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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Not elder law: Secrets of the world's oldest calculator are revealed
The secrets of the worlds oldest calculating machine are revealed today, showing that it had dials to mark the timing of eclipses and the Olympic games. Ever since the spectacular bronze device was salvaged from a shipwreck after its discovery in 1900 many have speculated about the uses of the mechanical calculator which was constructed long before the birth of Christ and was one of the wonders of the ancient world. The dictionary sized crumbly lump containing corroded fragments of what is now known to be a marvellous hand cranked machine is known as the 'Antikythera Mechanism' because it was discovered near the tiny island of Antikythera, between Crete and mainland Greece.
Source/more: The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/07/30/scicalc130.xml
July 31, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Scottish researchers claim benefits from new Alzheimer's drug
In Wischik's study, 321 people with either mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease were given a placebo or one of three doses — 30, 60 or 100 milligrams — of MTC three times a day for up to 84 weeks. Imaging scans were taken at the beginning of the study and again at 24 weeks. Patients' cognitive abilities were measured at 24, 50 and 84 weeks.
July 31, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Canada: Pill pack limitation criticized
An Ontario health ministry decision to severely limit pharmacists from dispensing so-called pill packs will push independent seniors into long-term care facilities, according to critics.
Effective Friday, the Ontario government will pay for only two pill packs per month under its drug plan. The packs, which include medication for a day or week, allow pharmacists to divide dosages for patients who take several prescriptions.
"Cutting payments to pharmacists will put people in grave danger," says Ron Marzel, lawyer for a coalition (dispensingwithcare.ca) that has fought restricting the $3 billion-a-year Ontario Drug Benefits Plan (ODB) from covering pill packs.
Added Marzel: "At the heart of the issue are senior citizens who will no longer be able to live at home and who will be pushed into nursing homes."
Several citizens' groups, including the 350,000-member CARP (Canada's Association for the 50-plus), have opposed Ontario's plan to cut payments. Susan Eng, the association's vice-president for advocacy, said recently: "CARP believes that continued and better access to compliance packs will assist people to remain independent and safe in their homes by reducing the threat of medication error."
Source/more: http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/469587
July 31, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
KFF report analyzes Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage plans enrolled a record 9.8 million beneficiaries, more than one in five of the nation's 44 million people on Medicare as of April 2008. That represents an increase of more than 800,000 beneficiaries in just four months, continuing a period of unprecedented growth for private plans in Medicare since 2003.
This issue brief, prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Marsha Gold of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., analyzes recent developments in the Medicare Advantage marketplace, including plan choices available to beneficiaries and enrollment trends by plan type and geography.
The brief also examines market share for the companies offering Medicare Advantage plans and the role Medicare Advantage plans play in providing employer-sponsored retiree health benefits.
Issue Brief (.pdf)
July 31, 2008 in Medicare | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Monday, July 28, 2008
Call for nominations: National Aging & Law Award
Call for Nominations
The 2008 National Aging and Law Conference (NALC) will take place December4-6, 2008. A highlight of the NALC is the presentation of the National Aging & Law Award at an Awards Dinner Thursday evening, December 4th.
We invite you to submit a nomination for the 2008 National Aging & Law Award. The 2008 Award will recognize Outstanding Achievements, at a National Level, in the broad arena of Law, Aging, and Social Policy. We hope you will assist in focusing public appreciation on notable, national-level efforts to advance law, aging and social policy.
Below, please find
(1) a page with additional information about the 2008 award including background, instructions for submitting nominations, and contact information for questions; and
(2) a nomination form with selection criteria (Note: you may generate your own form so long as the requisite information is provided).
Thank you,
The Sponsors of the National Aging and Law Conference
AARP Foundation, ABA Commission on Law & Aging, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Center for Medicare Advocacy, The Center for Social Gerontology, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, National Consumer Law Center, National Association of State Units on Aging. Note: In 2009, the National Aging & Law Award will recognize Outstanding Contributions at the State and/or Local Level.
Background, Instructions and Selection Criteria
The National Aging and Law Award, given in the spirit of the previous
Arthur S. Flemming Award (national advocacy) and Paul Lichterman Award
(state/local advocacy), honors individuals who have made significant
contributions to justice for older persons. The award rotates between
recognizing outstanding achievement
* in Law, Aging, and Social Policy at the National Level, and
* in Legal Services and Elder Rights Advocacy at the State and Local
The 2008 Award will be for: Outstanding Achievements, at a National Level, in the broad arena of Law, Aging, and Social Policy. An Awards Committee representing the National Aging & Law Conference (NALC) co-sponsors, will review nominations and select the awardee.
Instructions for Submitting Nominations
Deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday, September 26, 2008.
The Nomination Packet may not exceed 15 pages, and should include one copy
* A completed Nomination Form/Narrative explaining how the candidate meets each of the four selection criteria (5 pages maximum);
* Letters of support (minimum of three and maximum of five support letters, with a 2-page maximum per letter.)
Eligible Candidates: Nominees may not be
* current employees or Board members of any of the NALC co-sponsor organizations;
* former employees or Board members of NALC co-sponsors who have been gone less than two years from the time of the nomination; or
* past recipient of Flemming, Lichterman, or National Aging & Law Award.
Selection Criteria: Candidates will be judged on the basis of their national contribution in championing the rights of older Americans. They will be reviewed in terms of four specific criteria listed on the Nomination Form/Narrative (can be downloaded at http://www.tcsg.org/NominationForm.doc.)
To Submit a Nomination: Go to http://www.tcsg.org/NominationForm.doc
and download the Nomination Form/Narrative. (Or you may generate your
own document so long as you provide all the information called for on
the Form.)
Then submit your completed Nomination Form (maximum of five (5) pages) along with 3-5 support letters as indicated below.
Where / How to Send. Our preferred method of submission is via email, however you may also send one copy of your completed nomination packet to:
Brooke McCreary, Program Assistant
The Center for Social Gerontology
2307 Shelby Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48103
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
(Our preferred method of submission is to this email address)
fax: (734) 665-2071
July 28, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Canada: Reform Urged for Enduring Power of Attorney laws
Uniform Improvements Recommended for Enduring Powers of Attorney in the Four Western Provinces
Many people rely on enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) to authorize an attorney to handle their financial affairs while they are mentally incapable. In its report, Enduring Powers of Attorney: Areas for Reform, Western Canada Law Reform Agencies (WCLRA) recommends improvements in the EPA statutes of all four western provinces to address common issues. These recommendations are designed to make it easier to use EPAs in cross-border situations, to promote wider understanding and knowledge of attorney duties, and to provide some additional safeguards against attorney misuse of an EPA.
To make it easier to use EPAs in cross-border situations, WCLRA proposes:
· standard formal requirements for making EPAs;
· uniform legislative changes to promote recognition of EPAs made
in other provinces;
· a standard form EPA, for those who wish to use it.
WCLRA recommends that each province adopt and publicize a uniform statutory list of attorney duties. If everyone knows how an attorney is supposed to act, there is less chance that an attorney will misuse the power of an EPA through ignorance.
To safeguard against misuse, it is important to bring an attorney's conduct out into the open where others can notice if something seems wrong. Proposed safeguards in this area include:
· an attorney must give a formal notice to certain people when
the attorney starts to act under the EPA;
· persons who suspect misuse can contact a public official, who
would have the discretion to investigate;
· the public official would have the power to freeze accounts,
obtain information from financial institutions, examine records and
obtain warrants for search and seizure;
· financial institutions who suspect misuse would also be
empowered to temporarily freeze accounts while reporting their
WCLRA consists of the British Columbia Law Institute, the Alberta Law Reform Institute, the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan and the Manitoba Law Reform Commission.
