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In this economy, every health care provider wants to say yes to a managed care contract that promises more revenue. A recent court ruling, however, shows that the money may come with strings attached.
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The defendant hospital in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, DOL OALJ, No. 2009-OFC-00002, argued that rather than being a contract with the federal government, TRICARE was merely another form of "federal financial assistance," just like Medicare.
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Mediation can not only reduce the costs of malpractice litigation, but also has the potential to offer closure to plaintiffs and ensure that procedures are changed in hospitals to prevent recurrences of the error that sparked the lawsuit, according to a recent study. However, too often that potential goes unrealized, because doctors and hospitals are often reluctant to participate.
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At the age of 69, a woman underwent rectal prolapse surgery. After conducting a preoperative history and physical exam on the woman, her internist released her for surgery.
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Data breaches cost health care organizations more than $6 billion annually, and 71% of the respondents to a study released by the Ponemon Institute say they do not have enough resources to prevent or to quickly detect a loss of patient data.
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Calling to remind patients of their appointments, instructions on how to prepare the night before a procedure, or to see if patients have questions prior to surgery are important ways to keep your outpatient surgery or diagnostic testing departments' schedules on track.
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More health care workers responded to this season's push for influenza vaccination by rolling up their sleeves and getting the vaccine.
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In a Health Hazard Evaluation, researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health asked medical residents and cardiology, pulmonary, and critical care fellows at the University of Utah why they had reported for work sick during the H1N1 pandemic.
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In an analysis of transmission of pandemic H1N1 to residents and fellows at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health advises:
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As the H1N1 virus receded even as a seasonal influenza threat, there was a collective sigh of relief in the health care community. It wasn't as bad as was feared.
