DVA to study financial impact of home care

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring a study to survey 'team managed' hospital-based home care to see if it reduces health care costs. Such a program, designed for severely disabled or terminally ill patients, provides a medical team, including a physician, to supervise the patient's care inside the hospital and at home. Preliminary studies show that the system cuts costs by reducing hospital stays and allowing patients to occupy beds with less equipment. The study will also examine the health of patients and the burden on caregivers as a result of the system.

Administration of veterans' affairs, Care and treatment, Surveys, Veterans, Home care, United States. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Pain centers take many approaches to patient care

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Hospital pain centers are focusing on prevention of long-term pain to meet the needs of employers in managed care programs. Summit Health Ltd's Burbank pain centers in 11 hospitals focus on anesthetics. Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque uses behavioral medicine as well. Jersey City Medical Center uses a multidisciplinary approach, and the Greenville Hospital System in the South and Midwest has dedicated its more successful centers as regional pain treatment facilities.

Specialty hospitals exc. psychiatric, Services, Pain clinics

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Insurers see EDI as key ingredient of cost cutting

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The use of electronic data interchange (EDI) in healthcare industries will reduce administrative costs. Filing healthcare claims electronically will reduce processing costs by 25% to 40% say insurance industry experts. EDI will also help hospitals streamline their insurance billing system and further cut costs by reducing the amount of labor needed to handle claims.

HEALTH SERVICES, Accident and health insurance, Usage, Health care industry, Information management, Health insurance industry, Electronic data interchange, EDI (Electronic data interchange)

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