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|Articles|December 1, 2007
More on Medicare enrollment (From DTR, Dec. 2007)
Author(s)Tracey Walker
Medicare is a difficult market to be in and is going to get even more challenging in the next few years, experts say.
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Medicare is a difficult market to be in and is going to get even more challenging in the next few years, experts say.
"Plans that want to succeed in the long term need to elevate their game," says John Gorman, CEO of Gorman Health Group, a Washington, D.C.-based Medicare managed care-consulting firm.
Some challenges include:
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Young-onset lung cancer often strikes nonsmokers, and current screening based on smoking is not likely to find it, says Singhi, an assistant professor at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. New risk-based screening, liquid biopsies, and breath tests aim earlier detection.
Rex Hoffman, M.D., MBA, says physician shortages and burnout are the most underestimated pressures on health system.
Rex Hoffman, M.D., MBA, of Providence Holy Cross walks through a CMO’s day in a hospital that often runs 85% to 100% full, from safety huddles to discharges.
On average, caregivers want to see their children with ADHD fall asleep 30 minutes faster, but the best sleep treatments average approximately 20 minutes, a new survey study found.
Research findings presented at CHEST meeting show COPD hospital readmission drops with discharge checklists and navigation. Other research suggests targeting readmission prevention efforts on patents discharged to post-acute facilities.
As the pharmacist pipeline tightens, leaders from UC Davis Health, UCSF Health, and Sutter Health say financial sustainability now depends as much on capacity as on cost.
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