Tag Archives: Physician Clinics

Legal Oversight May Leave Rural Health Clinics Behind

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for Health Leaders Media   7/6/2011 A seemingly small omission from the 2009 economic stimulus law could spell big trouble for the country’s thousands of rural health clinics. The problem? If you’re billing the Centers for … Continue reading →

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ANA Launches Website to Help Preserve Medicaid

Posted on June 13, 2011 by susiecookhc

medicalnewstoday.com   6/10/2011 The American Nurses Association (ANA) is working on several fronts to counter attack on Medicaid funding and keep nurses informed about the efforts on Capitol Hill that impact this program which provides essential health care coverage for an estimated … Continue reading →

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US Physicians Video Chat with Patients

Posted on May 16, 2011 by susiecookhc

Health IT News, 5/16/2011 NEW YORK – Certain specialties, such as psychiatrists and oncologists, are more likely to be using video conferencing with patients, according to a new study from Manhattan Research. Taking the Pulse U.S. v11.0, a study of … Continue reading →

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Seniors Lack Knowledge of Medicare’s Free Preventative Benefits

Posted on April 28, 2011 by susiecookhc

The Washington Post, Susan Jaffe, 4/25/2011 The health care law gives Medicare beneficiaries access to more than a dozen tests and preventive services free of charge, but many seniors — and even some providers — aren’t aware of the benefits. … Continue reading →

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Nurses Become ‘Patient Navigators’

Posted on April 27, 2011 by susiecookhc

Cheryl Clark, HealthLeaders Media, 4/26/11 They’re called embedded care managers, patient navigators, even geriatric coordinators. In fact, they’re called dozens of other names as well. Increasingly, health plans and physicians’ offices are catching on to the idea that this extra … Continue reading →

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What is an Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by susiecookhc

Kaiser Health News, Jenny Gold ACO is the hottest three-letter word in health care Accountable care organizations take up only seven pages of the massive new health law yet have become one of the most talked about provisions. This latest model for … Continue reading →

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Funny Quotes from Medical Records

Posted on April 17, 2011 by susiecookhc

Medi-Smart.com The following quotes were taken from actual medical records dictated by physicians. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side … Continue reading →

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Survey Shows EHRs Benefit Small Providers

Posted on March 9, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Mary Mosquera  HealthIT  March 8, 2011   A survey of studies from recent years shows that health information technology has benefited healthcare providers, even small practices, refuting other recent findings that suggest electronic health records and other health IT … Continue reading →

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Rural Healthcare Advances in Telemedicine

Posted on March 4, 2011 by susiecookhc

The Daily Siftings Herald, 2/22/11 Prescott, Ark – Thanks to a $495,926 USDA telemedicine grant, Mercy will be able to provide 900 people in some of the nation’s most hard-to-reach rural areas medical care like they’ve never known before. Through … Continue reading →

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Telemedicine Grants Awarded to 44 Rural Healthcare Organizations

Posted on March 4, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Molly Merrill, Associate Editor of Healthcare IT News   WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants to 44 healthcare organizations to improve access to healthcare in rural areas. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the … Continue reading →

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