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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2010
Hospitals would have to cut direct costs by an average of $1,082 per case—14%—to sustain operating margins if average inpatient reimbursements from commercial insurers were paid at today's Medicare rates, according to a new study by the healthcare information company, Sg2.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 15, 2010
Eight serious loopholes and cracks in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval process allow potentially unsafe, ineffective yet high-risk machines and materials to be approved for use on patients, according to an article by the advocacy group Public Citizen.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, July 15, 2010
Under new rules announced by the White House on Wednesday, new private health plans will be required to cover preventive services and eliminate most cost-sharing requirements for evidence based preventive services.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2010
Health services in the U.S. are less effectively deployed or come at a higher price comparable to its peer countries, and despite major investments in technology, the U.S. has failed to achieve improvements in life expectancy study says.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2010
Patients with head and neck cancer who reported poorer sleeping quality a year after their diagnoses had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 15, 2010
Superior Health Partners trustees have finalized the formal affiliation agreement that went into effect on July 1 between Marquette General Hospital and Bell Hospital in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Elected board officers are outlining initial priorities for the accountable care organization, the health system announced today.
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By: James Carroll, for HealthLeaders Media, July 12, 2010
Each regional recovery audit contractor differs in its approach when it comes to dealing with providers. Connolly Healthcare, the RAC for Region C, is fairly transparent when it comes to its interactions. Still, there are a number of things to keep in mind throughout the RAC process, according to Elizabeth Lamkin, president of Dalzell Consulting Group, Inc., in Hilton Head Island, SC.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2010
A "good news" paper presented at a meeting of infection control professionals got my attention this week. It tells how officials at a Dallas hospital immediately mobilized to put a halt to a cluster of an increasingly feared drug-resistant strain of bacteria, Acinetobacter baumanni.
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By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2010
A Wisconsin hospital's campaign to promote its intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) machine and a Smart Operating Suite used a rock video sensibility and a bold tagline to match. Now neuro services is at its max of cases.
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