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Authors: Turner JP et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Oct 62:1900 In patients older than 80, statin use was associated with higher odds of general pain. Determining whether statins are responsible for nonspecific aches and pains can be difficult, especially in elders. Australian researchers explored this association in a cohort of 385 older cancer […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who treat terminal pain patients. Patients with poor-prognosis cancer who enter hospice use less intensive medical care and incur lower costs, compared with patients who don’t receive hospice, according to a retrospective JAMA study. Researchers studied Medicare beneficiaries who had a poor-prognosis cancer and died in 2011. Nearly 20,000 beneficiaries […]
Read MoreApplying the power of data analytics to prioritize and segment accounts is one strategy to rein in its billing costs. Here are the tactics: 1. Handling Collections Internally As part of its strategy to work more effectively with self-pay patients bring the collections process in-house a instead of using a third-party vendor. 2. Using Data […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. With many seniors facing high medical bills, a congressional investigation has found that federal government websites meant to give Medicare patients basic consumer tools instead fail to provide adequate information on out-of-pocket costs, and even quality of care. The nonpartisan Government Accountability […]
Read MoreHopefully our readers realize how blessed we are to live in the greatest country ever. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving with your family.
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