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April
17, 2008
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"Disruptive
physicians raise specious claims that have no validity
in an attempt to justify their disruptive behavior.
Hospitals want to know legitimate compliance concerns,
but if there were never any underlying compliance
concerns, then lodging fictitious complaints is just
another act of disruptive behavior. It's a very difficult
issue, being made more complex and being obfuscated
by claims that the disruptive behavior is part of
some whistle-blowing activity."
—
Henry Casale, a Pittsburgh attorney with the firm
of Horty, Springer & Mattern, told AIS's Report
on Medicare Compliance.
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3.8%
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…was
the 2007 growth in U.S. drug sales, down from 8% in
2006, according to a recent report from IMS Health.
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2009 Medicare Advantage Rates: Immediate
Strategies for Health Plans
An audioconference - April 29, 2008
Join Pat Dunks, principal and consulting actuary with
Milliman, and Brian Weible, president of Wakely Consulting
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strategies to prepare the best possible bids before
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People
On the Move |
Better
Living Now, Inc. (BLN), a medical supply firm, named
Maria Puangco-Curcio director of disease management.
Puangco-Curcio came to BLN from Stony Brook (N.Y.)
University Medical Center, where she worked with
outpatient pediatric endocrinology and metabolic disorders.…Principal
Financial Group appointed David Shafer senior
vice president of its health division. Shafer was president
of pharmacy benefits management at CIGNA Corp. |
Health Reform and the 2008 Elections:
What's Ahead for Health Care Access, Delivery and Financing
July 10-11, The Washington Court Hotel, Capitol Hill,
Washington, D.C.
Speakers include Senators Rockefeller, Hatch and Wyden
and Congressmen Stark, Waxman and Camp. You'll also
hear reform perspectives from the Clinton, McCain and
Obama presidential campaigns, leaders from prominent
health business organizations, health policy analysts,
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