OrderMedicalRecords.Com–Company That You Can Hire to Get Copies of Your Medical Records & A Service for Retiring Doctors With Medical Record Transfers for Patients to New Doctors OrderMedicalRecords.Com–Company That You Can Hire to Get Copies of Your Medical Records & A Service for Retiring Doctors With Medical Record Transfers for Patients to New Doctors

I almost feel like this is somewhat of a public service post here as I have read so many stories about patients trying to get copies of thei...

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

“The Tax Free Tour” Documentary on How the Tax Havens Work, Who Runs and Owns Them, How Accountants Are Taking Over the Regulators And Not Held Accountable… “The Tax Free Tour” Documentary on How the Tax Havens Work, Who Runs and Owns Them, How Accountants Are Taking Over the Regulators And Not Held Accountable…

If you liked the video about the Quants , which is always located in the footer of this blog, this is another film they made and it does goo...

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Mayo Blooming Prairie Clinic Closes As Only Person Licensed to See Patients Resigned, Replacement Needed Mayo Blooming Prairie Clinic Closes As Only Person Licensed to See Patients Resigned, Replacement Needed

The closure was real quick, as most said they heard it on Tuesday and on Wednesday the clinic was closed.  The only person at the clinic who...

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Walgreens Accused of Overcharging Customers-Algorithms-Drug Stores Have to Pay Penalties on Their Issues, Why Does Wall Street Skate When Their Killer Algorithms Attack? Walgreens Accused of Overcharging Customers-Algorithms-Drug Stores Have to Pay Penalties on Their Issues, Why Does Wall Street Skate When Their Killer Algorithms Attack?

You can read this report and it pretty much tells you that someone didn’t get the data input done on time or missed some to coincide with wh...

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Friday, August 30, 2013

FTC  Tries to Bring Strong Case for Consumer Protections With Use of Data–But Nothing About Creating IT Infrastructure Path to Allow Regulation–Gov Can’t or Won’t Model? FTC Tries to Bring Strong Case for Consumer Protections With Use of Data–But Nothing About Creating IT Infrastructure Path to Allow Regulation–Gov Can’t or Won’t Model?

As you should be aware today everything requires an IT infrastructure to run and if you have not come to terms with that, well it is what it...

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Kaiser Permanente IT Center Opens in Colorado–Looking to Add More Employees to Existing Base of 350 Kaiser Permanente IT Center Opens in Colorado–Looking to Add More Employees to Existing Base of 350

This is interesting to watch how different companies in healthcare are expanding in some areas and retreating in other.  Aetna for one pulle...

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Friday, August 30, 2013

California Insurance Exchange Website Live for Price Comparisons and Information–A Quick Walk Through… California Insurance Exchange Website Live for Price Comparisons and Information–A Quick Walk Through…

I read it was open so off I went to look around.  In addition there are new commercials that have begun running advertising “Covered Califo...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Update on Dr. Afridi–Will Get a New Trial–Helped US Capture Bin Laden and Has Been Jailed Since Then In Pakistan Update on Dr. Afridi–Will Get a New Trial–Helped US Capture Bin Laden and Has Been Jailed Since Then In Pakistan

You have probably seen this and the widget on my blog for a few months now, well today there’s some good news for him.  The New York Times a...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

HHS Rules Exchange Customers Who Are “Unbanked” Can Use Prepaid Credit Cards To Pay Premiums HHS Rules Exchange Customers Who Are “Unbanked” Can Use Prepaid Credit Cards To Pay Premiums

That’s the first time I have hear this term “unbanked” as I have heard “inadequately banked” and “under banked” before.  If this is not a si...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Pharma and Health Insurance Companies Pairing Up, Humana’s Analytics Subsidiary and Lilly To Figure Out How to Save (Make) Money and Provide Better Patient Care–Selling Research Data That Competes With FDA Sentinel Initiative Pharma and Health Insurance Companies Pairing Up, Humana’s Analytics Subsidiary and Lilly To Figure Out How to Save (Make) Money and Provide Better Patient Care–Selling Research Data That Competes With FDA Sentinel Initiative

I guess one could make a lot of comments about this but as I have stated if you think insurance is just about claims and policies anymore, y...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Aetna Will Not Sell Insurance on New York Health Insurance Exchange Aetna Will Not Sell Insurance on New York Health Insurance Exchange

Here we go again, and if you have not caught wind of this yet, “it’s a business decision” based on extreme math modeling and profits.  Aetna...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

ONC Has Another New Contest–Toss Another App Out to the Consumers, But Hey Around 69% of all Mobile Apps Have Just Been Reported “Dead”… ONC Has Another New Contest–Toss Another App Out to the Consumers, But Hey Around 69% of all Mobile Apps Have Just Been Reported “Dead”…

This may be an odd time for such a contest as you really have to look and see what apps are “really” getting used.  They take time to use an...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Hospital Lay Offs Coming Around Again… Hospital Lay Offs Coming Around Again…

Here’s a few of what’s been in the news the last few days… Baptist in Memphis is laying off 61 employees… Mission Hospital in Asheville ...

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

United Healthcare to End Denial of Speech Therapy Reimbursement in California United Healthcare to End Denial of Speech Therapy Reimbursement in California

This was brought about by the Department of Managed Care as California has 2 entities that over see health insurance.  This division is spe...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

FDA Approves A New Drug to Fight HIV From Glaxo FDA Approves A New Drug to Fight HIV From Glaxo

This is not a new approval that has additional claims to do what other drugs can’t do, just one more drug.  It is a once a day pill.  BD ...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Epic Medical Records System Crashes at Sutter–Down for Around 8 Hours Epic Medical Records System Crashes at Sutter–Down for Around 8 Hours

Nobody likes to hear these stories but it happens.  Of course all will be digging through to see what was the cause and it could have been t...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Insurers Certainly Like Consumer/Business Healthcare Apps: Subsidiary of Blue Cross Rolls & Couple Others Out $20 Additional Million in Funding to Audax First Backed by Cigna & Cardinal Health Insurers Certainly Like Consumer/Business Healthcare Apps: Subsidiary of Blue Cross Rolls & Couple Others Out $20 Additional Million in Funding to Audax First Backed by Cigna & Cardinal Health

What’s not to like about getting more data to sell?  I took a look at the Audax Health page and it looks like yet one more of those websites...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Wal-Mart To Offer Health Insurance Coverage for Domestic Partners Next Year With Rules And Parameters to Meet To Qualify Wal-Mart To Offer Health Insurance Coverage for Domestic Partners Next Year With Rules And Parameters to Meet To Qualify

There are some good things in here and specifically where the provisions relate to what a “spouse” or “partner” parameter is.  The company h...

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

American Medical Association Shutting Down AMA News Magazine in September American Medical Association Shutting Down AMA News Magazine in September

Both the printed version and the website will close on September 9th.  The magazine has been published for 55 years and there’s a lack of re...

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

United Healthcare Sues Government Contractor, Paragon for Unpaid Health Insurance Premiums United Healthcare Sues Government Contractor, Paragon for Unpaid Health Insurance Premiums

Here’s yet one more lawsuit from United to where they are stating the company did not pay all their premiums in full.  The company, however ...

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Medicare Admissions Rules Causing Havoc, Need a New Model As It Is Becoming Yet One More Way to Shift Cost to the Patients Medicare Admissions Rules Causing Havoc, Need a New Model As It Is Becoming Yet One More Way to Shift Cost to the Patients

We all know about the re-admissions rules and penalties that put the fear of God into hospitals today and they all work to be compliant, how...

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Monday, August 26, 2013
 
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