There are many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that could be beneficial to both patient and provider.
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Regarding “High court hears Phoebe Putney retaliation case”:I guess I'm a little confused by the argument in this case. If I understand it correctly, the claim is that it is not illegal for the chief investigator of the Dougherty County district attorney's office to lie under oath, three times, to the grand jury, in his efforts to have false charges brought against a whistle-blower, in an effort to help higher-ups at the hospital?
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Your recent article “Security lapses” highlighted the importance of preparing hospital staff to respond to an active threat, such as a shooter, while on the job.
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As in any other political decision process, every group will fight for what they consider appropriate and not one will accept, under different ominous threats, to be “underpaid” or in any way decrease their income.
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My question is, how much of the recovery included simple coding mistakes—i.e. duplicate lines etc.—that the financial intermediary could have and should have caught?
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Regarding “Hospitals employing more docs to grow market share, study finds”:I totally agree that these arrangements will increase costs. From a personal experience, I recently went to my doctor for a follow-up visit and the lab tests were being done by the hospital laboratory at a much higher cost.
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I applaud Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback for taking one small step to get our fiscal house in order.
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