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Younger People Travel to Urban Hospitals for Care
July 29, 2014 By Jay Nawrocki Leave a Comment
In 2010, 6.1 million people who lived in rural areas were hospitalized, and of that number 60 percent sought care at hospitals in rural areas and 40 percent traveled to urban areas for hospital services, according a new report from the Centers of … [Read More...]
Childhood Cancer Research: We Must Do Better
July 29, 2014 By Harold Bishop Leave a Comment
Every summer about this time I play golf in a pediatric cancer research fundraiser where the parents, family, and friends of Jeffrey Pride raise money for pediatric cancer research. Jeff died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age seven, and … [Read More...]
Kusserow’s Corner: OIG Finds Questionable Lab Billings
July 28, 2014 By Richard Kusserow Leave a Comment
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on its review of questionable billing patterns among Medicare lab services involved examining labs claims submitted for each lab service provided for Medicare beneficiaries. The OIG noted that … [Read More...]
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