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One in Four Uses Social Media Daily
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[11/12/2012] A new survey shows that about one in four physicians uses social media daily or multiple times a day to scan or explore medical information, and 14 percent use social media each day to contribute new information, according to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. One in Four Uses Social Media Daily - Read more
Checklist Can Reduce Costly Complications
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[10/12/2012] As the nation grapples with surging health care costs, researchers have confirmed two simple cost-effective methods to reduce expensive postoperative complications — communications team training and a surgical checklist. Checklist Can Reduce Costly Complications - Read more
Hospices Restrict Patient Enrollment
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[10/12/2012] In a national survey of enrollment policies at hospices, researchers have found that the majority of hospices in the United States have at least one enrollment policy that could restrict access for terminally ill Medicare patients with high-cost medical needs. Hospices Restrict Patient Enrollment - Read more
“The health insurance companies will be compensated”
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/12/2012] It annoys patients, physicians and the medical staff in Germany: the quarterly medical co-pay. After nine years, on January 1, 2013, it will now be abolished again much to the delight of all involved. However, this decision raises some concerns. MEDICA.de asked Christian Albrecht, spokesperson for the German Federal Ministry of Health, what consequences the abolition bears. “The health insurance companies will be compensated” - Read more
Finding Physicians May Be Problematic
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[06/12/2012] Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. However, newly insured patients may have trouble finding primary care physicians. Finding Physicians May Be Problematic - Read more
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