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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.
Read MoreThe term “healthcare” encompasses a wide variety of issues ranging from insurance coverage controversies and workforce compensation trends to prescription drug administration and health information technology. This list of 100 healthcare statistics to know covering a wide variety of industry topics. Hospital & Physician Facts 1. There are 5,723 hospitals in the U.S., according to […]
Read MoreReal gross domestic product fell 2.9 percent at an annual rate during the first quarter of this year, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis estimate released. One significant driver of that GDP increase was a 1.4 percent drop in real healthcare spending at an annual rate. Although the slowdown in healthcare spending growth can […]
Read MoreThe rise in plans sold on health insurance exchanges with high deductibles brings a new concern–consumers who postpone needed care because of the cost. Those decisions could mean the high-deductible health plans backfire on insurers and could lead to even more medical use and greater expenses in the future, The New York Times reported. Some […]
Read MoreExton, PA’s West Pharmaceutical Services just announced that the FDA has given it 510(k) clearance for the NovaGuard Staked-needle Automatic safety system, as the push to avoid needlestick injuries gathers momentum. The company says that the device shields the syringe’s exposed needle after it has been activated and contains a tamper-evident safety mechanism to prevent […]
Read MoreScientists from Nevada’s Roseman University of Health Sciences presented their work on a nasal spray formulation of the antipsychotic prochlorperazine for the treatment of migraines at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists annual meeting in San Diego. Venkata Yellepeddi–Courtesy of Roseman University of Health Sciences “Prochlorperazine is a dopamine receptor antagonist that is widely used […]
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