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Millions of Americans Could Lose ACA Subsidies
Trouble on the Horizon?Yet another provision of the ACA, this one concerning…
We Need to Measure What Counts, Not What We’re Paid to Count
A couple of weeks ago I attended the SOCAP Health Conference held…
CMS to Begin Implementing Payment Penalties Tied to Patient Outcomes
A North Carolina academic hospital will be docked a percentage of Medicare…
Why the U.S. Healthcare System Ranks Worst in the Developed World
The U.S.’s expenditures are higher than any other developed nation’s when…
How to Communicate with Patients When Words Won’t Work
(Originally published on Patient Empowerment Network)What if you were a patient with…
Healthcare Progress Depends On “E Interventions”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists…
Big Data = Big Brother? Leveraging Transaction Data for Better Healthcare
Based on the results of countless studies - such as a 2011…
Advanced Care Planning: What to Do Now
(Originally published on Patient Empowerment Network)If you are an adult, you need to…
Nursing Home Complaint Centers Fields Your Calls for Deaths Around Septic Shock
The Nursing Home Complaint Center believes that, based on the calls they…
Top 8 ACA Delays: Blatantly Illegal or Temporary Courses of Action?
Summary: With so many ACA delays thus far, is the ACA really…
