Archive for June, 2010

Medical Billing Nightmares

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

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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A Great Column in “The Atlantic”

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

David 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, 2010

The 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, 2010

The 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, 2010

Compass 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, 2010

a 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 …
if people only knew

Westwood hospitalized over fears of blood clot – Golf Channel

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

VERSAILLES, 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, 2010

Newswise – 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, 2010

KANSAS 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 …
great news thought i would never see this.

St. Louis VA Medical Center dental infections: Nearly 2,000 at risk – KSDK

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

St. 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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