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In the words of a "medical biller", how one person who works "hands on" views the practices of insurance companies, and maybe this is perhaps why the so very long process and delays occur, and one other point made, they earn interest on the money until it is paid out. BD I...
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It turns out they have the same problem that everyone else has , not enough money, just like the series I have been doing on the Desperate Hospitals, so are we all going to run out of money soon? We use money as justification for just about everything, cutting costs, not being able to do a good...
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So much for feeling good about decisions...but is this where we seem to be headed at times with everything being focused on the dollar and not the quality of healthcare? Hospitals are struggling to come out of bankruptcy and some are starting the trek, so I hope this does not continue to be the...
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New rules would include electronic data transactions, something that has been a bit vague with past rules. In a related story there's a forum being established to create and work on better HIPAA rules, and who knows someday we may actually see ICD-10 become a reality. BD The...
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This is one video found on You Tube, to show the real life discussions of healthcare in the US today. As I understand, there will be more to come, but it brings to light that we can no longer live in "denial" and believe the system is going to fix itself and in today's booming world...
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Remote Area Medical is offering relief to many who cannot afford health care or insurance. Newsweek does a nice job with the coverage here and a few months ago I had a post with video showing how the daily set up goes. RAM was .png?imgmax=800" align="right" alt="" /> originally set up for...
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Medical bloggers have a stock pile of valuable information, as referenced in this post. If you don't find answers here at this blog, check out some of the links on this site and explore, chances are you might find some very good references. The one item that is still somewhat of an annoyance...
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PFFS plans now cost the government more per patient than traditional Medicare. Be informed and watch for the rate increases to perhaps roll in. There is a a little time left before this is law, but as the article states, insurers could possibly start ahead of time with creating networks...
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How important is the solvency of hospitals in the US? Just last week I commented on a recent situation here in southern California, a sting operation whereby hospitals were caught breaking the law in the search for additional funds from Medicare and Medicaid with using the homeless as reported...
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FBI raids three Southern California hospitals in probe of Medicare fraud As Featured in the WSL Thursday, August 07, 2008 Desperate hospitals taking desperate measures, with none of this being legal and lead a couple arrests with more to come. Empty beds cost hospitals money, so was this an attempt to...