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The Agreement Would Get Rid of The Troubled System

Feb 25, 2014

The agreement would get rid of the troubled system that has often left doctors uncertain about their reimbursements, but the bipartisan leaders have not yet found a way to pay for such a change. Los Angeles Times: U.S. Lawmakers Reach ...

Tags: Lawmaker, Medicare Doctor, Quality, Payments

Medicare Is Trying to Crack Down on Habitual Overcharging by Some Doctors

Feb 8, 2014

In the meantime, Medicare is trying to crack down on habitual overcharging by some doctors. The Washington Post: Doctors Cut From Medicare Advantage Networks Struggle With What To Tell Patients Thousands of primary-care doctors and ...

Tags: Medicare Advantage, Medicare patients, Marilyn B, habitual overcharging

Sen. Ron Wyden Plans to Unveil a Bill to Encourage Team-Based Care in The Program

Jan 16, 2014

Sen. Ron Wyden plans to unveil a bill to encourage team-based care in the program for older and disabled Americans. In the meantime, Medicare readies to deliver payment data for individual doctors on a "case-by-case" basis. Modern ...

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Racial Disparities in Death Risk After Heart Surgery Are Affected by Hospital Quality

Jan 13, 2014

Racial disparities in patients' death risk after heart bypass surgery are affected by the quality of the hospital in which the surgery is performed, a large new study suggests. Racial disparities in death rates after bypass surgery are ...

Tags: Racial Disparities, Heart Surgery, Deaths After Heart Surgery

The Elimination Represents an Area of Potentially Large Health Care Savings

Dec 28, 2013

The elimination of extensive routine preoperative tests and consultations represents an area of potentially large health care savings across many disciplines, particularly for low-risk patients being evaluated for cataract surgery. It is ...

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MiMedx Group Reports Positive Results From a Study of Its EpiFix

Dec 17, 2012

MiMedx Group has reported positive results from a study of its EpiFix, a dehydrated human amniotic membrane allograft, designed as a treatment for diabetic neurovascular foot ulcers. The controlled, randomized trial, which enrolled 80 ...

Tags: MiMedx Group, EpiFix, dehydrated human amniotic membrane allograft