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Recognizing the Role of Caregiver with Melissa Fisher | E. 79

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I’ve become a bit of a cynic because I see my father in a nursing home, and my mom is paying $12,000 a month for his care, and the person in the bed next to him is on Medicaid and paying nothing. When I was in that experience in that hospital, it was fantastic. It is not among upon discharge from the hospital.

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Exposing Healthcare Fraud with Jonathan Tycko| E. 68

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And as you know, obviously a huge percentage of healthcare spending is funded through Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the VA system, and these are all programs that are covered by the False Claims Act. Not for a hospital, it wouldn’t be that much, but whatever it is. So the actual amount of fraud is probably some multiple of that.

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Medical Device Warranty Credits With Al Brander| Episode 55

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In Episode 55 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa Miller and Jim Cagliostro are joined by Al Brander, Chief Sales Officer at SpendMend to discuss their Explanted Medical Device Warranty Credit Tracking solution and how it helps hospitals to avoid costly fees and penalties. Episode Introduction. Now things are a little bit different.”?

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Taking Back The Business of Healthcare with Preston Alexander| E. 67

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Not for a hospital, it wouldn’t be that much, but whatever it is. $14 This show is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting, a Spendmend company, which provides leading edge financial and operational consulting for hospitals, healthcare institutions, and other providers of patient care. What goes into all that?”