Whenever discussing medicare in the news, the issue of Medicare going broke is discussed. The latest version of its lifespan is that Medicare will only last until 2019. The Congressional Research service projects this to 2024. But did you know that the funds in Medicare were being robbed? President Obama feels that it is necessary [...]
February 14 is the day that The CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) designated as the deadline to for doctors to drop out of Medicare participation. Customarily, doctors had to decide on becoming a nonparticipating physician by the end of the year. One thing to recognize, however, is that eliminating the participation in the [...]
This article “What is an Advocate?” was written for this blog by Rhonda Caudell RN, CCM In simple terms, “Patient” implies someone who is sick or ill. “Advocate” is defined in the World English Dictionary as someone who intercedes on behalf of another. The Greek word for Advocate is Parakletos defined as one who pleads [...]
This post written and published by Dr. Kevin Pho reflects the sentiments that I have been expressing for some time. Between financial squeezing, politics and baby boomer physicians just plain getting older, the concept of private practice is dying a slow death. A decade from now, people will not know what private practice is, having [...]
The projection of eligible people on Medicare is burgeoning from 47 million to 78 million between 2010 and 2030. Yet, the Part A Medicare hospital insurance fund will not be able to provide full benefits as of 2019. The Kaiser Family Foundation states “financing care for future generations is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Medicare, [...]
Wow, the implications for use of this breakthrough are just phenomenal. Read on- The Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne in league with Duke University formulated a technology that allows control of a virtual arm with touch and feel of the virtual objects using just brain activity and a bi-directional brain-machine interface. This means that not [...]
This past month, Medicare announced that it will permit access to its extensive claims database by consumer groups and employers to access doctors and hospitals. Healthcare providers and facilities will be rated according to how often a procedure is performed and the problems that could have been prevented. While physicians will be identifiable, patient personal [...]
