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12/01/2010

According to President Obama’s healthcare reform provisions, an expected 40–50 million previously uninsured patients will be gaining healthcare access during the next 10 years.

12/01/2010

The next 20 years could be thought of as the next great migration—when 77 million Americans, the biggest group ever, move through the window for ages 55–75. It’s the baby boomers and generation Xers getting older, bringing with them new challenges and pressures inside and outside the healthcare system.

12/01/2010

Accuracy rules the day when it comes to submitting claims and avoiding denied claims. The simplest oversight on a claims submission can result in lost dollars, not just from the claim that isn’t paid, but also from the additional time and effort expended by staff.

12/01/2010

It seems like an unwinnable game of cops and robbers. Physicians demand to be compensated for ED call, and the hospital refuses to meet those demands because it will eat the bottom line. Physicians retort with threats to cease providing service if the hospital does not meet their demands, and the hospital shoots back with threats to employ physicians, thus creating competition with independent members of the medical staff. 

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