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This issue of the Healthcare Savings Chronicle features articles from a few of the companies in the forefront of the healthcare marketplace. We hope you find these articles informative and instructive.
DISCLAIMER: Statements or opinions expressed in the articles of this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of Coalition America,Inc., The Healthcare Savings Chronicle, its officers, directors, or staff.
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Smart Sourcing
Lowering Costs by Improving Care
www.caremanagementinternational.com
by Matthew A. Michela Chief Operating Officer Care Management International
Outsourcing has become ubiquitous in managed care, in no small part to lowering costs. You can see successful examples in claims processing, customer service, medical transcription and billing services. While outsourcing clearly saves money, it does nothing to provide the substantial value available through smart sourcing, both to managed care organizations and to their customers.
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No Pay for Never Events
www.mymedicaldirector.com
by Rick Litzky President & CEO Medical Director Solutions, LLC
In recent years, much attention has been focused on patient safety and adverse event reporting in hospitals as a means to improve overall healthcare quality. Many organizations have been involved with debating, analyzing and trying to determine what acceptable and achievable levels of error and complication in healthcare services might be. Yet, according to its recently revised list of “never events”, the National Quality Forum identifies 28 serious situations that are deemed so egregious that they should never occur.
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Medical Misdiagnosis In America 2008:
A Persistent Problem with a Promising Solution
www.premerus.com
by Norman Scarborough, M.D. Medical Director Premerus
Many of us are familiar with the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 1999 report, To Err is Human, which revealed that 44,000- 98,000 Americans die annually as the result of medical errors. However, most of the discussions of medical error have centered on the care received in a hospital setting. Significant medical errors can also occur in other patient care settings such as physician’s offices, outpatient surgical centers, imaging centers, nursing homes and retail pharmacies.
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Coalition America Update
Coalition America Celebrates Anniversary
www.CoalitionAmerica.com
Coalition America, Inc. (CAI) celebrates its 13th anniversary on March 15, 2008. “The past year has been busy and exciting to say the least”, says Sean Smith, chairman and CEO of CAI. “With the acquisition of NPPN in February, CAI is now positioned as one of the largest healthcare cost-containment companies in the country.” Thirteen years ago, Scott and Sean Smith, twin brothers and co-founders started CAI in the apartment they shared. CAI's headquarters have since grown to nearly 40,000 square feet in one of Atlanta, Georgia’s premier office complexes. Boasting consistent growth and cutting edge technology, CAI has won numerous awards as one of Georgia’s fastest growing technology companies.
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