Copies of this Report may be obtained at no charge by contacting The British Columbia Law Institute or by downloading it from the Internet
at: www.law.ualberta.ca/alri.
July 28, 2008 in Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
AARP Foundation will offer scholarships to attend NALC conference
In 2005, the AARP Foundation created a scholarship program in honor of Jerry E. Florence, former Director of the AARP Foundation who passed away suddenly during his tenure. Mr. Florence was a visionary leader who was respected and admired by all who worked with him.
In remembrance of Jerry, the AARP Foundation will award ten scholarships of $1,000 to first time attendees of the National Aging and Law Conference (NALC) to be held in December of 2008. Scholarships cover the cost of registration and travel, and also go toward lodging for the Conference. Scholarships are awarded to individuals who provide free or low-cost legal services to older persons that have limited income and resources; show commitment to the ethical representation of older persons; and demonstrate financial need to attend. Non-legal advocates such as adult protective services staff, law enforcement staff and others that work on behalf of older persons are also encouraged to apply.
The deadline for submission of scholarship applications is August 15.
To learn more and to apply, please visit aarp.org/nltp and click on the NALC scholarship link located on the left hand column.
July 28, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Upcoming conference--elder abuse and related topics
August 26 - 29, 2008
The 19th Annual National Adult Protective Services Association Conference
Adult Protective Services: Advocating, Protecting and Serving Vulnerable Adults
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, Illinois
Email: email@example.com
Telephone: 720-565-0906
Website: http://www.apsnetwork.org/Training/conference.htm
September 10 – 11, 2008
5th Annual Making the Case for Justice Conference: Investigation and Prevention of Crimes Against Elder and Vulnerable Adults
Meydenbauer Center
Bellevue, Washington
Email: email@example.com
Telephone: 206-296-8797
September 16, 2008 - September 19, 2008
Elder Abuse Instructor Training Program
Dallas, TX
Email: email@example.com
Telephone: 800-743-5382
Website: http://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/state-local/training-opportunities/elder-abuse-instructor-training-program-eaitp/
September 23-25, 2008
Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases
National College of District Attorneys – America's School for Prosecutors
National Advocacy Center
Columbia, South Carolina
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: (803) 705-5093
Website: http://www.ndaa.org/education/ndaa/special_issues_training_schedule.html
December 3 – 6, 2008
8th Annual National Aging and Law Conference
Double Tree Hotel
Arlington, Virginia
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: 202-434-2197
Website: http://aarpnltp.grovesite.com/page.asp?o=aarpnltp&s=NLTP&p=257256
July 24, 2008 in Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Loyola-Chicago announces 4th Summer Institute on Aging
The Fourth Annual Summer Institute on Aging
Dates August 11-August 14, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location Loyola Law Center, 25 E. Pearson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Aging and Financial Exploitation
The Summer Institute on Aging is a four-day, interdisciplinary course co-sponsored by Loyola's School of Law and School of Social Work that is open to social workers, attorneys, nurses, physicians, counselors, and geriatric care managers. This highly interactive course will explore the psychosocial, ethical, policy and legal issues related to financial exploitation and consumer fraud among older adults. Issues related to race, gender, ethnic and income differences among the elderly will be discussed. The course will feature faculty and guest speakers from a variety of disciplines. Through simulations and group work, the course provides an excellent opportunity for true interdisciplinary collaboration.
Faculty: Marguerite Angelari, J.D., Goedert Elder Law Professor & Director Elder Law Initiative of The Institute of Health Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Marcia Kornfeld Spira, PhD., LCSW, BCD, Associate Professor and Director, Institute on Intergenerational Study and Practice, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work
Steve Baker, Director Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission
Dan Belko, Office of the Public Guardian
Diego Flores, Sergeant, Vice Control, Unit, Chicago Police Department
Dr. Steven C. Fox DO., Private Practice, Geriatric and Disability Medicine
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Madelyn (Micki) Iris, PhD., Research Director, Council for Jewish Elderly
Heather Jones, LCSW, Private Practice
Jerome Lamet J.D., DCSD
Daniel P. Lindsey, J.D., Legal Assistance Foundation
Jill Morrison PLOWS, Council on Aging
The Hon. Patrick Murphy, Domestic Relations Div., Circuit Court of Cook County
Valencia Myton, PLOWS, Council on Aging
Kerry Peck, J.D., Peck, Bloom, Austriaco & Koeni g LLC
The Hon. Aurelia Pucinski, Domestic Relations Div., Circuit Court of Cook County
Peter Schmiedel J.D. Fishel & Kahn Ltd.
Sandy Stavropolis, J.D., Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Tom Wendt, J.D., Chief Legal Officer Center for Disability and Elder Law
Illinois Department on Aging
For more information contract the Elder Law Initiative at:
p(312) 915-6775 f(312) 915-7115 firstname.lastname@example.com
July 23, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Borchard Center RFP: Academic Research grants
The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
Requests Proposals for 2009 Academic Research Grants
The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging awards up to 4 grants of $20,000 each year. This Request for Proposals is open to all interested and qualified legal, health sciences, social sciences, and gerontology scholars and professionals. Organizations per se, whether profit or non-profit are not eligible to apply, although they may administer the grant. However, two or more individuals in the same institution or different institutions may submit a collaborative proposal.
The objectives of the grants are to further research and scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws, and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly, including those who are poor or otherwise isolated by lack of education, language, culture, disability, or other barriers.
The Center expects grantees to meet the objectives of the grant program through individual or collaborative research projects that analyze and recommend changes in one or more important existing public policies, laws, and/or programs relating to the elderly; or, anticipate the need for and recommend new public policies, laws, and/or programs for the elderly necessitated by changes in the number and demographics of the country's and the world's elderly populations by advances in science and technology, by changes in the health care system, or by other developments. It is expected that the research product will be publishable in a first-rate journal.
The Center makes no more than four annual grants up to $20,000 each. Larger budgets using outside matching funds are encouraged but not required. Favorable weight is given to proposals that indicate, where appropriate, that active attempts will be made to solicit required additional funds for the project (including a list of sources to be approached). Grant funds may be used for the approved budget purposes, which may include reasonable compensation for the principal investigator(s), consultant(s), and research assistant(s), print and computer-based research materials, and other necessary expenses. Ordinarily, summer salary support will not be approved where the applicant is eligible for significant support from his or her university or other institutions. Grant funds may not be used for university overhead or administrative charges, and the Center will not otherwise pay any such costs.
Applicants must submit seven copies of the application form (available on the Center's Web site), seven copies of a Research Grant Proposal (limit five pages, double spaced, not including appendices and any letters of support), and seven copies of each applicant's curriculum vita to:
The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
Attn: Mary Jane Ciccarello, Assistant Director
335 4th Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
The Research Grant Proposal should include a description of the research project, a detailed budget (including matching support), a discussion of how the research meets the objectives of the Center's grant program, why the project is otherwise important, and a description of the intended written research product and the publication(s) to which the work product will be submitted for publication.
All materials must be postmarked by September 30, 2008. No faxed applications or materials are accepted. Proposals will be reviewed and grants awarded by a committee composed of the Center's academic advisory board members, executive director, assistant director, and fellows. Selections will be made on or about December 15, 2008.
