Current Louisiana Medical News http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=49 Bondare 3.0 RSSBuilder Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:42:00 -0500 susan@medicalnewsinc.com (Louisiana Medical News) All contents Copyright © 1993-2009 Louisiana Medical News LLC State Moves Medicaid Toward Coordinated Care http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1648 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1648 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 Healthcare Reform Affects Medicare Patients and the Under 65 Set Differently http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1649 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1649 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 How to Answer Questions from Your Patients
If you’re a physician, chances are you have already fielded a bevy of questions from patients about healthcare reform. Rest assured, the questions will keep coming. Experts say that doctors need to be up to speed, and fast, about how reform will affect their patients’ healthcare and their insurance options in the future.]]> Avoiding Danger in the Workplace http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1655 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1655 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 Bureau of Labor Statistics Shows Higher Incidents of Violence in Healthcare Settings
Every year, thousands of workers in the healthcare and social services industries are confronted with threats of violence and actual assaults.]]> The Guardian http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1653 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1653 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 John Sutton Trains Healthcare Providers on Safety, Security, Self-Defense
NEW ORLEANS—After honing skills in martial arts and boxing during the early 1990s, John Sutton was approached by several nurses working in home care, asking him to teach them self-defense techniques and to accompany them to troublesome houses.]]> Nurse Practitioner’s Link Leads to Liver-free Rice Dressing http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1656 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1656 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 Raising a Voice http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1650 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1650 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 More Hospitals Turning to Nursing Shared Governance
When the professional guideline committee that reviews dress code at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) brought up the question—What about nurses going back to wearing all white instead of different colored scrubs so patients could more easily identify them?—the 1,200 staff nurses at America’s largest rural nonprofit hospital were glad to have council representation in the form of nursing shared governance.]]> Sometimes I Wish Something Could Just Stay the Same http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1654 http://www.louisianamedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1654 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:02 -0500 Version 5010 Transition for Electronic Claims Submission
With almost 100 percent of Medicare Part A claim transactions being submitted electronically (and just over 96 percent of the Part B claims) using the Version 4010/4010A1 of healthcare standards, payers and providers must implement, test and transition to the 5010 Version transaction to be compliant with HIPAA no later than January 1, 2012.]]>