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Never Events
July 14, 2008 10:19 AM by Glen McDaniel
New York Medicaid program has announced it will not pay for what it terms 14 " never events ." I recently wrote a blog discussing the fact that Medicare, a major healthcare payer, will no longer pay hospitals for the cost of care deriving from medical Read More...
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National Health Record
June 10, 2008 11:38 AM by Glen McDaniel
The Bush administration has said the U.S. should have a national electronic health record system (EHR) by the year 2014. This discussion regarding the need for electronic medical records goes back several years, but was really focused in this administration Read More...
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Paying for Lab Services Based on Effectiveness
May 7, 2008 11:08 AM by Glen McDaniel
In recent years we have heard a lot about evidence-based medicine (EBM). Many physicians practice medicine out of habit; doing what is familiar or what they have been taught. Evidence-based medicine, however, is based on doing what the research shows Read More...
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Medicare New Reimbursement Rules and Laboratory Errors
March 20, 2008 10:06 AM by Glen McDaniel
Under new Medicare regulations effective October 2007, hospitals will no longer receive higher payments for the additional costs associated with treating patients for certain hospital- acquired infections and medical errors. Previously, complications Read More...
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Join the Push to Reduce Energy Use
January 3, 2008 9:41 AM by Glen McDaniel
On Dec. 19, 2007, the President signed into law a new Energy bill . The bill is expected to reduce energy usage by 7% and carbon dioxide emissions by 9% by the year 2030. Other than the fact that 2030 seems so far away, this is definitely a step in the Read More...
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Competitive Bidding a Huge Mistake
November 27, 2007 12:49 PM by Glen McDaniel
Medicare is a huge payer in healthcare, so it is not surprising the government is on a constant quest to reduce Medicare spending. CMS, the agency that administers Medicare, is inherently suspicious and suspects fraud and abuse behind every bush. The Read More...
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Hard to Meet National Patient Safety Goal
October 26, 2007 11:30 AM by Glen McDaniel
Several years ago, the Joint Commission instituted the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) which are revised on an annual basis. The Patient goals are designed to improve patient care and increase safety largely because of reports that almost 100,000 Read More...
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