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Big financial burden on self-pays: Access can help
Employers and insurers are “pushing more of the burden of healthcare expenses onto patients,” says Stacy Calvaruso, CHAM, system director of patient access at LCMC Health in New Orleans. “Unfortunately, this is having a negative impact on the healthcare community.”
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Less than half of hospitals comply with charity care rules
Many nonprofit hospitals have room for improvement regarding charity care policies under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) Section 501(r) rules, according to a recent study.1 Researchers reviewed Internal Revenue Service forms submitted by more than 1,800 nonprofit hospitals in 2012. Here are key findings:
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Here’s what keeps patient access leaders up at night
Change. Like many patient access leaders, Ginger Beard, MBA/HCM, CHAM, network director of pre-services at Phoenix-based HonorHealth, sees this area as her biggest challenge. Here, patient access leaders share some of their toughest moments:
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62% of self-pays obtain coverage
Self-pay patients are converted to some type of coverage 62% of the time at West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, ID, reports patient access director Jennifer Bette. The department uses these approaches:
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Self-pays cut by 37% for $3.2 million in revenue — Study says almost half are eligible
Converting self-pay patients to some type of coverage is a top priority for Linaka Kain, manager of the Marketplace Exchange and a disability examiner at Unity Point Health System — Rock Island (IL).
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There's Got To Be A Better Way
Each month, Baptist Health System handles more than 1,500 requests from physician offices to obtain authorizations for scheduled services.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: managing osteoporosis, comparing treatments for hypertension, and uric acid as a predictor of hypertension.
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Idarucizumab Injection (Praxbind)
Idarucizumab effectively reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran and has minimal side effects.
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Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
In a randomized treatment trial of steroid injection into the cubital tunnel for ulnar neuropathy, there was no difference in outcome compared to placebo.
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Eat Breakfast, Fix Insulin Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Breakfast consumption could be a successful strategy for reducing postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.