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Physicians from throughout the state -- and country -- who make referrals to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock can check their patients' records.
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The emergency care system in Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita still has not recovered and progress is slow, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) reports.
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Interoperability -- how to get one system to talk to another -- is one of the hottest topics in health care today, and a challenge that every hospital and health system must face in some fashion.
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Demonstrating leadership ability, obtaining a professional certification, and meeting collection goals are among the key requirements of a comprehensive access career ladder being implemented at The Children's Hospital in Denver.
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Adding a coordinator to help regulate the flow of patients to registrars in the outpatient registration area has played an integral role in slashing wait times at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center-Presbyterian in Philadelphia.
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A new process for streamlining patient care in the emergency department (ED) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has cut length of stay (LOS) by 52% and reduced the number of patients who leave without being seen from 5% to less than 1%.
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If ensuring compliance with the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has moved way down on your list of priorities, you might want to reconsider.
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Medicaid enrollees and applicants who receive Medicare or Supplemental Security Income benefits have been exempted from a Deficit Reduction Act provision requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to prove they are U.S. citizens.
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