i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA574410National Drug Control Strategy, 2013.The Presidents inaugural 2010 National Drug Control Strategy laid out a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to reducing drug use and its consequences in the United States. In doing so, the Administration charted a third way in drug policy, a path ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108767National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2011. Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities.This report presents results from the 2011 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), an annual census of facilities providing substance abuse treatment. Conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108768Need for and Receipt of Substance Use Treatment among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.The 2010 Census notes that non-Hispanic Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders make up about 5 percent of the countrys population. Between 2000 and 2010, the Asian American or Pacific Islander population grew by over 43 percent, while the total populat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108770Operating Room of the Future: Advanced Technologies in Safe and Efficient Operating Rooms.The current research project activities are based upon three pillars of research, OR Informatics, Simulation for Training and Smart Image. A fourth pillar was added during this period of performance that targeted physical and cognitive ergonomics/hum ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA574352Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Enrollment and Spending in the Early Retiree Reinsurance and Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Programs.In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) appropriated $5 billion each to establish and carry out two temporary programs--ERRP and PCIP. ERRP reimburses sponsors of employment-based health plans to help cover the cost of p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108408Preliminary Findings of a Combined Repeated Dose Toxicity Study with the Reproduction/Developmental Toxicity Screening Test.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601631Prescription Drugs: Comparison of DOD and VA Direct Purchase Prices.In fiscal year 2012, DOD and VA spent a combined $11.8 billion to purchase drugs on behalf of about 18.5 million beneficiaries. Both agencies purchase drugs directly from manufacturers via prime vendors--intermediaries that provide the drugs at a dis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107727Quantitative Analysis of Bone Microstructure Using Tomosynthesis.The purpose of the project is to determine the potential of Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) for quantitative analysis of vertebral bone quality and for predicting vertebral bone fragility. The current scope, as a proof of concept study, is to compare par ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA573941Results from Analysis of Sediments and Surface Water in the Decatur, Alabama Area with Perfluorinated Chemicals.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601641Results in a Four-hour Inhalation Toxicity Test in Rats with Fluorocarbonitrile Derivative.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601622Results of a 104-Week Oncogenicity (Feeding) Study in Rats and a Two-Generation Reproduction Study in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601642Results of a Four-week Sub Acute Inhalation Study in Rats with Benzene, 1,1,1-methylidynetris (4-isocyanato-).No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601623Results of a Green Algae Toxicity Study with Five Experimental Pesticides with LS 5882836, LS5881417, LS 5881419, LS5882077, and LS 5882079.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601628Results of a Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study in Rats and a Dose-finding Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601634Results of a Probe Study with Pregnant Rabbits.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601624Results of a toxicity study in Green Algae (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata).No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601630Results of a Two-generation Reproduction Toxicity Study in Rats and a 104 Week Dietary Combined Toxicity/Carcinogenicity Study in the Rat.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601633Results of a Two-Generation Reproduction Toxicity Study in Rats and a 104-week Oncogenicity Study in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601643Results of a Two-Generation Reproduction Toxicity Study in Rats with 4-Trifluoromethoxybenzenz- N-Carboxymethyl Carbamoyl Chloride.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601644Results of an Acute Green Algae Study with Mixture.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601621Results of an Acute Inhalation Study with Rats with Partially Fluorinated Acrylic Copolymer in Ester Co-solvents.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601640Results of an Acute Inhalation Toxicity Study in Rats with Ethanol, 2-amino-.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601638Results of an Acute Inhalation Toxicity Study in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601619Results of an Acute Oral Study in Rats with Mixture Test Structure..No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601620Results of an Acute Toxicity Test on the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with WP Formulation EXP 5848650.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601627Results of an Acute Toxicity Test with Four Experimental Pesticides on Aquatic Water Plants (Lemna gibba) with LS 5781594, LS 5821597, LS 5852150, and LS 5856545.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601625Results of an EpiDerm Skin Corrosion Test and a Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601629Results of an Range-finding Gavage Study in Rats.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601626Results of Three Studies.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601636Resultus of Limited Range-finding Study in Rats with Phenol, 4,4-(1-methylethylidene)bis-, polymer with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine and 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane.No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0601639Rural Pharmacy Closures: Implications for Rural Communities. Rural Policy Brief No. 2012-5.Retail pharmacies provide essential services to residents of rural areas and serve many communities as the sole provider of pharmacist services. Losing the only retail pharmacy within a rural community (census designated city), and within a 10 mile r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108095Socioeconomic Resources Technical Report. Windy Gap Firming Project.The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has received a proposal from the Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, acting by and through the Windy Gap Firming Project Water Activity Enterprise (Subdistrict) to improve the f ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107960State of Wisconsin FFY 2013 Highway Safety Performance Plan.Our transportation system is essential to societys continuing prosperity and an inescapable component to everyday life in Wisconsin; as a society we should not accept casualties as a foregone consequence of that system. Wisconsin citizens and state p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108255Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2013.After careful review of SAMHSA's entire portfolio in FY 2012, strategic reductions are proposed in FY 2013 while maintaining support for the highest priority strategic initiative goals for Prevention and for Trauma and Justice. The SAMHSA FY 2013 Bud ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108125Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.Behavioral health is an essential part of health service systems and community-wide strategies that work to improve health status and lower costs for families, businesses, and governments. Through practice improvement in the delivery and financing of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108126Summary Report of Consumer eHealth Unintended Consequences Work Group Activities.As part of a contract from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to Westat, Inc., the authors constituted a Work Group on Consumer eHealth, charged to describe anticipated and actual benefits of consumer eHealth, to ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108358Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2000-2010. State Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services.This report presents data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) by Census division and State for admissions in 2010, and trend data for 2000 to 2010. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of admis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108771United States Office of Personnel Management Congressional Budget Justification Performance Budget, Fiscal Year 2014.The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the Federal Governments chief human resources agency and personnel policy manager of the Federal workforce. OPM achieves its mission to Recruit, Retain and Honor a World-Class Workforce to Serve the Am ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108094Use of Workers' Compensation Data for Occupational Safety and Health: Proceedings from June 2012 Workshop.Workers compensation systems in the U.S. have grown complex since their initiation a century ago. All U.S. states (except Texas) require workers compensation insurance coverage by nearly all employers. Each jurisdiction mandates that workers compensa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107741VA Health Care: Management and Oversight of Fee Basis Care Need Improvement.While VA treats the majority of veterans in VA-operated facilities, in some instances it must obtain the services of non-VA providers to ensure that veterans are provided timely and accessible care. These non-VA providers are commonly reimbursed by V ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108422Web-Based Predictive Analytics to Improve Patient Flow in the Emergency Department.The Emergency Department (ED) simulation project was established to demonstrate how requirements-driven analysis and process simulation can help improve the quality of patient care for the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Veterans Affairs Medic ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130008627