Upon completion of the research project, but not later than December 31 of the year following the award (unless the committee, for good cause, extends the completion date), grantees must submit seven copies of a final written report that includes a description and chronology of the research and results, an accounting for grant funds, and copies of any publications or products developed. In addition, a short written progress and status report must be submitted not later than June 30 of the year the award is granted. Upon publication of the research product, seven reprints must be given to the Center.
For further description of the Academic Research Grant Program, the Request for Proposals, and the application form, please see the Center's Web site at http://www.borchardcenter.org/argp.html. For any further information, please contact Mary Jane Ciccarello, Assistant Director, at 801-532-3626, email@example.com.
July 23, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Penn State Elder Law clinic newsletter now on-line
Here is a link to the most recent issue (Summer '08) of Penn State's Elder Law and Consumer Protection Clinic newsletter:
Thanks to Katherine Pearson.
July 22, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Ed McMahon sues for elder abuse
Ed McMahon sued a hospital, two doctors and an investment tycoon Friday over a neck injury he has said has left him unable to work, a circumstance he has blamed for his recent money woes. The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount, claiming negligence, battery, elder abuse and intentional infliction of emotional distress. It was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, two doctors, and the owner of a home where he says he fell in March 2007. The former "The Tonight Show" sidekick claims that Cedars-Sinai and its doctors originally discharged him with a broken neck and didn't adequately conduct two surgeries. McMahon's suit states his cardiologist later discovered that his neck was broken.
Cedars-Sinai has not been served with the lawsuit and could not comment on the allegations, said Simi Singer, a hospital spokeswoman. Also named in the lawsuit is Robert Day, who owns an investment firm and has been on Forbes' list of richest Americans in previous years, and his wife. McMahon claims a ramp-like staircase where he attended a dinner party was "unsafe" because it was poorly lit and lacked handrails.
Source/more: AP, http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hnRDS41TT3Iy0z4ISL2-0fOVA8pQD920K1B00
Thanks to Josh Ard for bringing to my attention.
July 22, 2008 in Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Century Foundation report disputes Social Security "crisis"
Scare Tactics: Why Social Security Is Not in Crisis
Opponents of Social Security have been striving to convince American workers, especially young adults, that Social Security will no longer exist by the time they retire. Phrases such as "imminent crisis" and "unmanageable costs" lace this rhetoric. To a large extent, this alarmism is voiced by those who are hostile to government and therefore favor replacing all or part of one of this nation's most successful and essential programs with private investment accounts. Bernard Wasow demonstrates why the "crisis" in Social Security is actually quite manageable. Originally published in 2004, this document was updated in July 2008.
July 18, 2008 in Social Security | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
National Health Law Program announces two job opportunities
* NHeLP Job Announcement: Director of Communications (July '08) www.healthlaw.org/library/item.201504
* NHeLP Job Announcement: Reproductive Health and Justice Staff Attorney (May ' 08) http://www.healthlaw.org/library/item.147714
July 18, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Triple A Foundation publishes update on senior traffic fatalities
The document compiles traffic fatality data on seniors for all fifty states:
Senior Passenger‐Vehicle‐Driver Fatalities by State, Year, and Age Group (2002 ‐ 2006, Ages 65+)
July 18, 2008 in Advance Directives/End-of-Life | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
New AARP report discusses state LTC reform
Summary: This AARP Public Policy Institute research paper examines the extent to which states have balanced the delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care (LTC) services and supports to people in their homes (or in more home-like settings in their communities) and in institutions. What is unique about this report is its primary focus on older people and adults with physical disabilities separate from other LTC populations, such as people with developmental disabilities. The paper explores what states have been able to accomplish under current Medicaid law and addresses the impact that federal policies have on the states' ability to balance service delivery.
This report is designed to stimulate LTC reform that will improve and increase options for older adults and people with disabilities. The ability of some states to accomplish substantial reforms for older people and adults with physical disabilities—as well as successes in the mental retardation/developmental disabilities movement, which have led to increased home and community-based services options for many—demonstrates that obstacles to change can be overcome.
Get the report: http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/programfunding/2008_10_ltc.html
July 18, 2008 in Health Care/Long Term Care | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
SSA OIG publishes report on bank fees charged for illegal garnishments against SS funds
The SSA's Office of the Inspector General has published a report on financial institutions that have been charging service fees for garnishing accounts holding Social Security funds. Federal law prohibits involuntary alienation of SS funds on deposit except in very limited circumstances. Here's a summary of the report:
"The objective of our review was to determine whether financial institutions (FI) were
deducting service fees and garnishments from beneficiaries' direct deposit, personal
accounts. This report contains information related to the 12 largest FIs and a sample of
13 small-, medium- and large-sized FIs that received electronic deposit of payments to
Social Security beneficiaries in the United States from September 1, 2006 through
August 31, 2007. Specifically, this report contains information on
• the number of FIs that allowed the garnishment of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability
Insurance (OASDI)1 and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)2 payments;
• the number of accounts upon which garnishment-related fees were imposed and the
total dollar amount of fees charged to these accounts as a result of the garnishment;
• the types of fees these FIs charged beneficiaries."
Read the report here: http://www.ssa.gov/oig/ADOBEPDF/A-15-08-28031.pdf
July 17, 2008 in Social Security | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Not elder law: Astronomers challenge historians re: dates of Julian invasion of Britain
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed. The traditional view is that Caesar landed in Britain on 26-27 August, but researchers from Texas State University say this cannot be right.
Dr Donald Olson, an expert on tides, says that the English Channel was flowing the wrong way on these dates. An invasion of the south coast at Deal on August 22-23 is favoured instead. The claims appear in the latest issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
Caesar came to Britain with 100 warships and two legions comprising 10,000 men. But as he approached Dover's white cliffs, spear-wielding Celtic warriors lined up along the ridge, prompting the Roman leader to look for a better landing spot.
He ordered his fleet to move along the coast, and after travelling about seven miles they came to "an open and flat shore".
What has been a matter of some debate is whether Caesar sailed left or right and when exactly his armada landed.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm
July 17, 2008 in Other | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Predicted costs of retirement are creeping higher
With medical care and other costs soaring, the portion of their pre-retirement pay that Americans will need in retirement to keep the same standard of living is rising, financial planners say. For years, a common projection was that workers needed to replace 70 percent to 90 percent of their pre-retirement pay to maintain the same living standard in retirement. But now, as medical costs grow, life spans lengthen and fewer retirees receive pensions, financial planners say you'll need more. Hewitt Associates is more pessimistic than most. New research released by the consulting company projects that workers will need to replace, on average, 126 percent of their final pay in retirement. The study, based on 1.8 million employees with 401(k) plans that Hewitt administers, says only 19 percent of participants are on track to meet their retirement needs. About 67 percent of workers are expected to have less than 80 percent of their projected needs. Sheryl Garrett, founder of the Garrett Planning Network, agrees that typical retirement replacement guidelines "just don't go far enough when you factor in the huge health-care responsibility that is shifting from the employer's shoulders to ours at retirement.
Source/more: Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080713/BUSINESS/807130330
July 16, 2008 in Retirement | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Medicare patients who bring a family member or other companion are more satisfied with care
More than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries appear to be accompanied by family members or companions during medical encounters, according to a report in the July 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Such medical visit companions may be associated with improved patient satisfaction, especially among beneficiaries in poor health. Families are increasingly understood to be relevant to patient care, according to background information in the article. However, little is known about which specific attributes of their involvement are most helpful to patients or result in the greatest improvements in quality of care.
