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March 31, 2008 – For the first time, Medicare consumers have the three critical elements - quality information, patient satisfaction survey information, and pricing information for specific procedures - they need to make effective decisions about the quality and value of the health care available to them through local hospitals, according to the Centers for Medicare & medicaid services ,…
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The highest rate of stroke hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries exists among African-Americans and in counties located primarily in the southeastern states, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Washington – Nearly 300 medical student, resident and fellow members of the American Medical Association from across the nation are storming Capitol Hill today urging Congress to protect access to care for America’s patients.
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Despite the attention given to the promise of molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, few legislators in Washington, DC, realize that outmoded Medicare payment policies might stall progress toward realizing their potential.
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U.S. residents are focusing more attention on the national economic slump than the potential insolvency of Medicare reported by program trustees on Tuesday, according to experts at a panel discussion on Wednesday, CQ HealthBeat reports. The panel was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute.
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IRVINE, Calif.—-Epicor Software Corporation - a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions to the midmarket and Global 1000 companies, today announced it has been officially named as the first software vendor to receive a notice of integration by Medicare Australia for online claiming, under the new Aged Care Funding Instrument initiative, introduced on March 20, 2008.
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If the planned 10.5-percent Medicare cut to physician payments occurs on July 1, physicians will be forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they treat, the Texas Medical Association announced Thursday in Houston. TMA unveiled this and other sobering results of a new physician-member survey at Senior’s Place, a senior citizen activity center. Sen.
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