CNN published an artile on avoiding medical billing disasters:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/health.medical.bills/index.html
The problem is that the entire article missed the one crucial step that is important before going for any type of healthcare service: be an educated consumer. If you know how much the procedure will cost, where to get it for less, and what types of [...]
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Archive for June, 2010
Medical Billing Nightmares
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010A Great Column in “The Atlanticâ€
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010David Goldhill wrote an article for the The Atlantic titled “How American Healthcare Killed my Father”. In the article, he uses his father’s death from infection in a NY hospital to discuss healthcare reform and consumerism. David is a self-professed Democrat but he is concerned about reform’s effort to disassociate consumerism from the healthcare service [...]
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Costs are Rising: You need Compass!
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010The most recent healthcare article on CNN announces dramatic increases in employee healthcare costs this year: http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/news/economy/healthcare_openenrollment_changes/index.htm.
While no-one wants to see healthcare costs continuing to increase, you can prepare and protect yourself against these changes when you use Compass as your guide. We are only the only service with the market intelligence and [...]
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Compass Stance on Recent Health Reform Legislation
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010The recent health reform legislation will continue to alter the landscape of an already dynamic healthcare system. While companies face the regulatory compliance challenges that the legislation brings, it is important that they do not take their eye off of three major healthcare trends:
(1) Costs will continue to rise
(2) Quality will continue to be [...]
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Compass in Recent Insure.com Article
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Compass Chief Medical Officer, Eric Bricker, MD was recently interviewed for an article on Insure.com on how patients can talk to their doctor about medical costs. Go here to read the article and learn how to talk to doctors about lower cost medications, tests and procedures: http://www.insure.com/articles/healthinsurance/etiquette-of-asking-for-price-breaks-and-free-drugs.html
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History Homework Help: George Washington – Associated Content
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010a mythical image of the man . It would have been easy to let all of this publicity go to his head, but George didn’t. He declined the offer to become the new nation’s king , and instead became the first president in 1789 …
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Westwood hospitalized over fears of blood clot – Golf Channel
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010VERSAILLES, France – England’s Lee Westwood has been taken to hospital for tests after a doctor feared a swollen calf muscle could be caused by a blood clot. Westwood had been expected to play in Wednesday’s pro-am …
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Birth Complication Rates Vary Widely by Hospital – Newsblaze.com
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Newswise – Complication rates for vaginal and C-section deliveries can vary widely from one hospital to the next according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent health care ratings …
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Umpire who experienced heat distress symptoms during White Sox-Royals game leaves hospital – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An umpire who left a game between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals with symptoms of heat distress is out of the hospital. First base umpire Alfonso Marquez was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital …
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St. Louis VA Medical Center dental infections: Nearly 2,000 at risk – KSDK
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010St. Louis — A failure in cleaning dental instruments properly at the John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital on Grand may have but 1,812 dental clinic patients at risk. The patients started getting certified …
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