Jennifer L. Wolff, Ph.D., and Debra L. Roter, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, and colleagues studied a sample of 12,018 Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older who participated in a 2004 survey. These older adults were representative of approximately 30 million Medicare beneficiaries living in the community.
The researchers found that:
- 38.6 percent of participants reported regularly being accompanied to medical visits
- Companions included spouses (53.3 percent); adult children (31.9 percent); other relatives (6.8 percent); roommates, friends or neighbors (5.2 percent); non-relatives (2.8 percent); or nurses, nurse aides or legal or financial officers (less than 1 percent)
- 63.8 percent of companions helped with communication, including 44.1 percent who recorded physician comments and instructions, 41.5 percent who communicated information about the patient's medical condition to the physician, 41 percent who asked questions, 29.7 percent who explained physician's instructions and 3.3 percent who translated the English language
- 28.4 percent of companions were reported to be present for company and moral support, 52.3 percent to assist with transportation, 16.6 percent to help schedule appointments and 8.4 percent to provide physical assistance
Beneficiaries with regular companions were more highly satisfied with their physician's technical skills, information-giving and interpersonal skills. Those whose companions more actively helped with communication rated their physicians' information-giving and interpersonal skills more favorably. This relationship was stronger among patients who reported themselves to be in worse health.
Source: Reuters Health,
Read journal article: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/13/1409
July 16, 2008 in Medicare | Permalink | TrackBack (0)


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Managed Service Companies are described by the HMRC as a company that provides the services of individuals to third party clients and are involved in their business. By "involved" this is usually by benefiting financially from the provision of those services to clients and/or influencing or controlling the provision of services or the way in which the payment for services is made. (In other words the contractor is not in business on their own and does not have full responsibility and control over their business as this is done by a service provider on their behalf)
The managed service company legislation was brought into place by HMRC in April 2007 and applies to all individuals providing their services through a limited company. If a contractor was to use a company that would be classed as a MSC under the legislation then all payments they receive would be subject to PAYE tax and national insurance contributions as if they were a normal employee.
No we do not, HMRC guidance states that an accountant or tax adviser who provides advice to clients who are service companies is not an MSC Provider if the client is in business on their own and not under control of their accounting provider

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Timing Data
15.1 Timers
In all events for which a time-of-flight figure is scored, one or more Timers shall be stationed in the launching area with stopwatches and may not leave the launching area in order to keep the model in sight. Meet officials will provide the same number of timers to all contestants; any additional official timers must be provided by the contestant. Optical aids, other than sunglasses or eyeglasses to correct to normal vision, may not be used by the Timers, except in FAI class events, where optionally, Timers may be equipped with binoculars.
15.2 Separation
Unless specifically allowed by the rules of that event, no timed entry may separate into two or more unattached parts, or eject its motor.
15.3 Deployment
The recovery system of any duration model need not deploy fully and correctly, as long as the model descends in a safe manner and the recovery system action remains within the requirements of the particular event.
15.4 Conflict of Interest
A Timer shall not time his/her own entry.
15.5 Stopwatches
Stopwatches used for timing shall have a resolution no coarser than 1/10 second; shall have (at the minimum) standard start, stop, and reset capabilities, and shall be capable of being restarted from a stopped state without being reset. A stopwatch with split-time (or lap accumulate) capabilities (i.e., one which continues to record time internally after being stopped; and which can display at any time, on demand, the total elapsed time since the watch was started) may be used for competition, provided that if it is used to time any entry, it shall be available for use to time any other entry in competition with it.
15.6 Timed Interval
All entries shall be timed from the instant of first motion on the launcher until the part to be scored for time of flight touches the ground, is caught in a tree, power line, or otherwise stopped, or drifts out of sight of the timer. As specified in Rule 1.1, motors, recovery system protectors, and wadding are not to be timed as portions of an entry.
15.7 Averaging
The official time of flight shall be computed by averaging the elapsed times of flight recorded by each Timer, then rounding to the nearest whole number of seconds. The individual elapsed times recorded by the Timers shall not be rounded before summing. After averaging the times, fractions of a second less than 0.5 shall be rounded to the next lower second; fractions of 0.5 or above shall be rounded to the next higher second.
15.8 Disappearance
If the model disappears behind an obstacle to vision in such a manner as to lead the Timers to believe that it touched the ground very shortly thereafter, stopwatches shall be stopped when the model disappears; however, they may be started again if the model reappears. If the model drifts out of sight in the sky, the Timers shall stop their watches individually when they lose sight of it.
15.9 Recording Data
All data shall be recorded for all timing events and flights, including those flights that may be disqualified. This permits the timing data to be available in case the disqualification ruling is later reversed.
15.10 Return
Unless otherwise specified by the rules of the event, the contestant must return his entry to the officials after at least one of his/her qualified flights, except as specified by Rule 10.4. Contestants failing to satisfy this requirement cannot place in an event, but shall receive flight points, except in an event where the score is the sum of several factors, in which case the flight shall be scored as having a duration of zero.
15.11 Malfunction
When a malfunction of a stopwatch or Timer occurs such that any elapsed time measurement is not available, the elapsed time(s) recorded by the remaining Timer(s) shall be used as the official time. When all stopwatches or Timers malfunction, the flight shall not be considered an official flight unless the flight is disqualified on other grounds. Alternately, at the option of the contestant, he/she may choose to consider the flight as an official flight with a time of zero; in which case the flight cannot place but is eligible for flight points; except in an event where the score is the sum of several factors, in which case the flight shall be scored as having a time of zero.
15.12 Multi-Round Events
Any duration event listing a multi-round maximum may be flown as a multi-round event. This must be indicated on the contest sanction. The weighting factor for the event shall be increased by 4 (four) in this case.
15.12.1 Number of Flights
Each contestant is initially allowed three official flights in a multi-round event. The Contest Director may designate that each flight must be flown in the time interval (round) designated by the Contest Director. Any model not flown in its designated round shall receive a zero score.
15.12.2 Number of Models
A contestant may enter no more than two models in a multi-round event for the purpose of making the first three rounds of flights, except as stated in Rule 11.5. One (1) additional model may be entered and flown in the event if a modeler is tied for first place at the end of the third round.
15.12.3 Maximum Time
The official duration of each flight shall be calculated as follows: if the duration achieved exceeds the maximum time limit defined for that flight, the entry shall be awarded the maximum time limit; otherwise the entry shall be awarded its achieved duration in seconds. Timers may stop timing the flight after it has achieved the maximum time.
15.12.4 Scoring
Multi-round events shall be scored as follows: the official durations achieved by the contestant on the initial three official flights in the event shall be summed. If there is no tie for first place, then the contestant achieving the highest score is the winner. If there is a tie, contenders for first place shall be given the opportunity to make additional official flights (flyoffs) to determine the winner. The maximum time limit for a contestant's first additional flight shall be computed by adding a one minute increment (or, at the discretion of the Contest Director, a greater increment) to the maximum time limit for the event. For each subsequent additional flight made by a contestant, one additional increment shall be added to the previous maximum time limit. Additional flights shall be held in this manner until a winner is determined. Second through fourth places shall be distributed first among the other contenders in the flyoffs, and then among any other contestants having made qualified flights, on the basis of total computed score.
