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Evergreen Healthcare and Virginia Mason will remain two distinct entities. Neither organization foresees any reduction in services or staff as a result of this partnership.
$6.8 Billion spent yearly on 12 unnecessary tests and treatments – according to a new study. The most common ordered unnecessary test: a complete blood count for a routine physical.
Thanks Obamacare! – new campaign seeks to make ‘Obamacare’ a positive brand by highlighting 10 reasons people should be thankful for the health law.
The key finding is that the majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents all supported state action to control health care costs.
New rules will make it easier for doctors and hospitals to participate in the new models of delivering health care.
One law requires abortion clinics to have separate dressing rooms for patients and staff, complete with toilets, washing station and storage, in addition to procedure rooms of at least 150 square feet
In a new book, oncologist and New Yorker writer Jerome Groopman and his wife, endocrinologist Pamela Hartzband, encourage consumers to chart their own path when looking at treatment decisions.
Medicare’s new Hospital Compare website allows you to compare hospitals side-by-side on a variety of patient safety and patient satisfaction measures. But are the comparisons fair?
Your Medical Mind offers a well-sourced, approachable account of the challenges we and our clinicians face when we are truly engaged in making medical decisions together.
What’s a person, exactly? Could Herman Cain get health insurance today? A new approach to caring for the elderly?
Health insurers are in a race for a decisive competitive advantage: winning the highest mark on Medicare’s quality exam, a one-to-five star rating system.
Pharmacies usually charge between $25 and $32, while a shot at the doctor’s office usually costs at least $48.
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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