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The AAST was founded in April 1978 when thirty to forty sleep technologists gathered. The organization was originally called the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists (APT). The APT for many years grew slowly. In 2000 it had almost 1,200 members. At the end of 2003 the APT had just under 2,000 members.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
Grades are composed 50% by process and structural measures and 50% by outcome measures. The scoring scales differ by the chosen measure. In the spring 2024 grades, 29.13% of hospitals nationwide ...
Prior legislation. The Hill-Burton Act of 1946, which provided federal assistance for the construction of community hospitals, established nondiscrimination requirements for institutions that received such federal assistance--including the requirement that a "reasonable volume" of free emergency care be provided for community members who could not pay--for a period for 20 years after the ...
5 min read. Chronic care management (CCM) is a billable Medicare service that’s meant to improve the lives of both patients and physicians. You qualify for CCM services if you have Medicare and ...
History Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare amendment (July 30, 1965). Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right.. Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956.
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Over five years (from 1991 to 1996), the educational and maritime training services were funded by the Egyptian Ministry of Transport. Consequently, in 1992, the AASTMT was granted the most modern training ship, "Aida 4", as a donation from the Japanese government.
Lyndon B. Johnson Official portrait, 1964 36th President of the United States In office November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 Vice President None (1963–1965) [a] Hubert Humphrey (1965–1969) Preceded by John F. Kennedy Succeeded by Richard Nixon 37th Vice President of the United States In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy Preceded by Richard Nixon ...