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Data Ranks Insurers According To Speed Of Claim Payment, Share Of Denials
Aetna, Cigna and Humana ranked highest nationally on criteria including speed of health claim payments and fewest claims denied, according to the 2009 PayerView Rankings, the Boston Globe reports. The rankings -- prepared by Athenahealth in collaboration with Physicians Practice management journal -- evaluated 172 national, regional and government payers in 40 states.According to the data, insurers paid physicians an average 5.3% faster in 2008 and denied an average of 9% fewer medical claims compared with 2007 figures. On average, national health insurers paid physicians in 33 days and denied 9.2% of claims.According to the Globe, the rankings reveal some of the obstacles that can result from the complexities and bureaucracy involved in the medical billing process, with each insurer operating in different ways. Jonathan Bush, chair and CEO of Athenahealth, said, "This is the biggest problem we have in health care -- the inability to close supply chains and to practically and tactically connect doctors with payers and patients," adding, "These connections are broken" (Weisman, Boston Globe, 5/28). Don't forget to buy zoloft online no prescription.

New Data Show Cost Savings Achieved By Treating Mild And Moderate Alzheimer's Patients With Aricept(R)
Researchers attending the annual meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (ISPOR), heard today that prescribing Aricept® (donepezil hydrochloride) as soon as patients are diagnosed with either mild or moderate Alzheimer"s disease saves the NHS money. The findings contradict the recommendation by NICE that these medicines are not cost effective in the early stages of the disease, a decision that has been the subject of much recent debate.

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NMC Responds To RCN Decision On Assisted Suicide, UK
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has responded to the decision by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to move to a neutral position on assisted suicide.
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Campaign Reminds Doctors Of 14 August Deadline For Licensing Decision - General Medical Council (GMC), UK

Doctors are being reminded to contact the GMC with their licensing decision through an advertising campaign launched yesterday, 1 August. Adverts will appear in the medical trade press throughout the first half of August as a final push to encourage doctors to respond to the GMC. So far, over 75% of doctors have responded to the GMC with their licensing decision. This equates to more than 171,000 doctors*. However, the GMC is keen to hear from the remaining 25% of the register as some doctors, such as researchers and academics, may not require a licence to practise. Professor Peter Rubin, Chair of the GMC, asks doctors, "We know how busy you are but you need to make an important decision. If you haven"t yet told us your licensing decision, you need to do so by Friday 14 August." Doctors who have already let the GMC know their decision need do nothing more; they will receive a letter from the GMC before licensing is introduced on the 16 November 2009. The GMC recently launched the Licensing help website for doctors needing assistance making their licensing decision. Doctors can visit http://www.gmc-uk.org/licensinghelp or call 0161 923 6277 for further information. *The GMC is receiving hundreds of responses to the licensing campaign daily; since the adverts went to press, the GMC has received a further 17,000 responses GMC


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