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I thought this was important since it is about healthcare fraud. Businesses are using analytics to curb losses The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that healthcare fraud costs are approximately $80 billion annually. But it could be closer to $700 billion annually if fraud and improper payments are lumped together, said Julie Malida, principal of […]
Read MoreJob descriptions are the cornerstone of communication between you and your staff. After all, it’s hard for supervisors to measure job effectiveness during performance reviews unless you and the employee both know what you expect. Also, carefully drafted job descriptions can be useful tools in court. For example, if an employee files an Americans with […]
Read MorePublished in Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug 29 Authors: Imai Y et al OBJECTIVE: Thirty-one to 97 % of patients who undergo thoracotomy for lung cancer experience ipsilateral shoulder pain, marring the otherwise excellent relief provided by thoracic epidural analgesia. The aim of this study was to test whether the addition of pregabalin to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Makris U, et al Published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 312 (8), 825-836 (Aug 2014) Importance Persistent pain is highly prevalent, costly, and frequently disabling in later life. Objective To describe barriers to the management of persistent pain among older adults, summarize current management approaches, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities; present […]
Read MoreThe producer price index for acute-care hospitals increased 1.7 percent between August 2013 and August 2014, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall hospital prices also increased 0.1 percent between July and August. The PPI for hospitals measures “changes in actual or expected reimbursement received for services across the full range of […]
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