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Could we do worse than the PSA for prostate cancer screening?

Sensible Medicine

Last week a friend sent me a link to an article in The Financial Times titled, MRI scan more accurate than blood test at diagnosing prostate cancer, UK study finds. I read the article, skeptically, thinking MRI as a screening test, come on. The following 2X2 table shows the number of men with positive and negative tests.

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Work Environments for a Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College

If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.

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The Infomercial Comes to The Wall Street Journal

Sensible Medicine

For calcium deposits in breast arteries to be important, we would need to know that some action based on this finding, whether it be further diagnostic testing, lifestyle modification, or medical therapy, actually benefits a woman. ” We simply don’t know whether using this test will do more good than harm.

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Transparency in Healthcare: How Consumers Are Taking Control of Their Medical Information

Scrubs

Under HIPAA’s privacy rule, all patients have the right to inspect, review, and receive a copy of their medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and health care providers. Claims records are not the same as clinical records, and they typically don’t include test results and diagnostic information.

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6 Ways ER and Urgent Care Nurses Can Bridge the Gap for Uninsured Patients

Scrubs

Uninsured individuals often avoid seeking medical attention due to fear of incurring high bills. Nurses can advocate for policy changes within their institutions that directly benefit the uninsured, such as more transparent pricing structures and reducing non-essential medical tests that inflate costs.

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PHI Exposed in Cyberattacks on Gaia Software & Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists

The HIPAA Journal

Gaia Software Gaia Software, a provider of electronic medical record and billing management software services to Americare Renal Center, has mailed notification letters to patients whose protected health information was compromised in a February 2024 cyberattack. Steps have since been taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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The Importance Of Getting Quality Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Training In New York!

New York Medical Career Training Center

The quality Diagnostic Medical Sonographer training we offer is one of the premier courses here at NY Med Training. This course instructs and demonstrates the clinical laboratory test and sign and symptoms used for evaluation of the abdominal organ and small parts pathology, GYN. Male Pelvic Sonography 45 Hours. Nationally Accredited.