Two days before Independence Day, the Obama administration launched a firecracker of an announcement: It would delay by a year the employer mandate set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.
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On a recent business trip, I grabbed a copy of the in-flight magazine and was surprised by a tease on the cover for an article inside: “ADHD in Adults.”
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Most hospitals will face new rules for how they collect money from patients under health reform, prompting some boards to reconsider how their facilities identify and help those who can't pay.
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Eli Lilly and Co. and the Alzheimer's Association say that the CMS' proposal to limit coverage of a pricey new test used to identify brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease would hinder diagnosis.
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Two days before Independence Day, the Obama administration launched a firecracker of an announcement: It would delay by a year the employer mandate set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.
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The healthcare industry, with the federal government at the helm, is trying to find whether health information technology systems are doing patients serious harm, and if so, to what extent.
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More than 100 hospitals around the country have collectively paid $75 million to resolve Medicare overbilling allegations in a mammoth False Claims Act case surrounding the spinal surgery known as kyphoplasty—and there are likely more to come.
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When registered nurse Patricia Pitts gets called to fill in at a hospital far from her Georgia home, she makes sure to pack the essentials first—a frying pan, a rice cooker, a slow cooker and two ball gowns.
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Reprocessing single-use medical devices is not new. The practice has been around for decades, but the market has reported significant growth as more hospitals seek to save money and reduce waste.
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National economic policies that impose harsh cuts on social programs, especially healthcare safety nets, can be lethal, literally. That's the argument made by David Stuckler, a senior research leader at Oxford University, and Dr. Sanjay Basu, a Stanford University epidemiologist, in their recent...
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Most hospitals will face new rules for how they collect money from patients under health reform, prompting some boards to reconsider how their facilities identify and help those who can't pay.
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Modern Healthcare's July 8 article “Across the board,” on page 30, originally incorrectly stated that not-for-profit hospitals that fail to comply with new billing, collection and financial aid...
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On a recent business trip, I grabbed a copy of the in-flight magazine and was surprised by a tease on the cover for an article inside: “ADHD in Adults.”
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Since writing a cancer memoir in 2000, I've given talks at more than 150 hospitals and oncology clinics. I learned that many centers and clinics invest far more in their coffee stations, light airy infusion rooms and brochures than on the basics that make a...
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Hospital board members make decisions based on the mission of their organizations, not solely on how to increase the bottom line. Similarly, we can't just let our fellow citizens suffer, expecting the free market to magically take care of the problem of the uninsured and underinsured. The market...
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A list of all 50 states ranked by highest CEO turnover rate in 2012. Source: American College of Healthcare Executives. Published: July 8, 2013, p. 34.
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Nurses just starting their careers have a lot to worry about. Adjusting to a new job while keeping patients and administrators happy can't be easy. Now you can add fear of being bullied to the list.
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Seems if you want to lose weight, you have to think right. A new study finds that what you think about obesity can influence your waistline.
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Outliers knows researchers can make a lot of sacrifices to do their work. But snatching eggs from alligator mothers-to-be? Now that's dedication.
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Modern Healthcare's July 8 article “Across the board,” on page 30, originally incorrectly stated that not-for-profit hospitals that fail to comply with new billing, collection and financial aid...
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