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Final security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for protecting patient health information that is maintained or transmitted electronically have been adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Without connectivity between emergency department (ED) clinical staff, business office, medical records, and compliance, your ED stands to lose significant revenue.
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Providence Health System in Portland, OR, has improved customer service and increased staff efficiency by creating a call center that allows patients to handle physician and hospital billing questions with one telephone call.
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Most of health care these days seems to be about problem-solving figuring out what is wrong with a patient, a process, or a system and fixing it.
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Information resources for Appreciative Inquiry
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In addition to evaluation and management (E/M) facility fees for the emergency department (ED), hospitals must report CPT-4 codes and HCPCS level II codes for all procedures and services to ensure accurate reimbursement from Medicare and many of the commercial payers.
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The emergency physician (EP) and nurse often may encounter patients with the chief complaint of eye pain or visual problems. Generally, the diagnosis easily is obtained and quickly treated. Unfortunately, a subset of patients will present with an illness that threatens permanent vision loss or impairment. EPs must have a broad differential diagnosis and structured approach in evaluating these patients to ensure appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
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McQueen CE. Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) to treat herpes labiablis. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(4):44-47.
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FDA proposes labeling and manufacturing standards for all dietary supplements. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(4 Suppl):S1-S2.
