Health
Medicare monthly premium to stay at $104.90
Medicare says the "Part B" premium most seniors pay for outpatient care will stay the same in 2014, at $104.90 a month.
Oct 28, 2013
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News tagged with outpatient care
Health
Will health insurance expansion cut ER use? Study in teens and young adults may help predict
As the nation's health care system prepares for uninsured Americans to gain health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a question hangs over crowded hospital emergency departments: Will the newly insured make ...
Oct 17, 2013
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Health
Medicare expenses for patients with heart attacks increase between 1998 and 2008
Medicare expenses for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) increased substantially between 1998 and 2008, with much of the increase coming in expenses 31 days or more after the patient was hospitalized, ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Health
NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount
For a growing number of New York City residents, the trip to have an appendix taken out or get treatment for a broken leg is increasingly being measured in miles, rather than blocks.
Aug 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Requiring some patients to get mental health treatment saves money
Mandating outpatient treatment for certain people with severe mental illness, while controversial, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care, according to a financial analysis ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Health
Electronic health records slow the rise of healthcare costs
Use of electronic health records can reduce the costs of outpatient care by roughly 3 percent, compared to relying on traditional paper records.
Jul 15, 2013
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Health
Office-based physicians making more patient referrals to ER
(HealthDay)—Emergency departments (EDs) have become an important source of admissions to U.S. hospitals and are increasingly being used to conduct complex work-ups, according to a report published by the RAND Corporation.
Jun 6, 2013
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Health
ER docs are key to reducing health care costs
Emergency physicians are key decisionmakers for nearly half of all hospital admissions, highlighting a critical role they can play in reducing health care costs, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.
May 20, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Study suggests federal guidelines for treating teen PID need clarification
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Health
Emergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization
Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a substantial number of patients ...
Jan 22, 2013
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