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Archive for February, 2016

Hospitals May Lower the Cost of Health Care as Patients Becomes Conscious of it

Feb
19

Date: February 19th, 2016

What is behind the healthcare facilities and hospitals?

Most of the hospitals and health care facilities are initiating the review and revisions about the cost to come up with a more persuasive to individuals who are boosting the experience sticker shock upon paying for the services from the pocket under high-deductible health plans. As part of the initiative, it involves the analyzation of how much the services will cost to provide something that has rarely done in the past.

Some of the leaders of the hospitals say that they are checking on the chargemasters, the price list that is the basis for the rate negotiations with the insurers. This is to be able to see how the prices go when compared over the real cost of the services being provided and how they compare with the other providers in the market nowadays.

Find out Why Medicare Penalized Different Hospitals for Safety Incidents

Feb
18

Date: February 18th, 2016

The federal government is punishing more than 758 hospitals with the higher rates of the patient safety cases, with more than ½ of those places had also been fined charged last year. The Medicare’s record was released last Wednesday with all the records.  Amidst the hospitals being penalized for the very first time, some are even well known firms that include the Stanford Health Care in Northern California, Denver Health Medical Center along with 2 other satellite hospitals managed by the Mayo Clinic Health System, Minnesota. The records came from the federal government. There are still other hospitals that are on record yet their names were not revealed yet.

The Database Tools will be the Primary HealthCare Issues for 2016

Feb
17

Date: February 17th, 2016

What’s in the news?

There is a company that has revealed its yearly list of the primary health care problems for the upcoming year and the cyber security, mHealth along with the database analytical tools came on top of the list for 2016.  The yearly list this year will be entitled, THRIVING IN THE NEW HEALTH ECONOMY, it will emphasize the stretches that are said to have the highest impact to the healthcare industry in 2016 and some reports even predict that next year will be the year of the firsts. It will be so for the healthcare users, companies and newbies, as the modern tools and services came into the scene, the NEW HEALTH ECONOMY. Close to what’s indicated in the list last year 2014, the HRI merely focused on health IT trends along with the tools and with the newest models for the payment and for the medical cost calculations.

What will happen to the Life of Babies Being Given Antipsychotics Drugs?

Feb
16

Date: February 16th, 2016

How the problem started with Andrew

The seizure problem of Andrew Rio started when he was only 5 months old and it just gets worse through time. When he reached his 18th month of life, the epilepsy medicine made him violent. He was prescribed an antipsychotic Risperdal type of drug, which is usually used for the treatment of schizophrenia as well as bipolar disorder in adults. It is not typically used for kids younger than 5 years old.

Guidelines about How to Take Care of Breast Cancer Survivors

Feb
15

Date: February 15th, 2016

Overview

Fighting breast cancer is really hard and very dreadful; however, the survivors must be given proper care as well. At present, there are 2 primary groups in terms of cancer care that have given guidelines about the kind of follow up that these patients need. The protocols were issued by the American Cancer Society along with the American Society of Clinical Oncology. These are the much needed for the 3.1M people who have survived the breast cancer treatment and are alive to this day in America. The survivorship is demarcated as living with, done and away from cancer. Every phrase comes with an original concern and trials.

Will Doctors Cut Back on the Low Value Tests with the Sting Approach?

Feb
14

Date: February 14th, 2016

Sting Approach test

There was a study made through a surprise visit by the undercover instructors acting as patients. This method aims to daunt the doctors working as trainees from buying unwanted tests or to focus on the real goal of the patients. When it comes to the patient’s primary health care needs, there are certain aspects of medicine that must be dealt with. We know that there is a problem when it comes to the tests along with the processes that are not really advantageous to the patient, according to a lead study doctor.  In the new research, there is almost sixty second year, doctors called residents, a man acting as a fake patient who requested for an MRI for his lower back pain along with a middle aged woman asking for a bone mineral density test.

The Essence of BLS Recertification

Feb
13

Date: February 13th, 2016

Why BLS Recertification is Essential

BLS or Basic Life Support as it implies is the basic aid provided to an individual who suddenly loses consciousness and suddenly stops breathing. Basic life support is a first aid measure to maintain the ABCs which stand for airway, breathing and circulation without auxiliary tool. This is done while waiting for the ambulance or while waiting for medical and professional help. This is not only advantageous for you, but it is also advantageous for your family as well. This will make you prepared for any life threatening situation that require basic life support and BLS Recertification can absolutely help.

Mental Stress and Heart Disease

Feb
12

Date: February 12th, 2016

Each episode of mental stress that we face in our lives increases our risk of developing heart disease. This is true even for the mental stressed that we face as children. The stress of not fitting it, of feeling awkward, and of fear of failing that algebra test will play a part in our development of heart disease later in life.

According to the article in the Journal of the American College of cardiology, the mental stress from childhood can increase our adult chances of heart disease even if the stress does not cross over into our adult lives.

Should Cancer Treatment Stop for Pregnancy?

Feb
11

Date: February 11th, 2016

One of the biggest dilemmas that a mother can face is to be pregnant and find out that she has cancer. Most women believe that if they have cancer while they are pregnant they either have to choose delaying their cancer treatments and possibly endangering their lives, or shortening their lives expectancy because they will be allowing the cancer to develop further while they complete the pregnancy. Or they can terminate their pregnancy, or proceed with cancer treatments and possibly cause complications for the child.

What your Cough may be Indicating

Feb
10

Date: February 10th, 2016

When we cough it is our body signaling us that there is some sort of irritation in the airways. The cough could be the result of exposure to an allergen, it could mean we are about to get sick, it could be because we need a drink, and it could be a symptom of a chronic illness.

Common Cough Causes

There are literally hundreds of reasons why you might cough, but some of the most common reasons are:

  • A dry throat
  • Reactions to dust
  • Reactions to pollen