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Latest Issue: May 2013

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Designing for dollars
By now, it is no surprise which states have said they won’t expand Medicaid as outlined under the Affordable Care Act. And while there are still a handful of states on the fence, it’s a given that states like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia, among others, were not going to budge. more


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Financial Patient Engagement: Best Practices to Increase Collections
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In today’s healthcare environment, information is the engine that drives activity and care delivery. But the data found within the EMR, especially the physician narrative, often exhibits deficiencies. These deficiencies, such as lack of specificity or clinical clarity, can adversely impact a caregiver’s ability to make appropriate decisions, as well as an organization’s quality rankings and reimbursement. Download this white paper to read why NLP will become essential for a cost-effective concurrent CDI program. Learn More
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The UDI rule establishes a common language for medical devices. Read this white paper by Natalia Wilson of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to find out about the efforts underway to implement this standard across healthcare - including research, key constituent involvement, and education efforts to address adoption and implementation. Learn More
     
     
     

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Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doctors
May 17, 2013 | David Williams
My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and "personal" time) to the practice of medicine. More
Improving Economy Drives Medical Staff Turnover
May 15, 2013 | Lori Schutte
The Dow Jones crossed the 15,000 mark for the first time ever, and the housing market recovery is gaining force as home prices rebound. This is good news, especially for hundreds of thousands of physicians who delayed retirement and relocation plans while their portfolios and home values were in... More
Are biosimilars ethical?
May 15, 2013 | David Williams
Generic drugs have been an effective cost containment solution for traditional, small molecule pharmaceuticals. As large molecule biologics proliferate and take up a growing share of medical spending, we also increasingly need cost containment. More
The federales' open data policy and the Medicare hospital chargemaster data dump
May 13, 2013 | David Harlow
So just about everyone is pretty pumped about the White House announcement of its new open data policy. More

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