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Hospital Fees Drive Rising Cost of Health Care
Steven Brill writes in Time Magazine that hospital profit margins are extraordinarily high for supposedly non-profit institutions, and are largely responsible for the rising health care costs in the United States.
Diagnosing Dementia: Is the Folstein Test Reliable?
The mini-mental status examination (MMSE), or Folstein Test, should never be used as the sole test for dementia, because it ignores factors only a neurological examination and more thorough neurocognitive testing can accurately evaluate.
Sleep Test: Check Your Sleep Quality with a Short Quiz
The sleep specialists at RNI have put together an online survey to help visitors assess the quality of their sleep based on their waking experiences.
When Hospitals Buy Doctors’ Practice, Patients Clear Losers
THREE DISTINCT WAYS PATIENTS LOSE when hospitals own a majority of physicians in a community or a region.
Hospital Facility Fees: A Patient’s $1,500 Nightmare
Robert Reed walked into a dermatologist’s office to have a couple moles checked. The bills he received included charges for an “operating room.”
Patients Must Educate Themselves About Health Care Costs
53% of Consumers ‘Oblivious’ to Healthcare Costs. Patients can only fight rising costs by educating themselves.
KC Writers Anthology Reflects RNI Patient-Centered Philosophy
If you want to understand a book, don’t open it in the middle. We at RNI place unusual emphasis on patient histories, even more unusual in this age of numbers-driven healthcare (and numbers-driven everything else, too).
The Independent Neurologist–The Only Path To Cost-Effective Neurologic Care | Rowe Neurology Institute
You have probably received a letter from one of your doctors stating that they “have joined” a larger health organization. They reassure you, yet in reality you will not receive the care you did when they were independent.
Sleep Disorders: Poor Quality of Sleep May Make You Sick…and Tired
Mounting research into the effects of poor sleep quality on overall health and well-being has really begun to explain why we may feel the way we do. In the past 3 years alone, we now know that poor sleep quality
Migraine Relief Success Story | Rowe Neurology Institute
Patient controls migraines after 10 years