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The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon was an early adopter of registration kiosks, says Jane Gray, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, assistant vice president for the revenue cycle.
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Having your ready-to-go list assembled at the start of your survey can help your survey run smoothly, according to The Joint Commission.
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Question: Our surgeon group has been approached by the local hospital to buy an interest in our surgery center.
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Lacerations are a common reason for patients to come to the emergency department (ED). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2007, "open wounds (excluding the head)" were the primary leading diagnosis for men between the ages of 15 and 64 years.
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) research over 30 years has explored its potential benefits for mood disorders, chronic medical illness, and pain as well as mental and physical health for non-medical populations.
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1. About 25% of all Americans who are dying are veterans men and women who have served our country as members of the Armed Forces. Yet only 4% of dying veterans die within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare Network; the majority of veterans are cared for by hospice and Health care professionals in the community.
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The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) recently released "Veterans and End-of-Life Care," a free online webinar written by Deborah Grassman, ARNP, of the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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President Obama's administration reversed its decision to revise a Medicare regulation to include paying physicians to discuss good advance care planning with patients. This decision is a setback from an ethical and health care perspective, according to advocates for end-of-life planning.
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Finding a way to serve hospice patients who are spread over a 10,000 square mile area is challenging, especially when some staff members are driving as much as 60 miles one way to reach a patient's home.