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After months of gloom and doom surrounding the 75% rule and the draft Local Medicare Review Policies on inpatient rehabilitation admission, rehab advocates say they finally see a glimmer of hope. Not a big bucket of sunshine the 75% rule and the draft LMRPs still are on the table but a welcome ray of hope, nonetheless.
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Integrating acupuncture with conventional physical therapy and work hardening has been both a medical and financial success for Good Samaritan Occupational Health Services in Avon, MA.
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Ergonomics is more than a way to lift patients. As Butler (PA) Memorial Hospital found, it can lift morale and employee satisfaction as well.
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In his FY 2005 budget, President George Bush said the secretary of Health and Human Services will work with Congress to pass an option for states to receive Medicaid and State Childrens Health Insurance Program funds in the form of flexible allotments, presumably a reference to an idea floated last year that Medicaid become a block grant program.
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Because drug costs are a major concern for Medicaid HMOs and state Medicaid programs, AmeriHealth Mercy created PerformRx to assist other plans to develop the capability to manage drug utilization and product and service costs.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has been criticized for not being more directive and aggressive on preventing needle stick injuries, has posted an impressive, interactive workbook on the issue.
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Personal statements and adornments made though tattoos and body piercing may have an insidious underside: Evidence continues to mount that they increase the risk of hepatitis C virus.
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