Nash Health System has joined a growing online network that allows providers, payors and other health care organizations to reduce paperwork and manage external patient-related communications. ProviderLink will allow Nash Health System to communicate electronically with payors and nursing homes. Quickly and easily, the hospital is now able to send insurance companies information to process a patient bill and look for available nursing home beds.
ProviderLink, it took days to complete these types of communications. "ProviderLink's solution is assisting Nash County to face increasing financial challenges such as reducing reimbursement increased levels of bad debt and charity care. As always, patient quality, safety and care is our first priority, said Keith Miller, Director of Patient Financial Services, Finance. The benefits of using ProviderLink are time savings and increased accountability of ...
In the early 1980's Medicare started using a system called the diagnosed related group of guidelines for advance payments to hospitals. This has really given hospitals authority and incentive to discharge patients very soon after admission to the hospital. The hospital gets paid the same whether the patient is in 3 days or 6 days. So the hospital can make more money if they free up the bed space for the next patient. The problem this has caused is that nursing homes have become the recovery place for these patients that were not ready to go back to their homes.
Medicare only pays up to 21 days of skilled nursing care. Therefore, if a patient is not recovered after the 21 days in the nursing home, then the funds come ...
Portland, ME (ContentDesk) August 5, 2005 - Underwater explorers who've examined the wreck say their research indicates that it's the Notre Dame de Deliverance a 166-foot, armed merchant vessel of French origin. The research includes surveys of the site by state-of-the-art remote sensing devices, ROV's and divers, a study of historical records, and the discovery that a few silver items including a crucifix, plate and some coins were brought up years ago by other salvagers. Recent underwater video footage is now being analyzed to determine the best procedure for recovery.
Brooks and John Hardy of the Sub Sea Research states "It was one of the richest ships ever lost," they estimate the value of the Deliverance's trove could be between $2 billion and $3 billion. The Deliverance ...
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The ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians were all aware of the health dangers of asbestos. It seems strange that the asbestos industry in many parts of the world chose to ignore the risks.Even if the ancient wisdom had been lost, insurance companies were refusing to insure asbestos workers, or charging higher premiums for them by the 1920's. 50 Years later some companies in the asbestos industry were still doing nothing to protect their workers.
In many respects that decision was similar to the decision that many people still take on a daily basis today - to smoke a cigarette. The apparent benefit of taking home a pay check overrode the distant possibility of death for those workers and their families, just as the immediate pleasure of a cigarette does for smokers ...
Dallas, TX February 3, 2005 - "Okay. I'll admit it was not nearly as romantic as flying her parents and my parents all the way to Italy so that I could walk her to a beautiful plaza and scream at the top of my lungs how much I love this woman while draping a huge string of diamonds around her neck," says 45 year old Lance Forbisher, "But I did score some points for ensuring that if I die unexpectedly, she and our four children could be taken care of without her having to sell the one diamond she already has!"Mr.
When his company went through a downsizing and he unexpectedly lost his employer-provided coverage, he felt had to take action quickly."I was worried something like this could ...
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ContentDesk) April 5, 2006 -- MedSave.com recorded a record number of individuals enrolling in health insurance and related benefit plans during the month of March 2006. This small business was founded in 1998 by personal finance writer Tony Novak to help his clients find trustworthy low cost health insurance online. Since then, the business has grown to be one of the nation's largest enrollers of individual health insurance. MedSave.com operates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
First, the increase in consumer-driven health plans makes more consumers more aware of their options. Employees changing jobs, for example, are far more likely to choose a commercial short term medical insurance now rather than COBRA coverage. In the past, they may not have been aware of ...
Baltimore, MD (ContentDesk) October 13, 2005 -- ConnectYourCare, a consumer-directed healthcare platform (CDH) that provides state-of-the-art consumer-based administration and tools to employers, health insurance companies, third-party administrators, and banks, has named Daniel K. O'Connell as Regional Vice President, Midwest Region. He will be responsible for sales and business development opportunities in one of most active regions with respect to consumer-driven healthcare initiatives. O'Connell will be based in Chicago.
ConnectYourCare, O'Connell was president of Insight Consulting, a sales training, leadership and productivity improvement firm. From 1981-2002, O'Connell had a distinguished career with CIGNA Healthcare.
ConnectYourCare," said Terry Hunter, CEO and Chairman of ConnectYourCare. "His broad-based experience and acumen will guide our company's growth in the consumer directed healthcare business and enable us to expand our growing base of customers nationally."About ConnectYourCare ConnectYourCare ...
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(ContentDesk) March 23, 2006 -- Empowering Latino families. Counseling soldiers in combat. Energizing older workers. Coping with hurricanes and other traumas. Reducing test anxiety in schools.These are just some of the societal issues facing individuals, families, schools, and organizations today and all are on the program for the 2006 American Counseling Association/Canadian Counselling Association Annual Convention which begins Saturday, April 1.Nearly 3,000 counseling professionals from the U.S., Canada, and 16 other countries will convene in Montreal this month to learn, share ideas and discuss effective strategies for helping their clients cope with a multitude of mental health, career and school counseling issues. Counselors from Japan, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Italy, Palau and 11 other countries will be in attendance at the largest global event for counseling professionals. The 2006 ...
(ContentDesk) July 29, 2004 -- Knowing the service which fits your needs and competitively shopping for bandwidth and telecommunications services is an overwhelming task. How can you know which solution or network provider to trust with your needs? There are many new companies that have entered the market to help businesses match solutions with network providers. Their sole purpose is to assist you in finding the service you want at the price you need. Most of these companies offer a web-based method to take your information and return quotes to you some instantly, and some after a few days. These companies fall into three different categories. The first category is known as the "Instant Quote." These companies have you fill ...
North Haven, CT, (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) September 28, 2005 A new national survey has found that men are nearly twice as likely than women to call in sick when they are just fine.The national workplace survey also found that America is divided when it comes to health insurance. While 31% of low-income adult workers (less than $20,000) lack health insurance, 99% with yearly incomes of $75,000 or more are covered. The survey conducted by Harris Interactive for The Marlin Company, the workplace communication experts, found that nearly 20% of adult workers with health insurance say they would do without the insurance if they suddenly lost coverage.These are some of the results of The Marlin Company's 11th Annual "Attitudes in the American Workplace" survey of 757 U.S. workers 18 ...
