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“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.”-Mike Tyson. Since 2003, 17 different healthcare districts and public hospitals have declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy — debt reorganization specifically for government and municipal organizations, or Chapter 11. Below is a list of the 10 hospitals that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013:...
What is Agile? Agile is an approach to product development that is based on iterative and incremental development. In 2001, software developers met in Utah and drew up with the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. The aim of the manifesto was to find better ways to develop software as a product. Is the business of healthcare...
Recent data collected from 2010 utilization indicated the following trends about where dual eligible beneficiaries had surgery. We are not sure if the data suggests that the patients “chose” the setting for their surgery or if the setting was suggested, recommended or otherwise influenced by someone other than the patient....