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Hospitals to lose ‘never event’ reimbursement
BY AARON BESEN Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Starting Oct. 1, hospitals throughout the country will stop receiving Medicare reimbursement for so-called “never events,” such as pressure sores and falls. And many private insurers such as Aetne Inc. and WellPoint Inc. are incorporating similar restrictions in their contracts with hospitals.
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Med school
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
As patient loads grow and physicians have less time to devote to each of their patients, the health education component of care sometimes gets pushed to the wayside. To increase disease awareness and encourage patients to be proactive about their health, several local clinics have established educational outreach programs and services.
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H+H Briefs
BY VBJ STAFF
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Urgently filling a niche
BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ
In 1978, Dr. Robert Thornton and two colleagues came up with a novel idea – a clinic where people could walk in with minor illnesses or injuries, and get treated without an appointment – the first urgent care clinic in Washington state.
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H+H Briefs
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An unhealthy dose of fraud
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
Health care clinics are vulnerable to fraud on several fronts, according to Glenda Michael, vice president and health care industry leader at First Independent Bank. Employees, unfortunately, are the No. 1 perpetrators of fraud in this field.
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‘Taking care of our own’
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
Vancouver-based Waterford Rehabilitation and Aquatic Therapy Clinic was recently credentialed to work with veterans covered by Tricare, the U.S. Military’s health care plan for military personnel and their dependents.
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Longview analytic lab opens in Salmon Creek
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
Vancouver-based Northwest Medical Analytic Laboratory has opened its first draw station in Vancouver at 14508 N.E. 20th Ave. in Vancouver, on the bottom floor of the University Plaza at Salmon Creek.
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H&H Briefs
BY VBJ STAFF
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Home-building
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
Around a conference table at the Community Home Health and Hospice center in Longview, several directors and department heads sit, breathe and discuss the rapidly growing and changing organization.
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