Hiawatha OKs maintenance codes

St. Joseph News-Press;  February 18, 2002 ;   STEPHANIE ZEILSTRA;   393 words ......and the long-debated property maintenance codes in Hiawatha, Kan., are in place. The Hiawatha City Commissioners approved the codes a few weeks ago with a 3-2 vote. The decision...residents who opposed the property maintenance codes. Since the codes were passed, many residents...

AAHA diagnostic codes standardize disease entry

DVM;  May 1, 2006 ;   Tremayne, Jessica;   401 words ......payments LONG BEACH, CALIF. - The Diagnostic Codes Task Force established by the American...development of 2,000 uniformly accepted codes for veterinary practices. "The standardizing of diagnostic codes will mark a major milestone for the veterinary...

New CPT codes promote interventions.(Practice Trends)

Clinical Psychiatry News;  November 1, 2007 ;   Worcester, Sharon;   787 words ...Two new health care codes for substance abuse screening and brief...new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes (99408 and 99409) is a key concern among...these new additions. The existence of codes does not ensure payment for the codes...

New BEE codes' stark choice: comply or go bustCompanies that don't...

The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  December 24, 2006 ;     787 words ......shift when black economic empowerment (BEE) codes come into effect next year. They will make...going out of business. The government's codes of good practice, approved by the cabinet...of misrepresentation of BEE status. The codes will make it possible to measure the proportion...

The impacts of codes of practice on worker livelihoods: empirical evidence...

The Journal of Corporate Citizenship;  December 22, 2007 ;   Nelson, Valerie Martin, Adrienne Ewert, Joachim;   787 words ......the impacts of social and environmental codes of practice in the South African wine and...systematic empirical evidence of whether such codes can make a difference to the livelihoods...order to identify the specific impact of codes of practice. This paper sets out the findings...

New CPT codes promote drug abuse screening.(Psychiatry)

Internal Medicine News;  November 15, 2007 ;   Worcester, Sharon;   787 words ...Two new health care codes for substance abuse screening and brief...new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes (99408 and 99409) is a key concern among...these new additions. The existence of codes does not ensure payment for the codes...

EDITORIAL: Why not speak same language?: First responders should consider...

Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV);  November 28, 2006 ;     484 words ...Nov. 28--As codes go many serve a good purpose, like protecting information...example, where would we be now without Morse code or ZIP codes. Not to mention the application of codes in the world of foreign intelligence and technology. However...

CPT codes promote substance abuse screening.(Mental Health)(Current...

Family Practice News;  December 15, 2007 ;   Worcester, Sharon;   787 words ...Two new health care codes for substance abuse screening and brief...new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes (99408 and 99409) is a key concern among...these new additions. The existence of codes does not ensure payment for the codes...

Police codes could be thing of the past: NIMS pressing law enforcement...

Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX);  November 28, 2006 ;     576 words ...Byline: Edwina P. Garza Nov. 28--HARLINGEN -- Codes used by law enforcement agencies to communicate...organizations across the country to switch from the 10 codes to plain English. That means codes like 10-20, police talk for location, could disappear...

BUILDING CODES UP FOR REPEAL

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  June 18, 2004 ;   Kelly Milner;   787 words ......Commission gave its intent to repeal building codes in the unincorporated county Thursday night...favor of starting the process to repeal the codes, with commissioner Jack Knudson voting...January 2003, Laramie County adopted building codes that apply to homes, which is not mandated...

Summer shock waves: big changes are on the way for the codes and standards...

PM Engineer;  September 1, 2003 ;   Ballanco, Julius;   787 words ......developments recently sent shock waves through the codes and standards profession--one in Washington...will have a long-term effect on the way codes and standards writing organizations conduct...is adopted by a jurisdiction. All of the codes and standards organizations copyright their...

BUILDING CODES DELAYED

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  August 4, 2004 ;   Kelly Milner;   572 words ......weeks to decide whether to repeal building codes. Commissioner Jack Knudson said they would...cuff," said Haynes, who is against the codes. Dorothy Wilson is Cheyenne's planning...We took a long time implementing (the codes), because we wanted to make sure it was...

CPT codes: Get ready for 2008

Medical Economics;  December 21, 2007 ;   Halenar, Barbara F;   787 words ...Don't let outdated codes cause claim denials. Review key changes...it's time once more to review the CPT codes that will take effect Jan. 1 to see which...forms and systems now to reflect the new codes. And if you haven't already incorporated...

CPT: New codes for the new year

Medical Economics;  December 15, 2006 ;   Halenar, Barbara F;   787 words ...Don't risk denials by using outdated codes. Review the major changes here, and be sure to check the...denials-and delayed revenue-later. There are 259 new CPT codes, 75 revised codes, and 111 deleted ones. You can find the full list in Appendix...

OFT confirms tougher approach to consumer codes.

M2 Presswire;  July 11, 2001 ;     581 words ......OFT confirms tougher approach to consumer codes (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...with a challenging regime for consumer codes of practice in the light of responses to...details [1] of the final criteria for new codes and priority sectors, John Vickers, Director...