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| June 15,
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Practice
patient-friendly billing |
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HIGHLIGHTS |
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FDA
forms transparency task force |
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ED
crowding due to lack of inpatient beds |
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Medical
bankruptcy on the rise |
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HRET
to help implement AHRQ safety measures |
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EPA
green lights first anthrax antimicrobial product |
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Practice patient-friendly
billing |
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The Healthcare
Financial Management Association’s Patient Friendly Billing
project offers new guidelines to help hospitals better communicate
with patients about their financial obligation at the earliest point
possible in the care experience. More |
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FDA forms transparency
task force |
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The
Food and Drug Administration has formed a task force to recommend
how the agency can make its operations and decision-making more transparent.
The task force will hold two meetings, the first on June 24 and the
other some time in the fall, to solicit recommendations from the public
on ways to improve transparency. More |
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ED
crowding due to lack of inpatient beds |
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Lack
of access to inpatient beds is the main reason for continued hospital
ED crowding, according to a new report by the Government Accountability
Office. More |
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Medical
bankruptcy on the rise |
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According
to a recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine,
nearly two-thirds of all bankruptcies in 2007 were due to illness
or the inability to pay medical bills, a 50% increase from 2001. More |
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HRET
to help implement AHRQ safety measures |
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The
Health Research and Educational Trust has been awarded a federal
contract to facilitate broader use of hospital safety improvement
resources developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. The 20-month project begins June 1. More |
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EPA
green lights first anthrax antimicrobial product |
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The
Environmental Protection Agency has approved for use a first-of-its-kind
antimicrobial pesticide to deactivate anthrax spores on dry,
pre-cleaned, hard, non-porous surfaces. The product, Peridox,
can be used to decontaminate buildings, structures, vehicles,
ships, aircraft, personal protective equipment, and other items
infected with anthrax spores. More |
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