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Have Legal Questions About HMOs? Ask A Legal Nursing Consultant: Lucille "Lou" Addington, RN, CLNC, Florida:"We do medical-legal consulting for attorneys, insurance companies and HMO's, and private individuals. Presuit investigations and affidavits. Expert witness location. Special interest in vaccine damage cases and long term care/elder care issues. My associate and I bring a combined 42 years of professional nursing practice to our cases." 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An information discovery program through research of medical literature and the latest on-line information. We prepare written summaries and reports of medical records, research findings, and expert witness information. We identify and obtain expert witnesses as needed. Basically, we are here to make the med/mal attorney's life easier by synthesizing, sorting, and condensing medical information to be used as exhibits and for MD expert review. Categories: Blood Banking, Case Management, Critical Care, Expert Witness Home Health, Legal Nurse Consultant, Managed Care, Oregon Legal Nurse Consultants, Rehabilitation http://www.nursingexperts.com/sake/ ****************************************************** I am not a number...:"NCQA's 1998 Annual Report highlights the human side of NCQA’s work, through four vignettes showing how HEDIS and Accreditation have helped improve the lives of individuals with various medical conditions. The report is viewable using Adobe Acrobat viewer." http://www.ncqa.org/ ****************************************************** Managed Care - Solution Or Problem?:""Managed care" is medical care that is provided by a corporation established under state and federal laws - a company that makes medical decisions for you in much the same way a financial adviser takes charge of your investment portfolio. Your managed care provider tells you which physicians to consult, monitors the medications and treatments they prescribe, and ensures that your costs remain as low as possible. For these services, you pay a set insurance premium each year." http://www.medicineuptotheminute.com/mgdcare.htm ****************************************************** National Committee for Quality Assurance:"The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans. We are governed by a Board of Directors that includes employers, consumer and labor representatives, health plans, quality experts, policy makers, and representatives from organized medicine." http://www.ncqa.org/ ****************************************************** Nursing Addresses Troubling Trends In Managed Care:"As the nation waits to cross finally the rapidly diminishing breach into the next century, expectations and anxieties abound as to what the future holds. So too are nurses standing with their own expectations and anxieties at the threshold of a new era as the continued spread of managed care works to redefine health care delivery in this country. For sure, uncertainty is a familiar companion of late as the nursing community struggles with its own precarious balancing act of action and reaction in response to constant changes in the health care delivery system." http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/mgcare2.htm ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Organizational Listings: Aetna U.S. Healthcare... The Aetna U.S. Healthcare web site is a comprehensive resource for information on our health benefits and group insurance products. Interactive tools include DocFind(R), an online provider directory,... http://www.aetnaushc.com ****************************************************** Center for Health Policy, Law and Management... Center for Health Policy, Law & Management Mission Statement The Center's mission is to: (1) stimulate and facilitate collaborative interdisciplinary research by faculty and students at Duke in Healt... http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu ****************************************************** Foundation Health Federal Services: http://fhfs.com/ ****************************************************** HMO and Medical Insurance Breakdown... The Consumer Protection Healthcare Handbook is intended to help you protect yourself against unfair decisions by your insurance company or HMO, and to bring fairness and responsibility to the healthca... http://www.dranonymous.com ****************************************************** kaisernetwork.org... The Electorate's Expectations of a New President and Congress Harvard University's Robert Blendon discusses public perceptions of health issues in the 2000 election. The Commonwealth Fund Washington,... http://www.kaisernetwork.org ****************************************************** Kaiser Permanente... Kaiser Permanente Health Plans... http://www.kp.org ****************************************************** ****************************************************** California: Health Net:"Our award-winning Wellsite is filled with information about health, fitness, nutrition and safety for your whole family, find out more by visiting our Theme of the Month. There is also our Personal Health Site, a new and interactive resource for health and wellness. http://www.healthnet.com/healthnet/ ****************************************************** Connecticut: Physicians Health Services:"Physicians Health Services is joining forces with M.D. Health Plan and First Option Health Plan to create a single, tri-state organization. This will enable members to access high-quality health care through an expanded physician and provider network." http://www.phshmo.com/ ****************************************************** Maryland: Physicians Health Services:"Physicians Health Services is joining forces with M.D. Health Plan and First Option Health Plan to create a single, tri-state organization. This will enable members to access high-quality health care through an expanded physician and provider network." http://www.phshmo.com/ ****************************************************** Preferred Drug Formulary:"The Preferred Drug Formulary is a listing of selected federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved prescription medications. The medications are reimbursable under the pharmacy benefit. The list is reviewed by the PHS Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, whose members are plan physicians (primary care providers and specialists) and pharmacists. The committee evaluates the safety profile, effectiveness and affordability of the medication selections." http://www.phshmo.com/ ****************************************************** Virginia: QualChoice of Virginia... Press Releases    Directory of Network  Providers Request Sales Information  UVa Employees   UVa Student Health Job Opportunities Y2K Compliance      Customer Service Provider Relations General Inqui... http://www.qualchoiceva.com ****************************************************** ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Custom Search ****************************************************** Nursing Topics, A to Z: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z If your website is not listed here, we encourage you to submit it: Add Your Website/URL. See also: Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Online/Offline College, University and more!:"Higher income. Career mobility. 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Choose Nursing Uniforms, Shoes, Scrubs, Accessories By Brand: Accessories Nursing Carry-Ons, Medical Bags, Clinical, Medical Supplies, Footwear, Shoes, Sandals, Discount, Bargains Gifts For Nurses (Nurses Week) Hats, Jackets, Jumpers Jewelry, Earrings, Necklaces, Watches Luxury Spas, Facials, Manicures, Pedicures Perfumes, Fragrances, Phermones Shoes, Boots, Sandals, Footwear, High Heels, Slippers Stethescopes, Nurse Kits, Replacement Parts Swimwear (Tan-Through) Women's Lingerie Surprised? eBay Has Nursing Supplies, scrubs, uniforms, stethescopes, etc.:"You can find nursing supplies right here! With over 5 million items for sale every day, you'll find the nursing supplies you're looking for at the world's online marketplace - eBay!" http://www.nursefriendly.com/ebay/ Nursing In The Media, truthaboutnursing.org ER:"Media products under your influence, particularly the NBC/Warner drama "ER," are harming the profession of 2.7 million American nurses by giving the public an inaccurate and inadequate account of what nurses really do to save and improve lives. Research suggests that "ER" strongly and negatively influences the way children view nursing. These products contribute to the nursing shortage, a public health crisis that threatens millions worldwide." http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/letters/er/ House, MD:"The main patient in tonight's episode of Fox's House was a nurse who believed that a cat tended to sit with those who were about to die--including, recently, the nurse herself. That may not sound like a promising vehicle for House to improve its abysmal portrayal of nursing. But the show actually presents the nurse as someone with health knowledge. And her search for meaning in faith, for some reason in tragic events, is a real counterpoint to House's cold rationality. Indeed, despite the obvious potential for mockery in the cat angle, the mighty House treats the nurse with considerable respect--he seems to care what she thinks, or at least to find her views unnerving. Of course, the nurse plays no real clinical role in the episode, and no other nurses do either. So the episode suggests, as usual, that physicians provide all important care in hospital settings, including all meaningful psychosocial and physical care. Still, any suggestion that intelligent life resides in a nurse is a welcome departure for House (and for the episode's writer Peter Blake, who also penned a November 2005 House episode that was notable for its physician glorification and its casual contempt for other health professions). Tonight's episode, "Here Kitty," drew 13.1 million U.S. viewers. more... see the relevant film clips... and please join our letter writing campaign!" http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/letters/house/ Private Practice:"ABC's Private Practice, whose season ends tomorrow, April 30, may be the only broadcast network show with a major nurse character to return next season. In the February 5 episode (Mike Ostrowski's "Acceptance," 13 million U.S. viewers), lone nurse character Dell Parker, who is studying to be a midwife, shows some tentative clinical aptitude and knowledge to go with his boyish eagerness. Under the close supervision of OB/GYN Addison Montgomery, Dell ably performs a vacuum-assisted delivery. Later he haltingly guides the baby's parents toward breastfeeding. Dell also performs an assured solo ultrasound of pregnant psychiatrist Violet Turner, calming her panic attack and eliciting her agreement to his own suggestion that, though he's "not a doctor," he will likely become a "pretty good midwife." The show still condescends to Dell, who is also the office manager/receptionist at the LA clinic where the show is set. In the March 26 episode (Craig Turk's "Do the Right Thing," 10.1 million U.S. viewers)," http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/letters/pp/ "Scrubs" defines nursing:""Scrubs" defines nursing: it's all about shutting up and following physician "orders. " Tonight's episode of NBC's "Scrubs," which purports to teach nurse Carla Espinosa that nursing is all about doing what physicians tell you, is one of the most virulently anti-nurse prime time television episodes the Center has ever seen. more..." http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/news/2009/may/06_scrubs.html To subscribe to our: Nurse Friendly Notes Newsletter: Send a blank e-mail to: nursefriendlynotes-subscribe@topica.com http://www.nursefriendly.com Nursing Jokes, Medical Humor, Jokes to make you laugh and smile all day. 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