One Take on the Cost of Unnecessary Trips to the ER
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has an interesting take on unnecessary trips to the ER in its Community Columnist section today. The person writes: “The purpose of your health insurance co-pay is to...
View ArticleNew AHIP Publication Highlights Health Plan Initiatives to Improve Patient...
More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine published the landmark report To Err is Human, patients still experience preventable harm all too often. In the hospital, patients continue to...
View ArticleNational Journal: Insurers Say Rewards, Education Can Prevent Pricey Errors
National Journal picked up AHIP’s release of its latest Innovations book. From the article: Rewarding hospitals and clinics for improving hygiene practices can pay off with fewer infections, America’s...
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A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
Infographic via the website: MedicalBillingandCodingCertification.net: Created by: Medical Billing and Coding
View ArticleKaiser Health News Story Highlights Growing Concerns About Overtesting of...
Kaiser Health News in conjunction with The Washington Post reports on the growing concern amongst health care policy experts and doctors about the number of tests that the elderly are receiving. Here...
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AHIP Statement on Million Heart Initiative
AHIP Statement on Million Heart Initiative Washington, D.C. – The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a major new initiative in the nation’s fight against heart...
View ArticleNew Dartmouth Atlas Study Highlights Preventable Readmissions
The Dartmouth Atlas has released its latest report — this one focused on variation in readmission rates for Medicare patients (see the map at the bottom). According to a description of the report, it...
View ArticleNew Study Examines Why Patients May Be Getting Unnecessary Stress Tests
Reuters reports on a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association examining the number of “stress tests” heart patients receive from doctor’s who own imaging equipment. According to...
View ArticleWashington Post: Inappropriate Procedures Are Expensive and Risky
An article in the Washington Post examines questionably prescribed cardiac procedures—procedures that are expensive, risky and sometimes unnecessary. Some highlights from the article: “…the big problem...
View ArticleWGBH News Looks at Complex Billing Procedures and Administrative Simplification
An article from WGBH News examines complex billing procedures and the need to simplify administrative processes. AHIP spokesperson Robert Zirkelbach is quoted in the article: “The Affordable Care Act...
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