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While states have been scrambling for places to save money, especially in Medicaid and other health care services, so far most governors and legislatures have shied away from doing major damage to the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), according to an analysis released by Harriette Fox and Stephanie Limb of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center.
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For many years, states strapped for sufficient funds for their Medicaid programs and for all other state activities have looked for creative legal ways to obtain additional support from the federal government. Among the techniques that have been used are excessive payments to state-owned health facilities, provider taxes and donations, excessive disproportionate share payments to hospitals, and adjustments to upper payment limits.
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Myth: Patients wont like being transferred with lift equipment. They prefer the hands-on touch of nursing staff.
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The verdict is in on lift teams at Tampa (FL) General Hospital: They save money and backs. They win kudos from nurses. Theyre here to stay.
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If your hospital is not classified as a long-term care hospital (LTCH), you may not be paying attention to the questions being asked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and some politicians about the need for this level of care. But rehab advocates say you should, because the debate over long-term care ties in with the 75% rule.
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Balk JL. Calcium and magnesium for prementrual syndrome. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(5):33-36.
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Fentanyl (Duragesic) recall is expanded; Most hospital pharmacists monitor medication therapy; Study: Early treatment with thrombolytic t-PA for stroke; Sponsors announced for Medicare drug discount card.
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Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) may be one way to curb medication errors. The reality, however, is that most health care centers have not implemented such a program and may never will. CPOE systems are expensive, and some professionals fear the technology will be outdated during the time it takes to install the system and teach staff to use it.
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New research is challenging the current guidelines of how to treat atherosclerotic coronary disease with statin drugs. Current guidelines by the National Cholesterol Education Program have set a therapy target of 100 mg/dL. Two recent head-to-head trials, however, suggest that intensive statin therapy may be of greater benefit.
