Tag Archives: Health Care Management

Few Doctors Consider Themselves Rich, Survey Says

Please read article below chart   By Sarah Barr April 25th, 2012, 2:37 PM Source: Medscape Physician Compensation Report Few doctors think of themselves as rich, and only about half think they’re fairly compensated, according to survey results released this … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

$200 BILLION IN MEDICARE SAVINGS

The CMS expects the 2010 healthcare-reform law to yield more than $200 billion in savings through 2016 because of measures that include ending excessive payments to private insurers that offer Medicare Advantage plans and implementing new anti-fraud By Jessica Zigmond … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

INSURANCE COVERAGE GAPS FOR 48 MILLION IN 2011

A quarter of working-age adults had a gap in their health-insurance coverage last year, mainly because they lost or changed their jobs.    Please read: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/04/19/insurance-coverage-gaps-for-48-million-americans-in-2011-study/     Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

MORE EVIDENCE THAT SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS LINKED TO OBESITY

We know that obesity is a growing concern in the U.S., especially with children. Diets are important and be now find lack of sleep contributes to increasing potential for obesity. “We’re also getting less sleep than we used to. …” … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

Acute versus Chronic: What does that mean?

Health care needs are often divided between acute care and chronic care. While everyone nods, their head, some will wonder, what does that really mean? Acute care is health care provided to a person for an illness or injury that … Continue reading

Posted in Noteworthy, Online | Tagged | Comments Off

HEALTH CARE:Acute versus Chronic: What does that mean?

by Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D., Online HCM Chair Health care needs are often divided between acute care and chronic care. While everyone nods, their head, some will wonder, what does that really mean? Acute care is health care provided to a … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

A MUST READ FROM SENATOR DURENBERGER ON HEALTH CARE REFORM

Commentary from Dave Durenberger Thursday, April 12, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court and Obamacare We were in Washington during three days of Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare. My students took time to walk the Court’s roped lines of demonstrators while … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

New Low in Support for Health Law; Half Expect Justices to Go Political

It is apparent that the majority of people do not understand the Affordable Care Act, but have strong opinions. What do you think? Do you understand the Affordable Care Act? http://news.yahoo.com/low-support-health-law-half-expect-justices-political-040318997–abc-news-politics.html   Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

Editorial: Medicare cost panel is common sense

  As former Medicare administrator Donald Berwick recently told CNN, the nation is in “a very polarized era” when “it’s hard to have rational conversations with people” on health reform. Please read the editorial and let’s base our conversation on … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off

HHS Proposes Delaying ICD-10 Deadline To Oct. 1, 2014

WOW! READ MORE……… HHS proposes delaying ICD-10 deadline to Oct. 1, 2014 – Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120409/NEWS/304099960?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMVGJVUDBJRWxiNUtpQzMyWmV2NTNVWUpicWg=&utm_source=link-20120409-NEWS-304099960&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mh-alert#   Continue reading

Posted in Health Care Management | Tagged | Comments Off