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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2009
Two of the three House committees—Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor—that unveiled an 852-page healthcare reform draft last week will go into full gear today with their own public hearings on healthcare reform; the third committee, Ways and Means, will begin hearings on Wednesday.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2009
Despite a recession and continued crowding, a new study shows that the average wait time in the nation's emergency departments fell by two minutes in 2008 to 4:03. Even with the long waits, Press Ganey's Emergency Department Pulse Report 2009 finds that patient satisfaction rose in 2008, continuing a five-year improvement trend.
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By: Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2009
Health insurers have spent millions on improving member outreach on the Web, but most people still don't visit their health plans' Web sites or believe their insurers support their health, according to The Microsoft Health Engagement Survey 2009, conducted by Kelton Research. That sobering news is balanced, however, with some positive findings. Survey respondents are interested in their health plans connecting with them via e-mail and phone for electronic coaching, but they want those services integrated into their lives.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2009
When patients' test results are abnormal, their doctors failed to tell them the bad news more than 7% of the time, and in practices that used a combination of paper and electronic medical records, the failure rate was as high as 26%, according to a new report. Some patients were given a false sense of security in that they were told if they didn't hear anything, the test result was fine. Some patients were told, "No news is good news."
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By: Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media, June 22, 2009
Many experts simply feel business associates are not ready to comply with new HIPAA regulations. Perhaps the most telling news is that some covered entities don't know all of their BAs, and they're trying to identify them.
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By: Michelle Ponte, for HealthLeaders Media, June 22, 2009
Finance and thought leaders at this year's HFMA conference offered solutions to some of the hard hitting issues facing the industry during these challenging times.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 22, 2009
A new study by physician recruiters Merritt Hawkins & Associates affirms that primary care physicians are in greater demand than any other type of doctors.
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