Recently added articles from Managed Healthcare Executive:
Ultrasound tops symptom analysis in ovarian cancer detection
Aug 01, 2009; ... Cancer. doi:10.1002/cncr.24407. [July 13. 20091 Results of a new study that compared symptom analysis with ultrasound in predicting ovarian cancer show that although symptoms do identify ovarian malignancies, they are not as accurate as transvaginal screening (TVS). Researchers ...
Health plan satisfaction lower among individual purchasers
Aug 01, 2009; ... J.O. Power and Associates 2009 National Health Insurance Plan Study. http://www. jdpower.com/insurance/articles/2009Health-lnsurance-Plan-Satisfaction-Study Health plan members who individually purchase their plans or work for small employers (50 workers or fewer) are considerably less ...
Racial disparities in CRC survival dissipate with adjustments
Aug 01, 2009; ... Cancer. doi:10.1002/cncr.24408. [July 13. 2009] Investigators in a new study conclude that the effect of demographics, clinical factors and socioeconomic status on racial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival dissipate after adjusting for other demographic and clinical ...
Delaware
Aug 01, 2009; ... COMMONWEALTH FUND STATE PERFORMANCE RANKING (2007): 14 TWO PHARMACY TRADE associations representing Walgreens filed a lawsuit in June against Delaware to put a stop to Medicaid rate cuts there, according to The News Journal in Wilmington. The lawsuit was filed a week after ...
Manage medical advances with automated prior authorization
Aug 01, 2009; ... Standardized medical policies, appropriate technology, centralized authorization tools can help GIVEN CONTINUING cost increases, the healthcare system must replace inefficient manual processes with technology-based solutions wherever possible. Prior authorizations are a ...