The form dates back nearly as early as epic, with such authors as Archilocus and Simonides of Ceos from early in the history of Greece. The first great elegiac poet of the Hellenistic period was Philitas of Cos: Augustan poets identified his name with great elegiac writing. One of the most influential elegiac writers was Philitas' rival Callimachus, who had an enormous impact on Roman poets, both elegists and non-elegists alike.
Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB) is a rare type of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, plus any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin).rug-resistant TB (MDR or XDR) is more common in people who: 1  Do not take their TB medicine regularly. 2  Do not take all of their TB medicines as prescribed by their doctor. 3  Develop TB disease again, after having taken TB medicine in the past.
This document describes Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) participation and outlines steps that individual EPs should take in selecting a QCDR to work with for the 2014 PQRS program year. What is a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR)? New for 2014, the QCDR method provides a new standard to satisfy PQRS requirements based on satisfactory participation. A QCDR is a CMS-approved entity (such as a registry, certification board, collaborative, etc.) that collects medical and/or clinical data for the purpose of patient and disease tracking to foster improvement in