December 2007 - Posts

Girl Dies After Insurance Controversy
December 21, 2007 1:28 PM by Lynn Jusinski

I hate to be a downer during all of the holiday cheer, but this story struck me. Nataline Sarkisyan, 17, of Glendale, CA, died Dec. 20 amid a flurry of protest about Cigna's decision not to cover a liver transplant that may have prolonged or saved Sarkisyan's Read More...

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CAC a Threat to MTs?
December 13, 2007 2:01 PM by Lynn Jusinski

As I pore over studies and old PowerPoint presentations for an upcoming article on computer-assisted coding (CAC) systems, I'm somewhat amazed that I don't, as a writer for an HIM newsmagazine, hear more about CAC technology. Granted, I haven't been writing Read More...

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Possible Pay Cut for Docs?
December 4, 2007 10:27 AM by Lisa Algeo

Physicians who don't implement an EHR are looking at a possible pay cut of 10 percent when it comes to treating their Medicare patients, according to the Bush administration. Reported by Yahoo news , the Senate Finance Committee is expected to weigh in Read More...

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