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- SLP Countdown to Medicare. // ASHA Leader;4/14/2009, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p25
The article announces that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will begin being enrolled as direct providers to U.S. Medicare beneficiaries on June 2, 2009. The article recommends that SLPs obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number before June 2, 2009 and enroll with the Centers for...
- Medicare Rules and University Clinics. Kander, Mark // ASHA Leader;8/31/2010, Vol. 15 Issue 10, p3
The article presents questions and answers related to reimbursement rules of Medicare for university clinics including the choice of university clinics to refuse Medicare beneficiaries, the National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers and Medicare numbers which are required for Speech Language...
- DISABLED MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES: HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND SATISFACTION IN FEE-FOR SERVICE AND MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS. Rumshiskaya, A.; Walsh, E.; Gruenbera, L. // Gerontologist;Oct1996 Supplement, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p123
This research examines access to health care for disabled Medicare beneficiaries under 65 and their satisfaction with health care received. The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and data from a large TEFRA Health Maintenance Organization were used. Multivariate regression and classification...
- A New Medicare End-Of-Life Benefit For Nursing Home Residents. Huskamp, Haiden A.; Stevenson, David G.; Chernew, Michael E.; Newhouse, Joseph P. // Health Affairs;Jan2010, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p130
Many elderly people spend their final days in nursing homes. For them, high-quality end-of-life care is an important component of their overall care. Unfortunately, the Medicare hospice benefit�the primary source of palliative care coverage for Medicare beneficiaries�is a poor fit with the...
- Raising The Standard: Palliative Care In Nursing Homes. Meier, Diane E.; Lim, Betty; Carison, Melissa D. A. // Health Affairs;Jan2010, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p136
More than two-thirds of long-stay nursing home residents suffer from dementia. This illness has a variable and unpredictable course that renders it a poor fit for the six-month life-expectancy requirement of the Medicare hospice benefit. Palliative care�a form of treatment that strives to...
- For-Profit Hospital Status and Rehospitalizations at Different Hospitals: An Analysis of Medicare Data. Kind, Amy J. H.; Bartels, Christie; Mell, Matthew W.; Mullahy, John; Smith, Maureen // Annals of Internal Medicine;12/7/2010, Vol. 153 Issue 11, p718
Background: About one quarter of rehospitalized Medicare patients are admitted to hospitals different from their original hospital. The extent to which this practice is related to for-profit hospital status and affects payments and mortality is unknown. Objective: To describe and examine...
- Development and implementation of a telephone medication therapy management program for Medicare beneficiaries. Moczygemba, Leticia R.; Barner, Jamie C.; Gabrillo, Evelyn R.; Godley, Paul J. // American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy;9/1/2008, Vol. 65 Issue 17, p1655
Purpose. A pharmacist-provided telephone medication therapy management (MTM) program for Medicare beneficiaries is discussed. Summary. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 requires the provision of MTM to eligible beneficiaries. Using an MTM framework as a guide, Scott & White Health Plan...
- Medication strategies used by Medicare beneficiaries who reach the Part D standard drug-benefit threshold. Cronk, Amber; Humphries, Tammy L.; Delate, Thomas; Clark, Denese; Morris, Barbara // American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy;6/1/2008, Vol. 65 Issue 11, p1062
Purpose. The mechanisms used by Medicare beneficiaries who reached their Part D drug-benefit threshold to cope with the costs of prescription drugs were evaluated. Methods. A retrospective review of integrated medical and pharmacy electronic records and a mail survey were utilized. Members of a...
- Geographic Variation in Epidural Steroid Injection Use in Medicare Patients. Friedly, Janna; Chan, Leighton; Deyo, Richard // Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume;Aug2008, Vol. 90-A Issue 8, p1730
Background: The rates of epidural steroid injections have increased dramatically over time, with conflicting evidence regarding the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for the treatment of various low-back pain disorders. Given the uncertainty about their role, we sought to evaluate the...
