by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Feb 6, 2017 | Health Care System, Medicare, Sentinel Articles
Radical Changes to Medicare Reimbursements Health care providers’ traditional method of billing Medicare has been fee-for-service, under which they receive a set payment based on specific services which have been rendered. This type of system potentially promotes an...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Jan 30, 2017 | Health Care System, Insurance, Sentinel Articles
Since the word admission is defined literally as the process of being allowed to enter a place, common sense would suggest that a hospital patient is admitted when taken from the hospital emergency room to spend a night in a bed upstairs. Unfortunately, Medicare...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Jan 23, 2017 | Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
As Donald John Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States, opinions about how his leadership will affect America’s future are divisive. Cable television has blurred the line between entertainment and journalism. In all the confusion, Trump has not backed...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Dec 5, 2016 | Aging, Caregiver Support, Finances, Health Care System, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Safety, Sentinel Articles
Over four years ago, attorney Jessica Greene and I met with Sentinel editor Naomi Creason to offer to write weekly articles. Whether or not Naomi really believed that we would be able to create fresh content weekly, she treated us seriously. We appreciate the...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 3, 2016 | Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
In our local area, the number of physicians who belong to the American Geriatrics Society and are board certified in Geriatric Medicine include one in Camp Hill, two in Harrisburg/Hershey, one in York, and one in Lancaster. If last week’s article about the shortage of...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Sep 26, 2016 | Aging, Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
By now we are all aware of the tremendous increase in the older adult population in the United States. This increase is due to population demographics as well as the fact that advances in medical knowledge and technology are allowing older adults to live longer. For...
