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Does Medicare Have The Claims Data To Get The “Crooks”? by Dr. Stanley F. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 18 Sep 2011 9:45pm Stanley Feld M.D., FACP,MACE I have opposed Medicare’s use of claims data to evaluate the quality of medical care . Quality medical care is the goal that must be achieved. However, no one has described the measurement of quality medical care adequately. Physicians recognize when other physicians are not performing quality medical c ... Read on »

OIG Releases FY 2011 Work Plan by Todd R. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 11 Oct 2010 6:09am Physicians and other Part B providers should be aware that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has released its Work Plan for Fiscal year 2011. The Work Plan describes those area the OIG intends to review in the coming fiscal year and is a key tool for determining what “risk areas” to focus on from a c ... Read on »

MM2-thalamic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: neuropathological, biochemical and transmission studies identify a distinctive prion str by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 31 Jan 2012 1:36pm MM2-thalamic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: neuropathological, biochemical and transmission studies identify a distinctive prion strain Fabio Moda1,†, Silvia Suardi1,†, Giuseppe Di Fede1, Antonio Indaco1, Lucia Limido1, Chiara Vimercati1, Margherita Ruggerone1, Ilaria Campagnani1, Jan Langeveld2, Alessandro Terruzzi3, Antonio Brambilla4, Piet ... Read on »

Costs, costs, costs by Paul L. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:50am As always, a thoughtful piece by Steve Bailey in today's Boston Globe, this one quoting Regina Herzlinger from Harvard Business School. An excerpt: What consumers need, she says, is greater transparency. "The premise is that they are wonderful," she says of the hospitals. "Maybe they are. I would like to see some data that shows just how ... Read on »

Cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. ... by Drew W. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 30 Oct 2008 3:26pm Cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. That’s what we have been hearing lately (30 + years?) in order to effectively reform health care. The problem is those costs are someone’s income. In a free market economy we are able to make money as we please, and as long as someone is willing to pay, services will be provided. When we attack costs, we ... Read on »

Kids Drive Moms' Passion to Save Energy, Join Team ENERGY STAR by Diane Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 Jun 2012 9:24am Using energy efficiently is the key to many of the health, environmental and even financial crises we face. Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil pollutes our air and water, contributes to asthma and other respiratory problems, and is a major cause of climate change. It's up to all of us to do what we can to make a difference, and most of us ... Read on »

Zolpidem (Ambien, Stilnox) ... by John R. Posted Thu 14 Mar 2013 8:47am Zolpidem (Ambien, Stilnox) is good for you! Sleeping pills could actually IMPROVE your memory, claims controversial new research. (It gives you constipation, though) Taking sleeping tablets could help improve your memory, according to controversial new research. A team of researchers claim to have discovered the mechanism that enable ... Read on »

Hidden financial costs when we quit our jobs to care for our loved ones by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Sat 23 Jun 2012 12:00am I don’t need a study to tell me that leaving the workforce to become a family caregiver has cost me, financially. All I have to do is look my puny projected Social Security. Over two decades of my adult “productive” years have been spent caring for elders and children while not working at paid employment. Eventually, I did go back i ... Read on »

The high financial cost of Lupron therapy for autism by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 May 2009 10:34pm Lupron therapy for autism has been controversial ever since it was first proposed by Mark and David Geier. Controversial—as in the rational for Lupron for autism was based on some of the worst junk science I have ever seen. Neurodiveristy.com has followed Lupron since the beginning ( here is but one example of the excellent reporting from neurod ... Read on »

The Financial Costs of a DUI (DWI) by Lisa Frederiksen Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 22 Apr 2012 1:46pm The following is a guest post — an info graphic — showing the costs of getting a DUI. It was submitted by Brittany Klontz of totaldui.com . According to totaldui.com, ”Each state has their own DUI laws, convictions, fines, and DUI penalties. Most people do not realize that facing a DUI or DWI charge can be very expensive. It also impacts your d ... Read on »