http://www.joepaduda.com/ A weblog by Joseph Paduda en-us jpaduda@healthstrategyassoc.com 2012-02-02T06:31:55-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002264.html From the Rocky Mountains comes this edition of Health Wonk Review; the always-erudite Louise Norris. Delightfully illustrated and well written, this edition deserves your vote.... 2264@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Health Wonk Review 2012-02-02T06:31:55-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002263.html An open letter to the press, business community and people of North Dakota: The authors of this letter are journalists, columnists, bloggers and content publishers for the workers' compensation industry across the United States. We are a politically and professionally... 2263@http://www.joepaduda.com/ 2012-02-01T06:05:27-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002259.html A hospital bill for $44 million showed up in Alex Rodriguez' mailbox a couple weeks back. Although Alex is a resident of New York, he's not "the" A-Rod, but even the A-Rod who wears pinstripes to work at Yankee Stadium... 2259@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Providers 2012-01-31T13:33:11-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002262.html To date, Automated Healthcare Solutions and other companies owned by their principals have donated over $3 million to various politicians, campaigns, and political organizations. Automated Healthcare Solutions and their sister companies are heavily involved in physician dispensing to workers comp... 2262@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-30T07:17:34-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002261.html Over the last ten years, more than two thousand claimants have died as a result of drugs received as part of their "treatment' for their occupational injury or illness. That's the conclusion reached by Peter Rousmaniere in his latest column... 2261@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-26T06:24:20-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002260.html One of the most powerful firms in the physician dispensing business is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to elected officials in Florida. [sub req] The donations, to individual politicians and their affiliated organizations, come as the Florida Senate is... 2260@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-24T08:09:22-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002258.html Looks like the rumors are based in fact; case management/bill review vendor Genex is up for sale. The "official" news came yesterday (thanks to a good friend for the tip); "The Wayne, Pennsylvania-based company has EBITDA of USD 40m, the... 2258@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-23T07:13:47-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002257.html A couple days ago a shadowy equity "research" outfit that goes by the name Copperfield Research published what can only be described as a hatchet job, with CorVel the target. I'm no fan of CorVel - their business model makes... 2257@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-23T06:58:32-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002256.html I don't like these bills, and neither should you. First, my perspective. I'm a content provider and a copyright holder. I don't want anyone else taking my intellectual property without permission and/or compensation. This isn't just about MCM; I've also... 2256@http://www.joepaduda.com/ 2012-01-21T07:23:41-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002255.html Earlier this year, I predicted Florida would pass a bill limiting reimbursement for physician dispensed drugs. This morning, we made some significant progress. Spent a good chunk of the morning watching the Florida Senate hearing on Sen Hays' bill that... 2255@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-19T09:29:16-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002254.html HWR's tech guru and all-around social media expert Julie Ferguson is this biweek's editor of Health Wonk Review. There are lots of predictions and insights, and much discussion of reform and the Supremes.... 2254@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Health Wonk Review 2012-01-19T06:58:26-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002253.html Colleague Bob Wilson of WorkersCompensation.com has been delving deeply into the disaster that is North Dakota "justice", at least justice as applied in the Sandy Blunt case. Bob's efforts have uncovered some amazing stuff... For instance, the same state that... 2253@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Workers Comp 2012-01-18T15:53:16-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002252.html Today's WorkCompWire has a great piece authored by PMSI CEO EIleen Auen on the differences between work comp and group pharmacy management. Among Eileen's points are: - "Group health benefits generally focus on sickness and illness while workers' compensation focuses... 2252@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Pharmacy, PBMs, and Pharma costs 2012-01-17T12:43:06-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002250.html Mitt Romney's comment " I like to be able to fire people" has been turned against him by his GOP Presidential candidate opponents, with Gingrich and Rick Perry (remember him?) using it to illustrate Romney's "out of touchiness" with regular... 2250@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Health Policy 2012-01-17T07:37:34-05:00 http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002249.html Physician dispensing in Florida is back in the news, as we await with bated breath the outcome of this session's legislative battle. On one side is the Florida Medical Association and Automated Healthcare Solutions, the Miramar company that provides software,... 2249@http://www.joepaduda.com/ Pharmacy, PBMs, and Pharma costs 2012-01-16T06:16:20-05:00