Some issues are a result of still being paper driven as timely reports and real time information are not available, but they are not the only government agency in this scenario, only one of the most critical though. Also, some members of Congress don’t use computers either and felt uncomfortable...
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on 11-26-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, healthcare, Medical Records, Pharma, FDA, Congress, integration, CMS, Leavitt
This particular statement really bothers me, is CMS now going to take on the role of “doctor here? “ The Bush administration argued that Medicare officials had the right to decide whether the expense incurred for a given item, not just the item itself, was “reasonable and necessary.” How...
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on 11-04-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, healthcare, Pharma, Congress, CMS, Medicare contractor, Drug costs, Federal Court
As this begins the week of the “Never-Never” rules with Medicare and with Sepsis being included on the hospital acquired listings, the group is calling for standards to prevent, which includes the use of minocycline and rifampin impregnated catheters. Severe sepsis is common, with over 750...
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on 10-03-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, Silverlight, Pharma, Cook Medical, CMS, Heatlhcare, Catheters, hospital acquired infections, Server 2008, Never-Never, Sepsis, Thomas Jefferson University, Line Sepsis, Vanderbilt University