caring for generations since 1949. This practice is solely devoted to the care of female patients for the aspects of obstetrics, endocrinology, infertility, office gynecology and gynecological surgery. This practice operates as associates and one physician is always available for obstetrical care or gynecological care, office visits, hospital treatment, or telephone consultation. They offer complete gynecological care with a large amount of the practice being devoted to problems of the pelvic organs
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limitation. Most states enlist a limit on the amount of compensations a patient can claim and have policies that decrease the reimbursements the doctor has to pay to the patient by the sum that individual receives for the third payer. States put a limit on the amount lawyers can collect as a percentage from the amount the patient wins. In case the plaintiff loses the case lawyers do not get anything. Restricting statutes of limitation set bounds on the time frame a petitioner has in order to file
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means that a patient does not have to be admitted to a hospital and will go home after the procedure is finished. There are many legal issues regarding these types of facilities, and as you will read, they have to do with physician ownership, out of network waivers, and Medicare cases. It takes a lot of effort to run a surgical center and to find out what kind of legal issues can be involved with this type of center. One of the main sources of legal debates that are prevalent in ambulatory surgery
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Reporting Practice and Ethics HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting June 29, 2015 In order to function properly, every company or organization should have a financial plan in place. Health care organizations are part of the service industry and are no exception and cannot successfully operate without proper financial management. Financial management involves the managing of organizational funds in order to meet organizational goals and plays an important role in helping organizations work
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hospitals and vice versa successfully cutting off the competition. Doctors were given kickbacks and made to compete against each other for the highest revenues in the area up coding patient’s diagnosis’ to get a higher reimbursement or use cheaper tools to save money. This case discusses poor ethical behavior by employees and doctors at Columbia/HCA who took bribes or looked the other way when it came to maximizing billing for services provided. The strategies and conducts committed cost stakeholders
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Protection Act. According to the case file, Doctors Rosenburg and Darby stated that over the period of the contract, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee systematically and arbitrarily denied reimbursement for medically necessary charges. They alleged of fourteen different types of conduct that constituted breach of contract, unfair or deceptive business practices, and otherwise oppressive conduct (Rosenburg v
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groups will also be discussed. Rising Cost of Health Care The cost of the U.S health care system is higher than any country in the world. Its efficiency is also under serious scrutiny. If it was not an emergency, most physicians would require insurance verification. Therefore patients will be delayed of treatment. Moreover, the health care system in the U.S should be redesigned in terms of prevention rather than treatment with people who are already sick. Insurance should
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Accountable Care Organizations: Key to Transforming Healthcare? The Talia Goldsmith, MHA Candidate 2011 Suffolk University Sawyer Business School HLTH 890AE: Healthcare
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when you’re a new manager and are trying to develop a reputation as being the fair but firm boss. It would be nice if one could warm up to this position of authority; unfortunately, we are not often granted this luxury of time. In Patrick McCain’s case, he has found himself in a position where he must take control of a situation lest it go terribly wrong. Failure on his part to gain control of this situation could result in increased down time at work, poor performance on behalf of employees both
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also may lead to fewer instances of defensive medicine where physicians order tests and procedures not primarily to ensure the health of the patient but as a safeguard against possible medical malpractice liability (NCSL, 2011). Medical malpractice reform proponents argue that tort reforms—such as limiting malpractice awards, tightening statutes of limitations for filing claims, increasing expert witness standards, and screening cases before they go to trial—not only reduce overall medical care
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