That would save patients the time needed to see their doctor and would ease the load of sick people descending on their physicians' offices, she said.
But Senator Gore correctly stated at the time that if voluntary efforts failed to provide enough organs to save patients, then incentives should be created to encourage donation.
She has found that her NxStage patients save the HMO money because of fewer hospital days.
She has found that her NxStage patients save the health reimbursement money because of fewer hospital days.
And without any help from Congress, we eliminated outdated regulations that will save hospitals and patients billions of dollars.
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Those rules reward groups of health care providers by allowing them to keep a percentage of the money they save by treating patients based on outcome, instead of fee-for-service.
The new service helps save lives by enabling patients to validate the integrity of their medicine by sending a free text message.
The insurance companies pay for care but often allow the providers to keep a portion of money they save by keeping their patients healthy.
Part of Poon's stated objective is to help convince insurers to pay for the new test, which he believes will save money and help patients in the long run.
However, by multiplying the stem cells in the laboratory prior to transplanting them into adults, doctors have been able to save the lives of older patients too.
Second, preventative medicine gives people better lives and prevents illnesses, but it doesn't save money--because patients who would never have been treated before will still opt to pop pills or get screenings.
"Competition, when used sensibly, improves services for patients and can indeed save lives, " he said.
"This report shows that driving up quality is not only good for patients but can also save the NHS money, " she added.
Insulin syringes are expensive, and many patients want to reuse needles to save money.
She is one of the most recent people to join that list, highlighting the tenuous situation some patients have faced following efforts to save damaged limbs.
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They added that the programme could help the NHS to save money by reducing the cost of treating patients who develop kidney disease and eye problems.
But other researchers believe that if COURAGE shows that stents don't save lives or prevent heart attacks, fewer patients will opt to have them implanted in their heart arteries.
In 2003, the AHA accepted a paper from Brazil, proving absolutely that Adult Stem Cells (ASC) could improve and save the lives of the worst kind of heart patients: transplant candidates.
Among the perks of the job, according to Cheryl Graziano, CareFusion's vice president of clinical operations: The proper use of medical devices is vitally important, so nurse educators can enjoy knowing that they're helping save lives and preserve the fragile health of ailing patients.
Although the court aims to save lives, it may unwittingly have condemned thousands of patients to death.
It is hoped the changes will help elderly patients recover more quickly and, as a result, save money.
But as long as there is demand for cheap knockoffs--and patients are willing to chance taking them in order to save money on skyrocketing drug prices--the counterfeit problem is not likely to go away.
"If you get in a situation where doctors are saying under oath that I felt I couldn't save myself unless somehow I had been able to take care of my patients one way or another, then that's poor management, " Caplan said.
Treating patients' symptoms as well as their disease might improve, and even save, their lives.
Moreover, to save one patient from a fast-growing lethal prostate cancer, doctors have to subject dozens of patients with slow-growing cancers to debilitating and painful surgery.
The Internet will make it just a little easier for patients with chronic conditions to order re-fills by e-mail -- and save Express Scripts money on trying to decipher all those prescriptions.
For many patients, including Ver's friend's mother, it is often too late to save their lives.
Eventually, Mr Caplan says, terminally ill patients will feel subtle yet clear pressure from family members or others to end their lives in order to save money.
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