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If your hospital is like most, patients admitted through the emergency department are being held, possibly in hallways, for hours and even days.
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The largest health plans appear to be in the process of adopting guidelines from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) for machine-readable insurance cards, according to Peter Barry, of Peter T. Barry Co., a Milwaukee-based consulting firm specializing in health care and information systems. Barry is chair of WEDI's initiative on health identification cards.
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After Concord (NH) Hospital's multidisciplinary cardiac care team began holding daily collaborative rounds with patients and family members on the cardiac patient care unit, length of stay decreased and patient satisfaction scores rose.
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A comprehensive system to ensure that patients with pneumonia receive recommended care resulted in a significant increase in quality measure scores at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.
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Patient access staff will have to get used to a change for Medicare patients, with the new Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form now used for all situations where Medicare payment is expected to be denied. The form, implemented by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), becomes mandatory
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America's scientific and research future has looked grim because of under-funding for the past five years, but it could turn around again under President Barack Obama's new administration.
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Young, bright science and medical students who once knew that their purpose in life was to try to make the world a better place through study and investigation now question whether they should be following the research career track at all.
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Research with adolescents who are at risk for suicide can create daunting ethical and practical challenges for investigators.
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