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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

The panel featured Jackie Kimmel , Senior Director of Strategy Catalyst for The Health Management Academy , Dr. Adam Fall , Corporate Medical Director of Utilization Management at Erlanger , and Dr. Jeny McNair , President and Chief Physician Advisor at Physician Advisory Services of Med-Metrix.

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The Craziest Medical Bills

Scrubs

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare. She soon underwent heart bypass surgery.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

The USPSTF claims "screening interventions" decrease the prevalence of depression at six-month follow-up by an odds ratio of 0.60. This number is surprising when we consider the following: A meta-analysis of six RCTs found the benefit of SSRIs, compared to placebo, to be small and statistically insignificant at six months.

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Friday Reflection 41: Sometimes I Just Need to Complain

Sensible Medicine

What there was -- courtesy of colleagues from across the country – were cases illustrating needless excess, careless follow-up, poor commitment to clinical care, and the devaluation of primary care that undermines our entire system. She is discharged on dual-antiplatelet agents and an increased statin dose.

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Nurse Researcher Wants to Change How Providers Think About Health Literacy

Scrubs

If patients are having trouble following the latest health recommendations, providers can engage with the community to better understand why these problems persist. Yet, every time they would come into the hospital, we would discharge them with the same plan. has a health literacy problem of its own.

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

Having AI check errors gives providers peace of mind while speeding up reimbursements and minimizing costly denials. One example is the AI-powered patient flow system that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center created to help staff allocate beds more effectively.

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NPO After Midnight: Egg Freezing Cycle as a Medical Resident

A Young Doctor's Journey

Remember, I am sharing this as a patient, not a specialist doctor – nothing is medical advice: just my experiences and what I've been told by my fertility team. My doctor recommended starting prenatal vitamins, as well as some supplements (again, not medical advice so I won't go into detail). Let's get into it.