Desperately seeking donors

Article Abstract:

The alarming need for organs and tissues present a multitude of regulatory, quality, efficiency, ethical and financial challenges to the health care industry. Health care providers therefore need to understand these issues and the responsibilities inherent in meeting the challenge. Some of the recommendations include improving clinical management of organ donors, increasing use of donors who are not historically categorized and potential donors because of medical history, increasing the number of live organ donors, and increasing the amount of non-heart-beating donors.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Health aspects, Economic aspects, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation, Organ donors, Tissue donors

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Provider networks: panel says federal Medicare PSO certification warrants study

Article Abstract:

The Physician Payment Review Commission plans to ask Congress to reconsider several points concerning the federal certification of Medicare-only provider-sponsored organizations. The commission is expected to recommend the rule that health plans have 50% of patients enrolled from commercial, non-Medicare channels be suspended as soon as an alternative quality assurance system can be developed. The commission is also forecast to recommend Medicare-only health plans be legalized.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Medical & Health Services, Political activity, Medical care, Medicare, United States. Physician Payment Review Commission

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