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Proper Management of Medicare/Medicaid Overpayments to Limit Risk of False Claims
2015-01-28    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
January 28, 2015 Web Conference 12pm CST | 1pm EST | 11am MT | 10am PST | 9AM AKST | 8AM HAST Topics Covered: Identify [...]
EhealthInitiative Annual Conference 2015
2015-02-03 - 2015-02-05    
All Day
About the Annual Conference Interoperability: Building Consensus Through the 2020 Roadmap eHealth Initiative’s 2015 Annual Conference & Member Meetings, February 3-5 in Washington, DC will [...]
Real or Imaginary -- Manipulation of digital medical records
2015-02-04    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
February 04, 2015 Web Conference 12pm CST | 1pm EST | 11am MT | 10am PST | 9am AKST | 8am HAST Main points covered: [...]
Orlando Regional Conference
2015-02-06    
All Day
February 06, 2015 Lake Buena Vista, FL Topics Covered: Hot Topics in Compliance Compliance and Quality of Care Readying the Compliance Department for ICD-10 Compliance [...]
Patient Engagement Summit
2015-02-09 - 2015-02-10    
12:00 am
THE “BLOCKBUSTER DRUG OF THE 21ST CENTURY” Patient engagement is one of the hottest topics in healthcare today.  Many industry stakeholders consider patient engagement, as [...]
iHT2 Health IT Summit in Miami
2015-02-10 - 2015-02-11    
All Day
February 10-11, 2015 iHT2 [eye-h-tee-squared]: 1. an awe-inspiring summit featuring some of the world.s best and brightest. 2. great food for thought that will leave you begging [...]
Starting Urgent Care Business with Confidence
2015-02-11    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
February 11, 2015 Web Conference 12pm CST | 1pm EST | 11am MT | 10am PST | 9am AKST | 8am HAST Main points covered: [...]
Managed Care Compliance Conference
2015-02-15 - 2015-02-18    
All Day
February 15, 2015 - February 18, 2015 Las Vegas, NV Prospectus Learn essential information for those involved with the management of compliance at health plans. [...]
Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2015
2015-02-18 - 2015-02-20    
All Day
BE A PART OF THE 2015 CONFERENCE! The Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2015 is your source for the latest in operational and quality improvement tools, methods [...]
A Practical Guide to Using Encryption for Reducing HIPAA Data Breach Risk
2015-02-18    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
February 18, 2015 Web Conference 12pm CST | 1pm EST | 11am MT | 10am PST | 9am AKST | 8am HAST Main points covered: [...]
Compliance Strategies to Protect your Revenue in a Changing Regulatory Environment
2015-02-19    
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
February 19, 2015 Web Conference 12pm CST | 1pm EST | 11am MT | 10am PST | 9am AKST | 8am HAST Main points covered: [...]
Dallas Regional Conference
2015-02-20    
All Day
February 20, 2015 Grapevine, TX Topics Covered: An Update on Government Enforcement Actions from the OIG OIG and US Attorney’s Office ICD 10 HIPAA – [...]
Events on 2015-02-03
EhealthInitiative Annual Conference 2015
3 Feb 15
2500 Calvert Street
Events on 2015-02-06
Orlando Regional Conference
6 Feb 15
Lake Buena Vista
Events on 2015-02-09
Events on 2015-02-10
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Events on 2015-02-20
Dallas Regional Conference
20 Feb 15
Grapevine
Articles

Dec 02: Medical group’s closure hurts patients

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KE Medical Group suddenly closed its doors last month. I received no prior notification of this from KE and have received nothing from the company to date. Thanks to reporting by the Review-Journal (“State officials investigating abrupt closure of KE Medical Group,” Nov. 18), I learned about the closure a few days later. Had the article not appeared, I probably still would not be aware of KE’s capricious misdeed.

As a senior with serious medical issues, I am outraged by this company’s actions.

My primary care physician, who has been taking excellent care of me for many years, suddenly does not have an office. He and his nurse were booted out without notice. I have no access to any of my medical records; neither does my doctor.

I am hopeful that you will continue your investigative reporting on this serious and dangerous situation. Many of us will need immediate assistance in this matter.

RON HIRSCHKIND

LAS VEGAS

Relabeling Obamacare

To the editor:

It wasn’t that long ago when President Barack Obama was proud to have the Affordable Care Act referred to as Obamacare. The president constantly used that term himself. But now that the predicted Obamacare train wreck is actually happening, President Obama now calls it the Affordable Care Act.

We’ll all know that the Affordable Care Act finally is doomed when President Obama starts referring to it as Pelosi-ReidCare.

ROBERT R. KESSLER

LAS VEGAS

Insurance dishonesty

To the editor:

Purchasing any type of insurance policy requires budgeting, but having proper coverage is a great mental relief. Every business is out to make as much profit as possible, and it is your responsibility to keep tabs on the insurers for the best coverage at the best rate.

For example: We had the same auto insurance carrier for 10-plus years, and for the past several years, the premiums increased for no apparent reason. We decided to shop around and found an insurance provider with the same coverage, but a 25 percent cheaper rate, so we switched. When we canceled the original policy, the agent indicated that he could renew the old policy at the same discounted price. Needless to say, this fix came too late to soothe our resentment.

The greatest issue in today’s insurance market is health care. Let’s talk about how the insurance companies have ripped off billions of dollars over the past decades and how they are wasting millions of our premium dollars to fight the new health care law, in order to keep their status quo rip-off intact.

President Barack Obama can defend his idiotic diplomacy proposal with Iran until the cows come home. It will still be a boneheaded deal for the world. Without the conditions of dismantling all nuclear infrastructures and the centrifuges, Iran will be the sole beneficiary of this deal, not the world.

Anyone with an ounce of common sense can arrive at the conclusion that Iran will eventually have nuclear weapons if this deal goes through. The president showed his lack of common sense.

For once, I agree with France. This is a bad deal. It once again proves that President Obama doesn’t have the foreign policy experience to wisely negotiate. To all you voters who re-elected the president, surely you now realize that you chose poorly. It is unfortunate that everyone in this country has to suffer for those poor choices

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