15.12.5 Return
The models in multi-round duration events need not be returned to the officials except as required by Rules 9.10 and 15.12.2.
15.12.6 Reduced Maximum Time
If unusual weather or field conditions are encountered, the Contest Director, with the concurrence of a majority of the contestants entered in the event, may lower the maximum time to a more reasonable value. The Contest Director must advise the Regional Contest Board that this has been done and the reasons for doing so.


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Really excited about this: on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at my favourite bookstore, McNally Robinson, I'll be in conversation with the amazing writer & editor Warren Cariou, and one of my favourite journalists, Joanne Kelly, talking about The Evolution of Alice, my first novel, and how it all came to be.
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IT was a bloody Sunday in the vicinity of the Line of Control as at least six civilians and an army Solider embraced martyrdom in AJK due to "indiscriminate shelling" by Indian forces.
The Pakistan Army replied in kind to the provocation, with the ISPR saying that around nine Indian soldiers were killed in the Pakistani counterattack.
The Indians have claimed that "terror launch pads" were targeted on the Pakistani side, but this claim is hardly credible as all evidence shows that innocent civilians were murdered in cold blood by New Delhi's forces.
According to the Foreign Office, since 2017, the Indians have committed nearly 2,000 ceasefire violations. Such reckless behaviour on the part of New Delhi is totally unacceptable, and in the highly charged atmosphere currently prevailing in South Asia it is akin to playing with fire. Emotions are running high, mainly due to India's brutal lockdown of India-held Kashmir, and such flagrant violations are sure to draw a response from Pakistan. It would be fair to ask if ultra-hawkish elements within the Indian establishment are purposely seeking to escalate matters with Pakistan.
If India claims it has smashed what it calls terrorist infrastructure in this country, where is the evidence?
The FO has rightly called upon the five permanent UNSC member states "to ask India to provide information about the alleged launch pads".
The fact is that the state has cracked down on militant groups, and there is no evidence that infiltration into India or across the LoC is occurring from this country. Rather, it seems that the Indians are attempting to promote a psychological warfare campaign against Pakistan.
This is also being done to take the world's focus away from the atrocious human rights situation in occupied Kashmir.
It seems that the Indian establishment is using a mixture of lies, brinkmanship and violence to cook up another crisis. However, beating the drums of war is one thing; managing a fight between two nuclear-armed states is quite another.
It is hoped that the Hindu extremist clique that rules India realises that should tensions increase to the point of conflict, it will wreak massive devastation in this region.
India needs to immediately cease its hostile behaviour along the LoC and end the siege of IHK. A new conflict in South Asia will be in no one's interest — and will only worsen matters for the toiling masses.
Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2019
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1512203/loc-violence


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Ansel Elgort is the 23-year-old actor who starred in last year's Baby Driver. (He's fine, but I prefer Channing Tatum's specific brand of doofy blankness.) Elgort had one foot in the music business for a few years now, DJing as Ansølo and releasing EDM-tinged singles under his own name since 2016. Now, please sit down, because it is with a heavy heart I must inform you that he's rapping.
On Friday, he released the video for "Supernova," a woozy, downtempo departure from his other singles. It's a pretty tortured song to hear from the guy I last saw doing donuts with his car during the bomb cyclone. He rap-sings at one point: "I've been so fucked in my head / I've been going through phases." Can't say I'm sold on his flow in the verses, but when it bursts open in the hook he comes close (but not like, that close) to the sort of bare excavation emo rapper Lil Peep was so adored for. Also, the flute revival is alive and well.
The video itself, directed by Colin Tilley (who did the clips for Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda"), is much more impressive. Made to look like it was filmed in a single take up until the very end, the visual features an extremely night-sweaty Elgort, who wakes up and stumbles through a dark, rainy street. It's all very serious, like a bad dream involving a staircase to nowhere, and unfortunately makes me think Elgort's upcoming Supernova EP isn't aspiring to just be some side gig.
I love Baby Driver and The Fault in Our Stars (which Elgort also starred in), but also think both would be improved by replacing him with, well, anyone else (psst: American Vandal's Jimmy Tatro). So maybe I should want his whole music thing to take off? It's nice to know that I'm not alone wanting to hide from Ansel, and will try not to walk it all back when he wins his third Oscar or tenth Grammy.


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- Refresher courses which are great if you already hold a full licence, but wish to develop the skills you have. This course will contribute towards driver and road safety and we will consider reducing the hourly cost of lessons should you wish to use your own car.
Pay as you go driving lessons are great for clients who wish to budget for driving lessons and other courses over weeks or months. We won't rush you and will let you take your time – what we will do is encourage you to learn, gain confidence and obtain your driving licence and develop your skills when you are ready.
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Leica has a stranglehold on the the hearts and minds of photographers everywhere. Even if the professionals call it a "dentist's camera," as in a camera that is popular with folks with too much money and not many photography chops, there's something about that little red dot that is as iconic as the black and white of a Speedmaster or the clean lines of a Ferrari GTO. It's something that survived the ravages of time relatively unscathed – perhaps worn down by evolution and advancement but still, at least to the part of the brain that desires comfort in the permanence of the material, the same.
So we come to the Leica D-LUX 4, the latest lovechild of Leica and Panasonic. The D-LUX 4 is, at its core, a Panasonic LX3K and but the price disparity is so slim that you'll barely notice it. The D-LUX, like the LX3, has a 10-megapixel sensor, 3-inch screen, and a 10x optical zoom. The minimum focal length is 5.1 mm and the max is 12.8 (about a 24-60mm equivalent on a 35mm frame). It has a tiny pop-up flash and ISO sensitivity from 80 to 3200. It weighs 8 ounces.
I won't go into the D-LUX v LX3 fight here but suffice it to say there is very little difference, on the aggregate, between the two. This site shows excellent side by side comparisons, for example, and there is little clear difference in the pictures.
On the whole this is a heavy-duty camera built for discerning point-and-shooters. At $699 it's $100 more than its Panasonic-made twin and comes with little more than a battery and charger, AV cable, and USB cable. It takes SD and SDHC cards.
Shooting is great fun with the D-LUX 4. The pictures come out crisp and clear, even in low light. Take this shot, for example:
This was shot in Aperture Priority mode at the settings you see here. I have been hard-pressed to grab a shot like that, especially from about 20 meters from the subject in a dark room, with my Canon Rebel let alone a typical point and shoot. For me, that's worth the price of admission right there.
The UI is quite clean and the buttons are all well-placed and easily accessible. The Mode wheel is a little light – it will slip out of your set mode if you jostle it too much in a bag – but once you start shooting everything is painless. I was also amazed at the quality of the LCD. Usually the LCDs on point and shoots are a "sketch" of the image taken. This LCD was absolutely true to the actual scene and was a great gauge of a shot's value.
The camera has all of the obligatory scene modes although setting it in Aperture or Shutter will give you great shots 99% of the time. Don't be afraid to leave the flash off as well.
One pet peeve – there is no automatic lens cap so you have to take the little dangly lens cap off before shooting. If you don't attach it you will lose it and it does fall off in your bag.
Bottom Line
The cynical anti-marketer in me wants to say "Just buy a LX3" but not having used one actively I can't make that claim. They are, on the whole, almost exactly the same except for price.
