Category Archives: Health Care Management

  The $1 trillion in new revenue would come from the law’s expansion of Medicaid and from subsidies to individuals purchasing insurance. Though most of the money would eventually flow to healthcare providers, insurers would keep an average of $22 … Continue reading →

50 million now without health insurance and health care providers wonder why bad debt load is increasing?  C’mon….get with it ! Almost 50 million Americans had no health insurance as of the 2010 census, more people are going without medical … Continue reading →

Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand employers’ ability to reward employees that participate in wellness programs and who meet health status goals, while also requiring employees who don’t meet these goals to pay more for their … Continue reading →

In 16 states, nurse practitioners can practice without the supervision of another professional such as a doctor. Other states, however, require a physician to sign off on a nurse practitioner’s prescriptions, for example, or diagnostic tests. The Association of American … Continue reading →

Given the emphasis both parties are placing on health care as a defining political issue, their contrasting approaches to the government-run health insurance program serving 49 million people are certain to command considerable attention in both the presidential and Congressional … Continue reading →

The US ranking in education is not keeping pace with other countries, and now health coverage is losing ground. “…universal health-care systems is a necessity for long-term economic development”……read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/is-world-outpacing-us-on-health-care/2012/05/13/gIQAAQyQOU_story.html Continue reading →

We all know people who wear a lot of different hats, and Mary Beth Jakobsen, our Healthcare Management and Medical Administrative Assistant Program Chair is no exception! In addition to being Program Chair, Ms. Jakobsen teaches Anatomy and Physiology here … Continue reading →

Healthcare managers recognize preventive medicine decreases cost of health care in the long term. When we read that adults without health insurance were much more likely to say they didn’t have access to care or didn’t see a doctor or … Continue reading →

OH, MY…..WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO NOT BE PART OF THE 42%? Please read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-predicts-42-percent-of-americans-will-be-obese-in-2030/2012/05/07/gIQAeaDL9T_story.html?hpid=z3   Continue reading →