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What Do Registrars Do All Day? Many in Hospital Have No Idea
Clinicians and other hospital departments often lack even a basic understanding of the patient access role. At times, this leads to disrespectful attitudes. This article provides suggestions for improving interdepartmental relationships.
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Incorrect or Incomplete MSPQ? Either Way, It’s Lost Revenue
Incomplete or inaccurate completion of the Medicare Secondary Payer questionnaire causes significant problems for the revenue cycle.
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Is Imaging Test Needed ‘Stat?’ Don’t Risk ‘No Auth’ Denial
Payers increasingly are denying claims for “stat” imaging because of no authorization. This article describes practices that can help avoid problems.
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Cut A/R Days by 15% in 1 Year: Move Back-end Functions to Patient Access
By having patient access take on the back-end functions, claims can be processed more quickly, cutting accounts receivable days.
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Obesity: The New Epidemic
Obesity has risen significantly worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in women throughout their lives. Risks include infertility, gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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AUGS Consensus Statement: Anticholinergic Medication Use and Cognition in Women With Overactive Bladder
Available evidence has shown significant associations between anticholinergic medication use and increased risk of cognitive impairment. Behavioral therapies for overactive bladder should be first-line treatment. If these treatments fail and pharmacologic treatment is considered, providers should counsel patients on associated risks, prescribe the lowest effective dose, and consider alternative treatments in patients at risk.
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Health System Included PHI in Press Release, OCR Says
Memorial Hermann Health System has agreed to pay $2.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations related to claims it included a patient’s protected health information in a press release.
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Health Promotion Advocate Extends Benefits Offered to Adolescents, Young Adults
With all they have on their plates, emergency personnel generally are not enthusiastic about taking on new preventive health initiatives, but a unique program that aims to identify and respond to risky and unsafe behaviors in adolescents and young adults who present to the ED has won over both providers and staff at Boston Medical Center.
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Opioid Prescriptions After Cesarean Delivery: How Much Should We Prescribe?
This cross-sectional survey of 720 women found that 85% filled an opioid prescription after cesarean delivery, and the median number of tablets dispensed was 40. The median number of tablets consumed was only 20 tablets and the number dispensed did not correlate with patient satisfaction, pain control, or the need for a refill.
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Technology Increasingly Helps Case Managers Engage With Patients
Technology helps case management programs improve efficiency and become faster at reacting to patient problems or anticipating issues before they occur.