Nursing Pays
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that the registered nurse (RN) will be the fastest growing profession between 2008 and 2018. And the profession is financially rewarding. The…
The ACO: Prescription, Cure or Disease?- Infographic
2011 has been a busy year for ACOs dominating the industry with the announcements of the ACO final rule, Medicare Shared Savings Program, NCQA Accountable Care Organization Accrediation program, and…
Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2011
1. The HPV Vaccine 2. Apple Juice 3. Gulf Coast Fish 4. Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking” 5. Sunscreen 6. Fluoridated Water 7. Cell Phones 8. Genetically Modified Fish 9. Fragrances…
LoneStar Heart is Focused on Preserving & Restoring Heart Functions to Heart Failure Patients
LoneStar Heart, Inc. LoneStar Heart, Inc. is a Texas and California-based biomedical company focused on developing technologies and therapies to preserve and restore heart functions to patients with congestive heart…
What Difference Do Advance Directives Make?
The results were surprising: The advance directives only saved money in areas where Medicare’s end-of-life costs are high. Think Florida and New York. In areas where Medicare’s costs are already…
Hospital Readmission Stats Impact Reimbursement
With the New Year fast approaching, and the start of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) fiscal year shortly behind us (it began October 1, 2011), it seems…
HealthCare Digital Awareness increases in 2011
We've almost reached the end of 2011, and as many blogs will be doing, it's time to take stock of what has happened this year. Digital awareness has certainly improved…
Earthquake Publications for Businesses and HealthCare Providers
Thousands of earthquakes occur in the United States each year; most are too small to significantly affect businesses and communities. However, large and very damaging earthquakes have occurred in the…
Who Owns Frozen Embryos?
In 2004, a Chester County, Pa., woman and her husband had some embryos frozen shortly before the woman underwent chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer and nearly three years before the…
Is Salt a Public Health Danger?
Last year, the government’s Institute of Medicine urged the Food and Drug Administration to “gradually step down the maximum amount of salt that can be added to foods, beverages…