I was quite impressed with this camera and if Leica and Panasonic want to swap everything down to the button placement on the back more power too them. The D-LUX 4 is a gateway drug and anyone who has used an M8 will attest that when you use Leica glass on a Leica body you get some amazing shots. That said, the D-LUX 4 is an excellent second point-and-shoot and is great for grabbing hard to frame shots that other point-and-shoots would completely destroy. Sure you're going to be a little ostentatious wandering around with your sexy red dot but who doesn't want to be noticed sometimes?
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I am SO excited about my new purchase yesterday and wanted to share it with you!
To quote the book's introduction, "Travelling is a transformative experience that expands our perspective and enriches the connection we have to each other. Travel Listography is your book to record where you've been and where you hope to go. Even writing down the places you'd like to visit can spark your imagination and be a reminder of how truly amazing our planet is".
From ticking off cities, countries and continents to recording your visits to famous monuments, landmarks and memorable restaurants to remembering funny travel incidents and putting places on your time-travel wish list, every single page is thought-provoking, bringing up past travel memories from years before which might have slipped to the back of your mind. Like that little ice cream shop in that tiny Italian village or that amazing tour guide who showed you round Amsterdam that time, this book is the place for all those details you don't want to forget and ultimately acts as a sort of personal travel encyclopedia.
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TORONTO, April 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned negative during a sharp slip in the last half hour of trade on Wednesday.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index shed around 20 points in minutes, pushing it more than 8 points below its last close, to 14,547.56. Six of the 10 main groups were in negative territory. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)
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Hello guys this is my first real sculpt from a base mesh and i was wondering if my edge flow and such is ready for zbrush yet. Still needs more smoothing groups and i need to work the armor more.
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God blessed us with a baby girl on 27th May, 2011. Due to a drastic drop in the amniotic fluid levels, I had to be induced into labour almost 3 weeks prior to my due date. After 24 hrs of waiting, I had no pain and hence my Dr. decided to go in for a C-section as it wasn't safe for the baby to be in for long. By the grace of God, we both are doing absolutely fine. My husband and me would like to thank you for all the help and support we received from you.
I was mentally prepared for the C-section as I had understood clearly from your classes about the pros and cons of a C-section. Unlike my mother who was in panic the entire time about what would happen to me if I didn't have a normal delivery, I was doing just fine. Sarfaraz, my husband was also more prepared and ready, rather than being worried as he too picked up a lot from your labour class. Had it not been for your labour class I don't think he would have ever entered the labour room, and having him there standing next to me in the operation theatre was the most important thing for me then, as I didn't want to go through the whole thing alone. He knew exactly what to expect and what to do and was a big support to me! He could handle my mood swings, anger and fear very well as he knew from the labour class what he was going to get from me.
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From their published report describing the selection process that led to dtSearch: "Qu'il s'agit d'un outil de recherce rapide, performant et convivial, conforme aux exigencies exprimées." Translation: dtSearch "is a research tool that is fast, efficient and easy to work with, meeting our express requirements."
|Contegra Systems adds dtSearch to advanced technical site.
From DM Review Magazine: Contegra Systems needed to set up the the site with "a host of Web 2.0 features, guided search, topical navigation, custom registration, client data capture and a sophisticated ad-serve mechanism." Selecting dtSearch "was an easy choiceBeyond its customization capabilities, dtSearch offers excellent performance, reliability and scalability ... Additional consideration was given to dtSearch's extensive installed base, well-documented code and access to top-level developers for support."
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Translation
Centre is a "satisfied
customer" of dtSearch.
The Translation Centre of Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs was established in 1990 to translate official documents relating to the European Economic Area Agreement. "I want to express my admiration for dtSearch and the service we get there. The thing is that one doesn't often need service (which is good) but when one needs it, it is first rate. For us who try and keep informed in this computer software wilderness, it is indeed very informative to read the universally positive dialogue on the Internet regarding dtSearch."
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|GFI Archiver comprehensive business archiving solution embeds dtSearch.
GFI Archiver offers comprehensive support for not only emails and a wide range of file types, but also calendar entries and the like. Businesses can maximize business intelligence and efficiency by sharing files between users and storing them centrally and safely, without depending on online storage providers. GFI Archiver archives emails and files in a central, tamper-proof store. Among many other features, Forensic Explorer supports more than 300 file types, analyzes common forensic image formats, and works with multiple file systems. "dtSearch allows our customers to instantly retrieve information from terabytes of data, across all popular file types. The dtSearch APIs were ideal for our engineering team to tightly integrate into our product."
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|Northwoods adds dtSearch into Titan CMS for enhanced searching of integrated MS SQL data stores.
Titan CMS Enterprise Content Management System offers a wide range of features that allow its users to organize, classify, and secure their documents and other digital assets. Users can securely publish their managed document and digital assets to their website. When Northwoods decided to add a full-text and field level searching capabilities to the Titan CMS MS SQL-based library, the team chose dtSearch. "One of the key features in this decision was dtSearch's ability to simultaneously spider and index databases and directory files. dtSearch's lightning fast retrieval engine was another."
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|BMI Imaging uses dtSearch to offer integrated search of archival and micrographics records.
Serving over 2,000 commercial companies and government agencies, BMI Imaging is a leader in document management solutions, offering a complete range of secure, high-volume document conversion and management services. "dtSearch offers an enterprise-class search engine with a programming interface that our team works with on a constant basis. We find dtSearch to be an invaluable part of our portfolio when providing clients full-text searching capabilities as part of a document conversion and document management solution."
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|Fenwick adds dtSearch to data management system.
For more than four decades, Fenwick & West LLP has helped some of the world's most recognized companies become, and remain, market leaders. From emerging enterprises to large public corporations, its clients are leaders in the technology, life sciences and cleantech sectors and are fundamentally changing the world through rapid innovation. From a LinkedIn post: Fenwick needed "a search engine with a programming interface (API) that could be used to integrate with an existing document management system." "What I found was a product I had known 15 years ago that was still humming along – dtSearch; a product that has carved out a niche as an industrial-strength full-text search engine that can be built in to other products – sort of the 'Intel Inside' of search."
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CMS.Net framework uses dtSearch for searching
through large volumes of dynamically-generated
web content.
The emagiC CMS.Net framework is one of Europe's fastest growing content management systems for building and maintaining internet, intranet, extranet and portal websites. emagiC CMS.Net relies on the MS .NET Framework. It provides an open and scalable architecture, and includes structured content managed through the Xforms module based on the W3C Xforms standard. "The advantage of dtSearch that made us replace our previous search engine is the use of a web spider to compile the indexes, and the speed of indexing and retrieval. By using a spider, dtSearch can even index and search data generated by custom modules integrated into the emagiC CMS.Net framework."
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|DocuVantage embeds dtSearch for next level SaaS contract management.
DocuVantage OnDemand® securely stores contract information and enables virtual access for approved users through an online portal. The system tracks user access and supports collaboration with version control. The system also offers automated document review and electronic signature capabilities. "The resulting solution has greatly streamlined contracts' processing for our SaaS clients. For example, one of our clients is a nonprofit organization with over 500 employees working on healthcare improvements in over 140 countries ... With the embedded dtSearch Engine, the organization can instantly search all of its worldwide contracts" resulting in "faster operations, more seamless compliance."
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embeds dtSearch into its DOCUframe® solution.
