What are Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules?
Medicare’s new Anti-Mark up Rules went into effect on January 1, 2009.The Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules are meant to prevent the mark up (price increase) of certain diagnostic tests that are …
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How to Revoke a Health Care Directive
You may have had very specific and very definite ideas when you drafted your living will, medical power of attorney, DNR order and / or advanced health care directive. You may have taken the time to carefully consider all of the content and to make sure that each document was executed according to the procedures required by state law. Then something may have changed. Perhaps you …
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What is the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005?
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 is a federal law that has resulted from the federal government’s concern for the safety of patients receiving medical care. As the goal of the Act is to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive, the Act provides for the creation of Patient Safety Organizations (“PSOs”) that gather facts, …
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