Nurse Practitioner in Lake Balboa, CA Accepting Medicare

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Lovelle Christine Valencia, N.P. Nurse Practitioner Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 6856 Petit Ave, Lake Balboa, CA 91406 Phone: 818-741-7436

David Kim, AGACNP-BC Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 16723 Vanowen St, Lake Balboa, CA 91406 Phone: 818-279-1745

Luiza Kazaryan, NP Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 6858 Mclennan Ave, Lake Balboa, CA 91406 Phone: 818-903-0521

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Increased use of powerful antipsychotic drugs to treat publicly insured children

A national study conducted by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows increased use of powerful antipsychotic drugs to treat publicly insured children over the last decade. The study, published today in the journal Health Services Research, found a 62 percent increase in the number of Medicaid-enrolled children ages 3 to 18 taking antipsychotics, reaching a total of 354,000 children by 2007.

Viewpoints: Higher costs don't mean better health quality; states and the uninsured

The good news about health care spending continues. In the first nine months of this fiscal year, Medicare spending increased only 1.2 percent in nominal terms, and for 2014, it's now projected to be $1,000 lower per beneficiary than the Congressional Budget Office said it would be as recently as 2010. Even the Medicare trustees are starting to recognize that something big may be happening. In evaluating the recent deceleration, however, a crucial question remains: Can slower cost growth continue without harming the quality of outcomes? (Peter R. Orszag, 8/5).

HealthWyse, Cardiocom partner to integrate patient information into clinical software

HealthWyse, a leading provider of home health and hospice software and services, announced today that it has partnered with Cardiocom, a leader in home telehealth solutions, to seamlessly integrate patient information into HealthWyse's clinical software.

Study evaluates link between Medicaid fee bump and appointment availability for Medicaid patients

The increase in Medicaid reimbursement for primary care providers, a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was associated with a 7.7 percentage points increase in new patient appointment availability without longer wait times, according to results of a new 10-state study — co-authored by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Urban Institute, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — published online-first by the New England Journal of Medicine.

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