Research Centers

American Physical Therapy Association Applauds Sen Baucus For Standing Up Against Therapy Cap (Medical News Today)

5 Jul 2008

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applauds Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) for urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain the exceptions process to Medicare Part B therapy caps in a letter sent yesterday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt.

IBM develops info-masking technology for call centers (Computer Business Review)

4 Jul 2008

It said AudioZapper automatically detects and masks sensitive information in audio recordings. It can be used by call center operations where conversations between call center staff and customers are recorded to monitor service quality and staff training.

Campaign Notebook: Calculating Effects of an `October Surprise' (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)

4 Jul 2008

July 4 (Bloomberg) -- The quadrennial discussion of an ``October surprise'' centers this year on whether an international crisis would overturn voter perceptions of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama or Republican contender John McCain.