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  • Many people suffer from lower leg pain without even realizing what the real cause of the pain may be. It is normal to perceive any lower leg pain as signs of stress on the muscles or temporary fatigue. However, if your lower leg pain or restless legs seems to be erratic and it prevents you from getting sound sleep at night then it is not merely a case of physical stress. This article help address read more...
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  • There are a lot of situations in which even those with medical insurance or coverage can still rack up extremely high medical bills totaling thousands and thousands of dollars, much more than most families can afford to pay, even over a number of years. But it's not always the actual cost of medical care that drives households into medical debt. In a lot of cases, the bills aren't even correct. read more...
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  • An emergency room physician in Rhode Island lost her privileges due to her posting some notable cases on Facebook in which she never used the patients name or ages. To the hospital's and physicians dismay "unauthorized third parties" were able to determine a patient's identity from the post online. When the physician learned of this, she immediately deleted the account. The hospital determined th read more...
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  • Medical billing and coding involves billing and collecting of payments for the health services being rendered. A medical biller makes sure that all billable charges are properly billed to the appropriate entity and the health provider will be paid for the services they provided. Because of its roles, this profession is an important part of the team in the health care industry. read more...
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  • It's very common for physicians that have a small private practice to a mid-sized group of physicians to feel overwhelmed by paperwork in order to process their billing. Many physicians now are considering using an outside billing service to handle all of their claims. It's good to make sure the person or company you decide to hire has a back-up system and can also handle your billing in a timely read more...
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  • Washington lawmakers are kicking around a new idea to help raise funds to fix our highways and infrastructure: a national driving tax charging motorists by the mile. [via]A driving tax could either replace the current 18.4 cent a gallon federal gas tax or, possibly, add to it.Because greater fuel economy is letting motorists drive more miles using less gas, the current gas tax that funds the fede read more...
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