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Three in five inpatients are extremely satisfied with their hospital care. And two of three patients would definitely recommend their hospital to friends and family, according to new survey data released last month by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

The patient satisfaction data also show that eight in 10 patients said their physicians always explained things clearly, listened carefully and treated them with courtesy and respect.

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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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Georgia physicians and hospitals are wrangling over a rule change that paves the way for general surgeons to establish ambulatory surgery centers without going through the certificate-of-need process.

The state’s Dept. of Community Health in December 2007 unanimously approved a rule that reclassifies general surgery as a single specialty rather than a multispecialty. It amends related certificate-of-need requirements for physician-owned ambulatory surgery facilities. Georgia law exempts surgery centers focusing on a single specialty, such as orthopedics or obstetrics and gynecology, from demonstrating need.

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LRB095 10560 RAS 37734 a: 1: AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 509: 2 AMENDMENT NO. _____. Amend Senate Bill 509 by

Autumn’s Enchantments - Exploring The Chakras
sense of just what we are made of and how strong we are when we are put to the test. diabetes or hypoglycemia, hepatitis, arthritis, gout, gallstones, and food allergies.

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U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu said that the fact that he didn’t drink alcohol until after age 21 had a lot to do with the good role models provided by his parents, the New Mexican reported Sept. 26.

Moritsugu, who was in New Mexico to promote his Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, said his father drank the occasional glass of beer, while his mother limited her drinking to a rare glass of wine.

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Potassium in food, to treat rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease. by Charles Weber, MS. Someone who has rheumatoid arthritis and therefore has a bad deficiency in potassium

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A hospital’s proposal to pay physicians for providing on-call emergency coverage does not run afoul of the federal anti-kickback statute, says an advisory opinion posted Sept. 27 by the Health and Human Services Dept.’s Office of Inspector General.

Experts said they believe the letter is the first of its kind. It offers some guidance on what the government views as an acceptable plan to address on-call shortages. But that does not mean it’s a one-size-fits-all solution, they warned.

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