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Interestingly enough, while I was watching this video, my cell phone rings from Anthem Blue Cross with an automated questioning system about taking care of my health, somewhat of a parody as I was reviewing the video for the blog. I went through the system and first off I do have to make one comment...
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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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This was quite a listing, some of the hospitals I am familiar with and even Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach was fined for leaving a surgical instrument inside a patient, which required a second surgery to remove. Other issues were related to death due to an overmedication,...
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More additional affiliations for the FDA to gather information. In the news recently have been other agreements with companies such as Blue Cross and others who will be providing data to also study the effects of drugs through medical record information in their files, based on claims, etc. No...
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Only one plan showed a profit for the second quarter. BD WORCESTER Three of the states major health maintenance organizations yesterday reported operating losses for the second quarter ended June 30 . Tufts Health Plan of Watertown was the lone HMO to report operating income for the second...
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The most amazing part of this article is the cost compared to OxyContin, that was an eye opener for me, not being acquainted with pain killing medications. Xanax and Valium do not mix here either and we all remember the Anna Nicole Smith death, which probably accounted for bring methadone to the...
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33% found a big part of the right answer - software. Business Intelligence software for a hospital is something you almost can't live without, otherwise the audits can do what they just accomplished. The auditors will have the software to come in and audit with, so why not get a step...
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This brings up an interesting question, what do you go for relief or bankruptcy? Although now it is not real wide spread, but as the Biomed business continues to grow with new break throughs, how will this process continue? Is this more justification for biosimilars, the Biomed side of generic...
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This suit and it's award make me wonder why we do not have "fake employees" at the insurance firms and HMOs? Make sense? In view of all the recent legal awards and court cases, why not. Doctors have to deal with "fake patients" so why not "fake employees"...
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"WellNet will give companies the program for free if they transfer their pharmacy benefits to WellNet" so it can be tracked better, as now if you go and pay cash for a generic $4.00 drug, it's out of the insurance system as far as I know. I hear this from doctors who get dinged for...