GSD serves the enterprise market in Germany and AustriaGSD's application DOCUframe® is a fully object-oriented system consisting of a number of interlocking modules, including OCR components, document management, archiving, workflow and communication solutions. "We chose the dtSearch Engine because of its flexible and easy-to-use API; indexing capabilities and indexing speed; very fast text retrieval; and support of all popular file typesdtSearch Corp. has excellent technical support, and was friendly and cooperative."
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integrates dtSearch into its Web-based
KM product line.
Part of the Groupe De Boeck, DBiT now provides out-of-the-box Web-based knowledge management (KM) applications. "For choosing a search engine, our requirements were very strict. We needed XML integration, instant full-text and metadata integrated searching, and support for a wide variety of European languages. The dtSearch Engine met all of our knowledge management searching requirements. We enjoy a great relationship with dtSearch Corporation and appreciate their quality of service daily. We give a lot of credit to the speed at which answers are given."
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embeds dtSearch to bring file management
to the small business office.
Lucion's FileCenter is an easy-to-use full-featured document management software suite, specifically designed for the small office market. "We needed a robust and proven search technology ... dtSearch has been indispensable in meeting those requirements ... Customer response has been phenomenal. And the search features in FileCenter powered by dtSearch have been well-received and widely praised by customers, partners and pundits."
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|Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") reviewers: ImageMAKER's Discovery Assistant relies on dtSearch along with ImageMAKER's own proprietary Near Duplication System to greatly simplify FOIA review.
ImageMAKER now also offers Near Duplication Detection integrating with dtSearch as a separate item for the FOIA market. "ImageMAKER chose the dtSearch Engine for use in Discovery Assistant because of its market-leading search technology, including its ability to leverage metadata to ensure successful and fast search results in faceted searching."
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|Paper Alternative creates instantly searchable alternative to paper with dtSearch.
Paper Alternative specializes in paper-to-document conversion. Heaquartered in NY State, the company uses the latest imaging equipment and document management production software to ensure the highest degree of quality for record conversion. "We chose dtSearch Publish to efficiently meet the customer's needs ... The self-contained searchable media were a perfect fit for the customer and provided a compact and efficient alternative to the paper."
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Attender™ for Exchange adds dtSearching
of email archives.
Sherpa Software is a global provider of content management tools designed to effectively answer archiving, storage management, discovery and compliance needsSherpa Software's Archive Attender is an automated email archiving application that moves essential data out of Microsoft Exchange and PST files, and into a secure, external storage device. "The dtSearch Engine allows administrators and users immediate access to their archived data for fast and efficient searches."
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|Sherpa advances dtSearch-embedding product line to general content management, information governance.
From "Practical and Affordable Content Management" in Processor: "Companies might be setting up retention policies because they realize they are losing data, missing data, or have data on their servers they don't need ... A key part in any such solution is the ability to quickly parse, index, and search files. For Sherpa Software, dtSearch provides the behind-the-scenes functionality to make that possible ... dtSearch product is mature, stable ... 'Formats change, operating systems change, programming languages change, and they keep up with it.'" "dtSearch also offers outstanding technical support."
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|DDOC, comprehensive web-based ECM for large enterprises in Mexico, now embeds dtSearch.
Developed by Digital Data, DDOC is a comprehensive system of electronic document management that enables organizations in Mexico to define, store, locate and navigate easily and quickly through large volumes of data. Digital Data designed DDOC using a layered architecture for scalability. For example, DDOC's warehousing component, DDOC Storage, offers efficient storage of billions of documents. "DDOC now uses the power of the dtSearch Engine for full-text data searching, offering users much more thorough searching."
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information retrieval comparison results
in the election of dtSearch.
From "Integrating Query of Relational and Textual Data in Clinical Databases: A Case Study" published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: With regard to indexing performance, "dtSearch ran considerably faster than MS-SQL ... dtSearch took from 3.5 [to] 4 hours, whereas MS-SQL took from 20 [to] 28 hours." With regard to search performance, of 14 test queries, "dtSearch was faster in all of the queries except two" and "documents returned by dtSearch are always equal to, or a superset of, the documents returned by MS-SQL." Further, "There were no false positives" with dtSearch. A chart comparison of dtSearch with MS-SQL, Oracle, and IBM DB2 also found that only dtSearch had all 17 search features listed. "Based on the above benchmarks, we elected to use the dtSearch engine for text indexing and searching of data."
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Micro Imaging uses dtSearch to maintain
power plant records.
Modern Micro Imaging enabled power plant operators to find needed documents in a massive database of power plant construction, maintenance and financial records. "It's a great product. The dtSearch Engine's controls were easy to understand and use, both in-house and for our customers ... The fuzzy searching was fantastic. When there was an OCR mistake, we were still able to find what we were looking for in the text."
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|IMS/21 and e-DMS.NET image management system adds dtSearch.
IMS/21 and e-DMS.NET can eliminate or drastically reduce the problem of filing paper documents reliably, the time spent retrieving paper documents, and the cost of space to store paper files. "dtSearch was really quick ... We liked dtSearch's PDF support in particular, including support for PDF text behind the image OCR files ... For customers with millions of documents, we used dtSearch's fielded data support to add a custom filename link to data stored on an optical server."
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applies dtSearch Engine .NET API to project
for US Government Agency.
AppsPlus has been developing quality database solutions for over 14 years, and working with dtSearch for 5 yearsMr. Barker, a former Microsoftie and current Microsoft MVP, is the author of a number of books published by SAMS and Wrox Publishing on programming techniques. "Storing the indexes to use in XML configuration files made it is easy for the client to control (in terms of classification level, etc.) indexes available in response to a particular querydtSearch's .NET API made it easier then ever to develop the solution for this AppsPlus client."
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|Square 9® selects dtSearch for SmartSearch® document management, now with GlobalSearch reach.
Square 9 designs award-winning solutions and cutting-edge technologies for enterprise content management. Built on .NET, SmartSearch not only "scales up," but also "scales out" with enterprise class tools for web forms management, workflow automation, and much more. To extend on-the-go access to enterprise content, Square 9 now offers a GlobalSearch mobile access extension to SmartSearch, all with the same granular security. "dtSearch was easy to integrate with, provides excellent search capabilities and meets our commercial and business models. dtSearch is a flexible search engine solution with unmatchable power and speed for any web-based text search. The reliability of dtSearch has proven extremely valuable by fitting the needs of the team here at Square 9 and our clients."
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Update as published in SD Times: "Square 9 Softworks, the developer of highly intuitive, award-winning document management software, and dtSearch, a leader in document filters and developer text retrieval, announce a new development in Square 9's SmartSearch Document Management product line. All new SmartSearch installations will automatically include the GlobalSearch feature, enabling secure Intranet access to SmartSearch repositories, including embedded dtSearch Engine functionality for browser-based searching."
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|CPSIsafe document management offers paperless office, in the cloud and on premises, with dtSearch capabilities.
From CyberTrend: The "document management system makes the efficiency, security and sustainability of a paperless office accessible to any organization — from large enterprises to small and midsize businesses. Typical business industries served include legal, financial and accounting, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, and human resources." The company "offers document management in the cloud, as well as through servers running at their client sites." "'We use dtSearch as our full-text engine because it allows us to offer the complete set of search capabilities our customers require ... Customers can locate the exact documents they need in any situation.'"
|Document management so effective even the "deals are closing faster": Century uses SmartSearch with dtSearch to empower sales.
