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Archive for March, 2014

Issues on health reform implementation

Mar
15

Date: March 15th, 2014

A look at emergency room costs and consumer sites as key issues in health reformThe new law on health reform provides a guarantee that insurance companies must offer their beneficiaries coverage for emergency care at hospitals out of the network or in network and at the same rate.

Protections for ER visits guaranteed by the health law

Mar
14

Date: March 14th, 2014

Costs concerns can bar people from seeking emergency careAfter being airlifted to Fort Smith, 50 miles away, her life was saved through an emergency surgery but at a cost.

New Research Institute seeking a patient perspective

Mar
13

Date: March 13th, 2014

According to advocates, it is unclear if or not enough people are going to follow through or even aware of the timing.

Other people, including patients who might normally not get involved in a medical research only have until noon on Wednesday to send their applications to be considered for one of the nearly 60 reviewer positions that the PCORI- Patient- Centered Outcomes Research Institute is offering. The reviewers are going to assist the Institute in selection of their first major research projects.

Advice on how to get coverage for your ER visit

Mar
12

Date: March 12th, 2014

Should patients be allowed to access their lab results directly?Los Angeles Times: when an ER visit won’t be paid for by a health insurer

Dr. David John says that it is very common for a patient to enter to the Emergency Room with signs of a very serious medical condition,

A look at why Hepatitis C testing is very important

Mar
11

Date: March 11th, 2014

Some viewpoints of major health issues in the nationLos Angeles Times: The lives of baby boomers can be saved through Hepatitis C test

Martha Sally says that she considers herself to be a very fortunate person.

A huge enhancement in heart failure survival detailed

Mar
10

Date: March 10th, 2014

Why the significant improvement in survival rates?

The improved survival rates are highly likely as a result of hospital treatment changes and the way in which bystanders respond after someone has collapsed.

Schools in California and diabetes: what the court says

Mar
09

Date: March 9th, 2014

Insulin shots can be administered to students by unlicensed school employeesOn Monday, the highest court in California ruled unanimously that with the students’ parents and doctors’ consent,

Facts you should know about home defibrillators

Mar
08

Date: March 8th, 2014

Understanding more about home/ at work defibrillatorsWhat is an Automated External Defibrillator?

An AED or Automated External Defibrillator refers to a portable device which is designed for use by a lay person at workplace or home for reviving a patient

Implications of drug companies being subjected to FCPA probes

Mar
07

Date: March 7th, 2014

Foreign bribery penalties in US for drug makers might lack biteUS federal authorities have been casting a wide net in their efforts of weeding out the suspected giving of gifts and kickbacks to government officials

Why quality health care is the most important thing

Mar
06

Date: March 6th, 2014

A comparison of big and small hospitalsEven though most of the patients prefer being in a quiet room rather than a noisy one and being attended to by an attentive nurse instead of a flighty one,