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In this first part of a two-part series on drug-impaired employees, we give you suggestions on how to avoid employee theft of narcotics.
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Under severe budget pressures, many states are looking for ways to enable Medicaid managed care programs to profile managed care plans and better evaluate the impact of rate increases and better demonstrate the value that plans are providing.
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The national organization representing health plans is downplaying the recent Supreme Court decision on Kentuckys any willing provider (AWP) laws because plans are responding to consumer demands for broader provider choices and states no longer pass such laws.
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Illinois may borrow $1.5 billion for overdue Medicaid bills; Judge OKs Medicaid cutoff
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The investigative agency of Congress said that in 2001, more than 12,700 children were placed in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems by their parents just to receive needed mental health services.
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Washington observers are questioning the degree to which Congress will be willing and able to address thorny health care issues such as Medicaid reform, especially as funds go to war and rebuilding in Iraq.
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Cheryl Staske, MS, director, hospital registration centers, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL, has some feedback for access colleague Kathy Pajor, who seeks advice in the March issue of Hospital Access Management on how to increase point-of-service collections in the emergency department (ED) while strictly adhering to the provisions of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
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Ever reflected on the absurdity of gearing up every three years to face the JCAHO surveyor piles of policies in hand and brass freshly polished only to heave a sigh of relief and go back to business as usual the next day?
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