From Processor Magazine: "Century offers in-house scanning, document imaging, document storage, and retrieval management headlined by SmartSearch Document Management from Square 9® embedding the dtSearch® Engine." "The end result is good for business. 'Deals are closing faster, and our entire team is seeing much improved customer service results.'"
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|NOVADYS' Documind ECM enhances file format support and text retrieval with dtSearch.
NOVADYS specializes in enterprise content management. NOVADYS' Documind covers the entire information chain from OCR to secure archiving. "The embedded dtSearch Engine let Documind sift through the full-text of more document types and emails using full-text searching criteria. It is a fast and flexible search engine." For enhanced international language support, NOVADYS uses dtSearch's UK distributor's Language Extension Pack (LEP) add-on application to the dtSearch Engine. "The LEP let us adjust the stemming and noise word list for French and other languages. The resulting solution also provided international thesaurus support, and generally better language management."
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|Therefore™ information management system uses dtSearch to power full-text searching.
Through its innovative design and numerous features, Therefore™ offers the solution for fast, efficient, and versatile information managementTherefore™ lets companies protect and control sensitive information, while allowing documents to flow freely between authorized individuals. "We found dtSearch to be a fast, reliable and easy to use ... Our partners and customers have been especially happy with the easy configuration, as well as the excellent search results." In addition to the dtSearch Engine, Therefore™ also licensed dtSearch Corp.'s UK distributor's Language Extension Pack.
"The stemming and indexing capacities have been well receivedEmbedding dtSearch into Therefore™ has created a great partnership as both our companies take pride in offering superb results: a reliable full-text engine is a perfect match for reliable document management."
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Executive EDMS NG integrates dtSearch.
CEO Imaging Systems' Image Executive EDMS NG (next generation) is an integrated application containing BPM (business process management) and records management. The application also includes features relating to scanning, document integrity, compliance, backup and disaster recovery, records retention scheduling, auditing and reporting. "We have been a full-service provider of dtSearch technologies for about a decade. We utilize dtSearch because of its state-of-the-art features and the value it provides to our clients."
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document management, contact management
and collaboration suite integrates dtSearch.
Conarc specializes in IT consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, covering multiple industries. Based on Conarc's expertise in technological consulting, Conarc developed the iChannel application suite, spanning document management, contact management, and collaboration. "We chose dtSearch because of its speed. We also liked dtSearch's ability to index and search a wide variety of file types, including PDF, Word and Excel. And dtSearch's API calls made it easy to integrate into iChannel."
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premium document management solution
upgrades search engine to dtSearch.
FileHold Systems is the developer of FileHold document management, archival and recovery software. Key features include: document and record lifecycle management, a workflow component, extensive security features, and browser-based access. "We selected dtSearch after conducting an extensive evaluation of full text search engines." "Using the dtSearch engine we have implemented a rich search solution that analyzes both the text and metadata of a document allowing the search results to be prioritized in a meaningful way. The integration of the dtSearch Engine into FileHold has given us the search performance we were seeking."
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FileHold adds secure messaging service to document and records management suite embedding dtSearch.
The new Courier feature enables secure document transmission to any email address both inside and outside the FileHold system. "dtSearch has been a terrific business partner. Their product has been robust and reliable and has given our customers the ability to find documents using any number of advanced search techniques."
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FileHold's FastFind, powered by dtSearch, lets users instantly find documents – now even when users are in a completely different application.
"To support even our largest enterprise clients in sifting through mountains of data, FileHold's FastFind relies on the dtSeach Engine."
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From Computerworld Canada: "Filehold Systems Inc., a Vancouver developer of document and record management software, and dtSearch Corp., a developer of text retrieval software, have worked together to release a product combining the two companies' strengths ... The FileHold application is based on a SOA framework for scalability."
From ChannelBuzz.ca: "Document management vendor Filehold strengthens search capability by embedding dtSearch engine." "'dtSearch has been an important part of our product from the beginning ... It has been evolving and with this it has finally been perfected.'"
|InfoPreserve embeds dtSearch in cloud-based document management solution.
Both to drive productivity, and to help companies with regulatory compliance, InfoPreserve introduced its cloud-based document management application. "You can meet the people who administer our secure servers. Our top tier data center has a hardened perimeter, security guards, security cameras and biometric access controls." "dtSearch gives users a powerful search engine ... With dtSearch, users can have the power of e-discovery-like search for daily operations."
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From KMWorld: "InfoPreserve, a cloud-based document management system, chose dtSearch as its engine. 'A powerful search function is a key component of our solution ... and we found that the company was very willing to help us think through how to package search into our offering ... dtSearch's powerful search engine then allows our customers to quickly and easily search on that content.'"
|DataStar™ embeds dtSearch for assembling and searching very large semantically aligned data repositories.
DataStar™ from Phasic Systems Inc. is a data unification system that enables teams to work together to build, review, and maintain all the designs, rules, and semantics necessary to continuously produce unified data resulting in a true enterprise critical asset. DataStar includes integrated modules for key architecture specifications and models. It performs semantic unification on disparate data sources into Authoritative Data Stores (ADS). The application then creates reports and business intelligence analyses on the unified data, and provides data services in a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment. "We use the dtSearch Engine for searching metadata and full-text data associated with our ontologies. We also use the dtSearch Engine in our backend semantic alignment of very large databases – typically terabytes – of data. Also, we use the dtSearch Engine on the front-end to search those terabytes of semantically aligned data."
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flows to dtSearch for Docuflo web-based
information management.
Headquartered in Malaysia, InfoConnect specializes in information and content management solutions. Its flagship application is the Web-based Docuflo document management and collaboration application. "We picked dtSearch because it allows Web users of the Docuflo system to drill through the document content for the 'word or phrase' and highlight them for easy identification ... Another advantage of dtSearch is the speed of indexing and retrieval. Most important of all is the technical support provided by the dtSearch support team ... Support is excellent and response is fast."
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|KwikTag® tags dtSearch for inclusion.
enChoice's KwikTag provides breakthrough simplicity for the digital transformation. While simple from the user's perspective, the resulting application provides full lifecycle management, including software for filing, storage, management and retrieval. "We selected dtSearch based on the performance of the engine and reputation of the product ... the responsiveness of the technical staff is nothing short of amazing."
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uses C#.NET to integrate dtSearch with
a client's existing database application.
AppsPlus' client needed to integrate search functionality programmatically with an existing database application. "dtSearch gave us the flexibility we needed in working with C#.NET and our database backend." dtSearch is "a phenomenal search engine."
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encodes dtSearch into web hosting for local
governments in the US.
Code Publishing Company (CPC) is a national company providing codification services to hundreds of municipalities across 16 states and handling over 6,000 subscriptions across the countryMore recently, CPC also started hosting local government codes online. "dtSearch was the perfect fit ... We wanted to provide our users with the ability to search single or multiple databases, and dtSearch offered a simple solution."
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|dtSearch listed as one of the "influential providers in terms of size and market share." — European Commission Report, Economic Trends in Enterprise Search Solutions
|"dtSearch has an extensive product line for searching terabytes of text ... I used dtSearch at MSD / Lockheed Martin to search for resumes, past performances, proposal boilerplate, and ... RFPs." — Proposal Management Magazine
|"We looked around and decided yours was the best." — Government Solutions at AT&T
|Case studies are based on information obtained at the time a case study is written. Case study descriptions may not reflect the current status of an application. dtSearch Corp. cannot independently verify information contained within case studies. All information is provided subject to Terms of Use.


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