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Hospitals scramble to treat tornado victims
By Joe Carlson and Ashok Selvam | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Treating injuries from tornadoes is a well-established job in Oklahoma, but healthcare providers say the twister that carved a 17-mile-long path of destruction through central Oklahoma Monday produced surprising injury patterns and unusual flows of patients.
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Health records safe despite Oklahoma tornado
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
An early report on Monday's tragedy in Oklahoma points to just how far this nation has come in a short time on health information exchange.
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Reform Update: Proponents of Medicaid expansion weigh next moves
By Rich Daly | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
As many state legislative sessions have finished or are nearing completion, advocates of expanding Medicaid eligibility are looking at their next steps.
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Not-for-profit healthcare providers move to ease pension burdens
By Beth Kutscher | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Not-for-profit healthcare providers are making a number of changes to decrease the burden of underfunded pension obligations, including making sweeping changes to their retirement plans and investment strategies.
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Groups cite gains under EHR incentive programs
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Three healthcare organizations are defending the federal health IT booster programs against calls from GOP senators who want a “reboot.”
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Democratic analysis questions validity of insurance premium 'rate shock'
By Jonathan Block | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience “rate shock” this fall in their small business and individual plans.
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Tornado tears through Oklahoma hospital
By Ashok Selvam and Joe Carlson | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A tornado ripped through a small Oklahoma hospital Monday afternoon and rendered the facility helpless to treat victims of the widespread devastation in the area.
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Lawmakers' bills keep spotlight on ICD-10 debate
By Andis Robeznieks | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has introduced a Senate version of the Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, a bill aimed at blocking HHS from implementing the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes, which it is scheduled to do on Oct. 1, 2014.
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Study finds jump in ER-related admissions
By Beth Kutscher | May 20, 2013
Efforts to shift patients to lower-cost healthcare settings appear to flounder as the emergency department continues to play a larger role in where and how care is delivered.
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Reform Update: Research targeting post-acute costs applauded
By Maureen McKinney | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The CMS center charged with testing new payment and delivery models has pinpointed post-acute care as a high-cost area in dire need of novel new approaches, and experts in the field are applauding the move.
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