Abby Norman

My name is Abby Norman and I am a healthcare blogger. With over 10 years of experience in the medical field, I have developed a passion for helping others understand the complexities of healthcare.
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The Benefits and Value of CARF Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) was established in 1966…

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Obamacare and Murphy’s Law: Did It All Go Wrong?

Pundits began outlining the downfall of Obamacare as soon as the President was…

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The Importance of Drug Utilization Review

Drug Utilization Review  Drug Utilization Review One of the most costly and complex…

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Understanding Utilization Review

When a patient needs medical treatment of any kind, their insurance company…

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Risk Management 101: Types of Risk

Before we can even begin to talk about mitigating risk, we have…

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5 Healthcare IT Risks in 2014

Healthcare IT Risk | Advances In the last few decades, increasing availability of…

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New ACA Provision Calls for Cost Transparency in Hospitals

As part of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and…

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Strategic Planning: Find Your Core Values

Strategic planning for a healthcare organization needs to incorporate several focuses, but…

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3 Reasons Your Readmission Rates Are Too High

Chances are, whether your on the administrative or clinical side of hospital…

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How Are You Using Physician Data Mining?

The pay for performance model of payment has been the preference of…

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