Medical economics
The case of the two Grace Elliotts: A medical billing mystery
Earlier this year, Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received.
Dec 28, 2022
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News tagged with rehabilitation hospital
Surgery
Fewer patients sent to hospital rehabilitation facilities after colorectal operations early in the COVID pandemic
The first months of the COVID pandemic had a profound effect on hospital discharge practices and use patterns for patients with colorectal disease, according to findings presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College ...
Oct 16, 2022
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Medical economics
Electronic health records may be key to improving patient care, study finds
When a patient gets transferred from a hospital to a nearby specialist or rehabilitation facility, it is often difficult for personnel at the new facility to access the patient's electronic health records—which includes ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Health
Inside Chicago's Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the world-renowned rehab facility
Phillip Cline, 59, distinctly remembers the moment he became paralyzed from the neck down. He was run off the road while driving a motorcycle on July 4, 1996, at 1:20 p.m. in Wisconsin.
Sep 2, 2022
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Health
Medicare advantage plans often deny coverage for eligible, necessary care, says report
Coverage for eligible, necessary care is denied each year to tens of thousands of seniors with private Medicare Advantage plans, U.S. federal investigators say.
Apr 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
A systems-based inpatient model for functional neurological disorder rehabilitation shows potential
A team from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital shares its experiences and successes designing and implementing a multidisciplinary clinical inpatient rehabilitation pathway for patients with acute-onset motor functional neurological ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q and A: Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD and other lung conditions
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father has had COPD for years, but he was hospitalized for worsening symptoms related to his condition. His health care provider advised that he should begin a pulmonary rehabilitation program. He is ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Health
Helping elderly patients return to independence after hospital admission
Older patients should be assessed for cognitive function and frailty on admission to hospital to improve rehabilitation programs and discharge planning, according to the research published by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jul 5, 2021
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Medical economics
A community health worker intervention reduces hospital readmissions
A clinical trial pairing community health workers (CHWs) with patients admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that fewer intervention group participants were readmitted within 30 days than were control ...
May 24, 2021
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Medical research
Demand for COVID-19 rehab places could be the next strain on Australian health system
Australia must prepare for the "aftershocks" from COVID-19 or risk leaving survivors of the virus struggling to rehabilitate, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jul 6, 2020
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