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The defining protocol at a hospital transfer center is clear: If a patient urgently needs care, and your facility is the best place for him or her to receive that care, you bring the person in, provide the care, and talk later about how it's going to be funded.
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Study: Providers face disincentives to share data
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Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) is using palm scan technology originally developed for the Japanese banking industry to ensure accurate patient identification at its five hospitals in the Charlotte, NC, metropolitan area.
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Financial issues that fall directly under the purview of patient access departments are among the areas most frequently overlooked in pandemic planning, suggests Valerie Sellers, MHA, CHE, vice president of health planning for the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA).
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The "ICARE" values - integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence - emphasized at Methodist Hospital System in Houston have a great deal to do with the organization's second year in a row in the top 10 of Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, says Greg Page, MBA, MHA, director of patient access and scheduling services.
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Hypertension affects more than 50 million people in the United States and has long been recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease.
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States working to expand health coverage for low-income, uninsured individuals - especially children - are running into a proverbial perfect storm of federal barriers.
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The nation's community health centers (CHCs) provide primary health care services to more than 15 million people, many of whom are members of racial or ethnic minorities, have low income, are uninsured, or have coverage through Medicaid.
