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CMS says readmissions pilot program is working

14 hours ago ago from Revenue Cycle Institute

The chief medical officer of the CMS Barry Straube, MD, said in a recent Associated Press article that the hospitals participating in the CMS-sponsored Care Transitions Program are reporting that the number of readmissions at their facilities is declining. The news comes eight months after CMS announced the 14 communities participating in the pilot program , which aims to “improve health care processes so that patients, their caregivers, ...

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Yule miracle from the hospital

17 hours ago ago from Livejournal\'s Pagan Community

Yea, really...And I think you'll agree after you read what happened to me today. Here's a pic of my travel altar set up from the hospital I'm in right now: You can't see it, but the small chalices have salt and water in them. West is to the Right. I use air as North because that's how I was trained, and it makes sense to me: when you think of the X and Y axis, North being air and masculine lines up with south which is also masculine. I hope ...

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Idaho man sues, alleging docs left broken surgical device in knee following surgery

19 hours ago ago from Health News - Health News 24/7/365

Idaho man sues, alleging docs left device in knee SUN VALLEY, Idaho — An Idaho man who says he suffered 10 weeks of pain and stiffness before doctors discovered they'd left a broken device in his knee during surgery is suing for unspecified damages. David Robrahn filed a lawsuit this month naming doctors Anthony Buoncristiani and Delmer Pletcher, the Mountain Express reported. Also named in the lawsuit are Sawtooth ...

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Hospitals Looking To Cut More Costs; Good Luck

18 hours ago ago from Top Finance Blog

A recent survey conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) asked hospitals what was the most important thing for them to do in 2010. The number one response was to cut costs . As soon as my mind saw that, one word immediately popped into my head: Many people believe hospitals are making money hand over fist. The reality is that the overwhelming majority of hospitals are barely scraping by these days because of the consistent cuts ...

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Take Time Off After You Had a Dental Surgery

1 hour, 38 minutes ago ago from Home Teeth Whitening Explained

Dental surgery can be very traumatic for some people and very trite for others. It depends on your pain tolerance and the type of dental surgery that you have as to how you will react after dental surgery. Twenty years ago, having your wisdom teeth pulled would require a full two days in bed. Today, dentists will have you in and out of the chair in an hour or two and you can go straight back to work. But if you have an intolerance to the type ...

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Weighing Medical Costs of End-of-Life Care

16 hours ago ago from The New York Times

LOS ANGELES The Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center, one of the nation's most highly regarded academic hospitals , has earned a reputation as a place where doctors will go to virtually any length and expense to try to save a patient's life. Months to Live Excellence or Excess? This series is examining the promises and challenges of extending, or ending, the lives of very ill patients. Previous Article: Sisters Face Death ...

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