Medical errors adversely affect seniors

Over medication of seniors has become a major problem and families can play a vital role in averting this menace. Greater interaction among patients, their families and hospital staff, mainly care-giving assistants and nurses, could play a significant role in … Continue reading

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Hospital-owned practices get lower Medicare rates under new rule

A recent Medicare Supplement billing policy aims at lowering rates for certain office visits and other services in facility-owned physician practices. The policy has been opposed by physicians and practice managers and they are not willing to conform to a … Continue reading

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