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Martine Saber, CHAM, had something of an awakening when she assumed her current position as director of support services for HCA Healthcare in Palm Harbor, FL. As a longtime patient access director, she was well aware of the importance of getting it right at the point of registration, and worked diligently with her staff to foster the creation of accurate claims.
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The National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) will hold its annual conference and exposition, Expedition to Excellence, May 3-6 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a web-based National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) designed to be a one-stop shop for hospitals, physicians, health plans and others interested in quality measures.
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In what is likely to be welcome news for hospitals burdened with the cost of caring for undocumented aliens, federal legislation has been introduced that would reimburse providers for the cost of emergency care for these individuals.
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More than $800 million in increased spending for hospitals is included in the omnibus spending bill signed in late February by President Bush.
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SAN DIEGO, California The 39th annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS; Chicago, Illinois), held here in early February, along with the STS/AATS Tech-Con conference, provided a window to the changing role of surgery in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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A team of French physicians said it has proof of principle that autologous cell therapy is a viable treatment for myocardial infarction.
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Digital Angel (South St. Paul, Minnesota) said it is working closely with the University of California at Riverside School of Engineering to accelerate the integration of medical and environmental biosensor technologies into its expanding line of wireless communications devices.
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A Medicare advisory panel recommendation to cover implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) could be a major victory for companies such as Guidant (Indianapolis, Indiana), Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota).
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George Daniloff, MD, PhD, has been named general manager and vice president of research and development of the California facility of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver, British Columbia).
