Articles Tagged With: Benefits
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In 5 Minutes, Patient Access Can Stop Lost Medicaid Coverage
Researchers analyzed Medicaid claims data from 2017. They found 22.9% of patients with a homelessness code experienced coverage interruption at least once vs. 18.8% of Medicaid patients without a homelessness code. Other common reasons people lose their Medicaid coverage include income changes, residency changes, the insured is no longer pregnant, the insured’s children age out, noncompliance with status updates, or the insured is no longer disabled.
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Discrepancies in Overread of Radiology Studies Pose Legal Risks for EDs
Some argue the costs outweigh the benefits of in-house, overnight attending radiologists. A recent paper provides new evidence of benefit to providing this service.
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Study: Risk Assessment for Contraceptives Is Influenced by Cultural Biases
Cultural assumptions create unbalanced risk assessment when the medical community weighs the risks and benefits of common contraceptive methods, the authors of a recent study concluded. Researchers studied contraception risks and assessed how these risks were prioritized in reproductive health providers’ understanding of contraceptives and their potential side effects.
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ANA Offers Resources for Supporting Nurses’ Mental Health
A designated chief wellness officer should oversee a robust mental health resources bundle and encourage nurses to seek help when they need it.
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How to Ease Financial Anxiety
Educate patients about insurance coverage and provide options for financial assistance programs — and do it early.
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Ethical Framework for Prioritizing Healthcare Workers to Receive Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisors cited ethical reasons for selecting healthcare workers as first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Asking Caregivers to Stay Overnight Is Part of Patient-Centric Policy
An ASC offers overnight patients the option of staying with a caregiver. It provides convenience and an opportunity to reinforce caregiver and patient education.
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Legislators, Listen Up, Learn, and Perhaps Beware
Combined oral contraceptives have been shown to provide health benefits beyond birth control.
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Running and Health
In a review and meta-analysis of the effects of running and longevity, researchers concluded that running provides specific and significant health benefits and proposed a threshold above which more running provides diminishing returns.
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Survey shows workers paying more for benefits