Saturday, April 17, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News


Managed-care difference 'dramatic'

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By Carol Gentry 4/16/2010 © Health News Florida Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service care get some services at two to three times the frequency of those who are in managed care, a preliminary state report suggests. What it doesn't say: Is that good or bad?

Medicaid overhaul gets nips, tucks

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 By Jim Saunders 4/16/2010 © Health News Florida Trying to win votes in the House and prepare for negotiations with the Senate, architects of a Medicaid overhaul agreed to changes Thursday that could help defuse concerns of doctors and hospitals.

Rights extended to gay partners

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4/16/2010 © The Associated Press President Barack Obama is ordering hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid payments to allow patients to decide who can visit them and help make medical decisions, including gay and lesbian partners. The Human Rights Campaign said the action was inspired in part by a New York Times article about the plight of a Miami lesbian couple. In Miami on Thursday, Obama says he welcomes fight over health care.

2nd Dade trauma center opposed

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4/16/2010 © Miami Herald Jackson Health System and the University of Miami say they plan to fight Kendall Regional Medical Center's bid for its own trauma center, fearful they will lose insured auto accident patients and be left with only the uninsured gunshot victims.

Insurer rethinking rules after chat

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By Christine Jordan Sexton 11/4/2009 © Health News Florida Following a meeting with Sen. Don Gaetz, the state’s largest health insurer is examining its policies for providing health insurance to cancer patients who undergo clinical trials.

Ban balance-billing, advocate says

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By Carol Gentry and Mary Jo Melone 11/3/2009 © Health News Florida  Sean Shaw, Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate, is shopping around for a lawmaker brave enough to take on the medical lobby. He wants to outlaw balance-billing, a common practice that sticks patients with big bills their plan won't cover.

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