Category Archives: Industry Trends
Louisiana Provider Education: Health Policy and Cost Report Analysis
Provide our state’s agencies with insightful clues about trends in the areas of utilization, census, length of stay, direct care costs, and more. Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Reform, HomeCareLa Event Info, Industry Trends
Tagged ACA, cost report
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The Rules Have Changed in the Middle of the Game
Changes coming with the Affordable Care Act will make the PPS 2011 rule look like a Super Bowl compared to an elementary school game. Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform, Home Healthcare Articles, HomeCareLa Event Info, Industry Trends
Tagged ACA
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OIG Reports 15,000 Deaths a Month From Human Error
The USA Today 11/16/10 posting opened with the headline: Hospital Care Fatal for Some Medicare Patients. The study found that from the Medicare population only, there are 134,000 adverse events in hospitals, every month. From those adverse events, mostly from human errors, 15,000 Medicare patients die in hospitals, every month. Continue reading
