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The Digital Horizon

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Three decades into the Information Age, we’ve become accustomed to ever-faster speeds and larger data capacities in smaller hardware. Kilobytes became megabytes, then gigabyt.... Read More

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CMS Issues Two Advisory Opinions

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is authorized to issue advisory opinions regarding whether a proposed arrangement violates the Ethics in Patient Referral.... Read More

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Physician-Owned Rural Health Care Facilities and CMS Advisory Opinion 2008-02

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Physician-owned hospitals represent a small but rapidly growing sector of the healthcare industry. Proponents argue that physician-owned hospitals take advantage of financial.... Read More

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Will Income Taxes Increase in 2009?

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Being in the midst of an election year, we muskkassouft look ahead for the changes that are likely to occur when the executive and/or legislative branches of the federal gover.... Read More

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Patient Feedback Could Reduce Medical Diagnosis Errors

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Research shows that the majority of medical diagnoses are correct. However, diagnostic errors occur more often than patients expect and certainly more than doctors realize. In.... Read More