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Trust Patient Access Employees With These Important Projects
Patient access employees appreciate being asked to participate in projects, and the department benefits from their feedback.
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Cross-training’s True Return on Investment: A Better Patient Experience
Cross-training registrars improves patient satisfaction with shorter waits and improves employee satisfaction with opportunities to advance.
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Physician Skepticism on Satisfaction Can Be Overcome
The focus on patient satisfaction may be reaching a level that prompts some physicians to rebel. -
Have Plan B for Unexpected Call-outs: Reduce OT
If registration areas are understaffed during peak volumes, patient care, registration quality, and customer service all suffer.
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Upfront Collections Increased by $3 Million With Preservice Financial Clearance Process
With a preservice financial clearance process, Cox Health increased annual point-of-service collections to $1.4 million from $800,000; Texas Health Resources’ collections rose from $8 million to $11 million.
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Hypersensitivity Reactions in the Pediatric ED: The Tip of the Iceberg
Hypersensitivity reactions are very common. Understanding the different types, including serum sickness-like reactions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermolytic necrolysis, and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, is valuable both for an accurate and timely diagnosis as well as appropriate management.
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Management of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Chronic hypertension complicates about 5% of pregnancies and has been associated with higher rates of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), stillbirth, and, most importantly, superimposed preeclampsia. Although the condition is far from being solved, there have been some major inroads made into its understanding through contemporary investigation.
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The LNG IUS and Stress Reactivity: A Mechanism for Mood Effects or False Signal?
Users of the levonorgestrel (LNG) intrauterine system showed an exaggerated response to stress compared to women using a combined LNG pill or those with natural cycles.
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Just Which Patients Are at Risk of Developing Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids occur commonly and are the most frequent reason for hysterectomy in the United States. Recognizing the risk factors for developing fibroids can help clinicians identify affected individuals and may lead to new approaches to treatment.
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Brain Reanimation Investigator Reports Dramatic Results
Though the findings come with a considerable caveat — they have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal — the lead investigator of a controversial brain reanimation study using “living cadavers” is reporting some dramatic results.