Tag: observation-unit
What is observation care? Clearing up common misperceptions
February 7th, 2013by: Dr. Robbin Dick
To treat observation care as simply a loophole that allows hospitals to avoid the Medicare penalties from readmissions — as Brad Wright, an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Iowa did earlier this month on KevinMD.com — is to take a short-sighted approach to a complex health issue. Observation care in […]
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Don’t Give Up on Information Technology in Healthcare
January 25th, 2013by: Dr. Michael Cetta
Right now, the technology exists to completely transform healthcare. A doctor should be able to walk into the room where a patient is waiting for them and get everything they need to make an informed decision about that patient’s care. Location-based technology should sense the doctor approaching and already know which patient is waiting for […]
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Observation Medicine Belongs to Emergency Medicine
November 14th, 2012by: Dr. Robbin Dick
I started my first observation unit over 15 years ago, and even now, as then, it is not exactly settled opinion that observation should be a part of emergency medicine. But it should be. That is one of this company’s central insights about observation medicine, and a big part of what interested me in joining as […]
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Healthcare Pressures Will Remain No Matter Who Wins Tomorrow – And Go Vote!
November 5th, 2012by: Dr. Angelo Falcone
There are some who will tell you that the fate of America’s entire healthcare system hangs in the balance based on the outcome of tomorrow’s presidential election. To be sure, there are big differences between President Obama and Governor Romney. But the truth is that the pressures facing America’s healthcare system today are the same pressures […]
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New Observation Unit at WMHS Meets Growing Trend
July 22nd, 2011by: Dr. Rob Flint
We are proud to announce the opening of a new observation medicine unit at Western Maryland Health System (WMHS) in Cumberland, MD. We believe observation medicine will be a growing specialty as health care reform changes the way health care is delivered in the United States. The concept is to allow a focused, intense evaluation of certain patients […]
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RAC Audits – Big Brother is Watching You (and Our Hospital Partners too)
July 6th, 2011by: Dr. Aaron Snyder
In November 2009, the National Medical Fee For Service Error Rate, was estimated by the US government to be $24,000,000,000 dollars. Yes, twenty four BILLION dollars. Well guess what, Uncle Sam wants this back. On January 1, 2011, hospitals nationwide received audits from RAC auditors, or Recovery Audit Contractors. In essence, these are private contractors […]
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