Medical Ethics
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Hospital cuts denials by 63% despite a surge in payers
Patient access areas are seeing more procedures requiring authorization, a surge in the number of insured patients, and more clinical requirements from payers. All of these factors make an increase in claims denials - and much lost reimbursement - very likely. -
Heavy lifting still brings toll of injuries
MSD goal: Reduce the rate of injury and illness cases involving days away from work due to overexertion or repetitive motion by 10% by 2020. -
Patients with LEP likely to experience worse outcomes
There are multiple ethical issues related to caring for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). -
VHA model to bring ethics into "organizational mainstream"
An IntegratedEthics model that was rolled out in 2000 by the Veterans Health Administration is based on the idea that quality health care includes ethics. -
Distributive justice is chief ethical issue with neurotechnologies
Distributive justice is a primary ethical issue involving neurotechnologies. -
"Risk-sharing" programs offered for ART pose ethical concerns
"Risk-sharing" programs were developed because insurance companies generally do not cover the high costs of artificial reproductive technology (ART). -
IRB creates user-friendly chart review application
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QI projects aim to prevent problems, improve processes
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Staffing, collaborations top IRB issues
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QI review finds problem with IRB's IC form