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April 1, 2002
Blue Skies in Vegas
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Paisley Stevens
WITH THE FIRST BUSINESS quarter of the year now behind us and with providers, manufacturers and distributors forecasting double-digit growth the outlook...
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Beating a Dead Horse
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By J. P. Pieratt
LET ME PROCEED straight to the point: I continue to be amazed at how few providers bother keeping abreast of industry regulatory and legislative changes....
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The Editor's Pick
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Compliance plans should meet my Come To Jesus meeting status: Ask for forgiveness of your past sins, try not to sin in the present, meet each day with...
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Managing Managed Care
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Susanne Hopkins
INTENSE FRUSTRATION LEAKS through every word Scott Michel utters when he talks about managed care and its effects on NuTech Healthcare Management, the...
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Shakedown
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Tom Gray
IT'S BYE-BYE to black ink in Washington, D.C., and hello, again, to the deficit. As with every other industry with a significant stake in federal spending,...
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Damn Lies and Financial Statements
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Dexter W. Braff
In the post-Enron alphabet soup, even under GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principals) and bottom-line EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation,...
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Get Ready
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Louis Feuer, MA, MSW
We are approaching one of the most interesting times in the history of the home health care industry. For many of us, our have been primarily referral...
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A Bumpy Ride
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
By Marjory Garrison
Tough, difficult to break into, impossible to penetrate: If there's one thing industry leaders agree on, it's that the market for manual wheelchairs is...
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AAHomecare Sets 2002 Agenda
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
Brook Raflo
Alexandria, Va. This year, the American Association for Homecare will encourage U.S. lawmakers to reduce Medicare regulatory burdens, to revise the government's...
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Obese Children Show Signs of Diabetes
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
Brook Raflo
Boston In March, The New England Journal of Medicine published another in a series of studies linking obesity to type 2 diabetes. This time, however,...
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President Touts Changes to Medical Privacy Rule
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
Brook Raflo
Washington On March 27, the Bush Administration proposed pivotal changes to a controversial medical privacy law. While consumer advocates and Congressional...
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Study Links SDB to Hyperactivity in Children
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
Paula Patch
Ann Arbor, Mich. Inattentive and hyperactive children experience more frequent snoring, more severe daytime sleepiness and other symptoms of sleep-disordered...
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THE NATIONAL newswire
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Noteworthy: FTC to Handle Health Care Antitrust Matters: Under an agreement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal...
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THE STATE newswire
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Montana AG Sues 18 Drug Companies Over Prescription Price Fraud: Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath on Feb. 25 filed a lawsuit against 18 pharmaceutical...
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THE PROVIDER newswire
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Mergers & Acquisitions: Alpine Medical Acquisition Increases Praxair's Home Care Presence: To achieve a stronger presence in both hospitals and home care,...
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THE MANUFACTURER newswire
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Mergers & Acquisitions: Midwest Medical Acquires Perigon Branches: Midwest Medical Supply of St. Louis has acquired six distribution branches from Foothill...
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Not New, Just Improved
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY BROOK RAFLO
Two years ago, when Mike Kuller opened Allstar Oxygen Services in Concord, Calif., the bubble economy was about to burst. Technology stocks were soaring,...
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The Upgrade Provision
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY CARA C. BACHENHEIMER, ESQ.
In our Medicare world, there seldom is encouraging or positive news. The new Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice for Upgrades policy, however, is different....
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It's No Fad
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY JANE BUNCH
What is compliance? According to the World Book Dictionary, compliance is The act of complying; act of doing as another wishes; act of yielding to a request...
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Competitive Bidding
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY DAVID T. WILLIAMS
Every presidential budget since Ronald Reagan was in office has contained a proposal to use some form of competitive bidding to reduce Medicare spending...
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Are You a Target?
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM
THE HEALTH CARE industry is no stranger to fraud and abuse. In fact, the costs resulting from fraudulent activities in this industry are overwhelming...
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Fun For All
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY PAULA PATCH
One public playground and one school playground that is accessible to physically-, sensory-, and learning-disabled children in every community in every...
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Words to the Wise
Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM,
BY SHELLY PRIAL
Know Your HLA Are you familiar with the acronym HLA? You should be. It stands for health legislative assistant. In every Senator's or Representative's...
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