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of inpatients in ED hallways because of fewer available hospital beds also leads to more care that was traditionally done in inpatient wards to be done in the ED, adding t {keyword} o costs, he explained.In addition, he added, the culture of billing for medical services has changed, leaving physicians to outsource such work to professional coders.Thus, Pitts concluded, physicians should be educated about the "importance of proper billing," and that physicians who consistently bill at higher levels than their peers should be scrutinized."EDs have be come a central staging area for acutely ill patients, for the use of diagnostic technology, and for de cisions about hospital admission, all of which makes ED care in creasingly complex," he said.Pitts reported no conflicts of interest. Primary source: New England Journal of Medicine Source reference: Register TodayEarn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty.Sign Up Kristina FioreStaff WriterKristina Fiore joined MedPage Today after earning a degree in science, health, and environmental reporting from NYU. She's had bylines in newspape {keyword} rs and trade and consumer magazines including Newsday, ABC News, New Jersey Monthly, and Earth Magazine. At MedPage Today, she reports with a focus on diabetes, nutrition, {keyword} and addiction medicine. Related Article(s):

Costa Rica pide tiempo para implementar fecundación in vitro tras fallo de la CorteIDH
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica El Estado costarricense aceptó el fallo de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos que le exigió legalizar la fecundación in vitro, pero pidió tiempo para poder cumplir la sentencia.
Luego de un juicio que duró dos años, la Corte falló el jueves que el Estado había violado durante más de una década los derechos de las parejas que quisieron tener hijos utilizando esta técnica médica.
"Que no lo compartamos, no implica que el país no vaya a ser respetuoso de lo que det Do {keyword} udoune Moncler sans manches Homme erminaron los jueces", afirmó el viernes en conferencia de prensa Ana Lorena Brenes, Procuradora General de la República, quien defendió al Estado durante el proceso judicial.
Brenes recalcó que el país tendrá que indemnizar a las víctimas con 415.000 dólares, un poco menos del 10% de los 5 millones que habían solicitado los demandantes. "El fallo de la Corte será acatado en todos sus extremos", afirmó el jueves el ministro de Comunicación del gobierno, Francisco Chacón, pero advirtió que regular y poner en práctica la fecundación in vitro no será un hecho inmediato debido a motivos técnicos y legales.
Los jueces solicitaron al país no sólo legalizar esta técnica e indemnizar a los demandantes sino también garantizar que el procedimiento médico sea gratuito en el seguro social, para que puedan acceder a él las personas de bajos recursos.
"La institución no está preparada en este momento para asumir una situación de este tipo y necesitamos tiempo para la compra del equipo requerido y para capacitar a los funcionarios", afirmó en un comunicado de prensa la presidenta ejecutiva de la Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Ileana Balmaceda.
Para la parte legal {keyword} el gobierno tendrá que enviar un proyecto de ley a la Asamblea Legislativa para reglamentar el acceso a fecundación in vitro. Fue en esa misma instancia legislativa donde varios intentos de legalizar la técnica fracasaron antes de que el caso se elevara al sistema de justicia interamericano.
Los hechos que generaron la demanda y posterior juicio se remontan al año 2000 cuando la Sala Constitucional declaró ilegal a la fecundación in vitro basándose en el argumento de la inviolabilidad de la vida desde la concepción, que fue desechado por los jueces durante el proceso. El caso arribó a la Corte Interamericana en 2010 luego de que la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos considerara que sí hubo violación de derechos humanos.
"Es una resolución tardía pero da un momento de alegría a muchas familias. Cuando la Sala Constitucional falló no tomó en cuenta a muchas familias, el Estado debe tomar la opinión y considerar la situación de las familias", afirmó Enrique Acuña, uno de los demandantes, al diario La Nación.

'Hacker hostels' let tech hopefuls snooze
From the outside, it looks like a typical California suburban home: garage, driveway, tidy yard. But walk down the path leading to the front door and you'll find your first clue that a traditional family of four does not live inside. On the front porch are dozens and dozens of pairs of men's shoes, all removed before entering in order to keep the house as tidy as possible.When we knocked, Carlos De La Lama Noriega, the manager of the house, greeted us and welcomed us inside for a tour. The main living space was clean and airy with good natural light. But instead of a typical living room with a sofa, coffee table, and rug, it was furnished with long folding tab D {keyword} oudoune Moncler Femme les, rolling chairs, and {keyword} roughly eight computer stations with busy tech entrepreneurs typing away. Welcome to Startup Embassy.Inside a 'hacker hostel'