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Study: Older Patients Vulnerable to Functional Decline Following ED Visit
New findings from a rigorously designed study suggest that older patients who visit the ED are at enhanced risk of disability for up to six months following the visit.
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CMS Continues Emphasis on Quality, Value-based Purchasing
In the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, CMS is asking for public input on how to ease the burdens on providers and how make the healthcare system less complex and bureaucratic.
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Designing the MOON Form and Process Was a Team Effort
When CMS announced the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice, a multidisciplinary team at UCHC/John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT, developed a form and a process that would meet the requirements of both the state of Connecticut and CMS.
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Delivery of the MOON Has Spurred Objections to Outpatient Status
Some observation patients are demanding to be admitted as inpatients when they receive the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice and understand what it means.
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A Guide to Delivering HINNs
Knowing which HINN to give to which patient and when can be a confusing process.
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HINNs Inform Patients When Services Are Not Covered by Insurance
The difficulty with the Hospital-Issued Notices of Noncoverage is deciding which to use and when to deliver it.
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HINN, IM, and MOON: Alphabet Soup of Forms Can Be Confusing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals to give patients an array of documents to explain their rights, their status, and any financial obligations they may incur — and it’s usually up to case managers to see that the hospital complies.
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Study Sheds Light on Surrogates’ Decision-making
It comes as no surprise to anyone with experience caring for patients at the end of life that family members often have difficulty predicting a patient’s desire for life-sustaining treatments. Reasons for this are less well-understood, however.
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It’s Not Just MDs: Patient Advocacy Organizations Have Industry Ties, Too
Recent studies have revealed surprising financial ties of patient advocacy organizations: the vast majority receive financial support from drug, device, and biotechnology companies.
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Research Misconduct Rarely Reported by Authors of Systematic Reviews
Research misconduct — not publishing completed research, duplicate publications, or selective reporting of outcomes — sometimes is identified by authors of systematic reviews, but is rarely reported, found a recent study.