State:: California

Occupation:: MD

The new Medicare reimbursement rules for hospitals began last week, Oct. 1,2012. Hospitals are anticipating that they will not be reimbursed for re-admissions for Medicare patients. They have taken some very disturbing steps so that they will not…

State:: Ohio

Occupation:: Certified Nursing Assistant

I have been a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant for seven years. I went to college to obtain my certification and am still in college to obtain my Medical Assistant certification. In my seven years as a…

State:: NJ

Occupation:: Unit Representative

With the advent of advanced computer systems in a hospital setting, not enough departments within any given hospital have an easy way to SHARE health care information about a given patient, and even more hospitals cannot share…

State:: Arkansas

Occupation:: ER TECH

There are several issues with Healthcare, that need to be addressed. One being increased cost! Due to the Manufactures charging more for Medical supplies than several items which are used in other professions or recreation,for hundreds less.…

State:: PA

Occupation:: RN

Recently at my small community hospital which has recently filed bankruptcy due to lack of funds and patients, we received a diabetic patient on re-admission with the same problem she was admitted for 1.5 months prior. When asked…

State:: GA

Occupation:: Physician

Devil is in the Details: Devious Practices by the Insurance Companies Regarding Coverage of Colonoscopies as Colon Cancer Screening.

Everyone agrees that a colonoscopy for colon cancer screening is an important potentially life saving procedure. It’s main role is…

State:: NC

Occupation:: CNA/Student

Hello,One thinks that the Health Care System is truly broken. One has worked a many of night shifts in nursing homes as well as hospitals. In the nursing homes for the most part the numbers of beds where…

State:: TX

Occupation:: Home Health Aide

im very angry at the company i work for.we have two clients in one house.i work and take care of the clients. there for awhile the providers wouldnt stay. i would take care of both clients.you…

State:: Washington

Occupation:: Med Tech- CNA

My first job in healthcare was a huge blessing but soon turned into a huge nightmare due to the ineffective management of the “for profit” company that I was employed with. It is an “Assisted Living”…

State:: Pennsylvania

Occupation:: SHIP Counselor

In our county, we have one viable health insurance option for Medicare beneficiaries. While we have several PFFS plans, the network is limited and the co pays are extraordinary. We have a PPO but none of the…