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Philadelphias Presbyterian Medical Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, is reducing dramatically the number of accounts on hold in its discharge not final billed and outpatient exception queues and freeing up the revenue they represent.
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As hospitals continue their efforts to comply with the National Patient Safety Goals issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, some risk management and quality assurance experts are issuing a strong warning: Dont go overboard with your efforts to write new policies and procedures because they can create unnecessary liability risks.
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Its easy enough to agree in principle that all people should be treated equally regardless of their background, but its much more difficult to figure out how to translate that to your everyday practice. You must have a plan, and if you dont, you could set yourself up to become one of the increasing numbers of health care organizations being reviewed by the Office for Civil Rights.
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At SSM Rehab in St. Louis, diversity has become part of the institutional culture. Staff have successfully built diversity into its ongoing operations rather than instituting one program that would meet federal and industry guidelines, says Kurt Delabar, director of human resources.
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Lawsuit helps push back therapy cap to Sept. 1; Insurance policy to cover violations of HIPAA rules
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When patients dont show up for their appointments, the natural first step for many practices is to penalize the patient. But the problem might not lie with the patient, and if it doesnt, charging the patient a missed-appointment fee or kicking him or her off the patient roster wont improve the clinics no-show and cancellation rate.
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Ceiling lifts save backs. That is what Salina (KS) Regional Medical Center concluded, and the investment paid off.
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Long hours and overtime are linked to higher injury rates, more frequent illnesses, and even increased mortality, according to a review of 52 published research reports by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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If planning isnt already under way, the time is now for your hospital to get ready for implementation of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Acts (HIPAA) security rule, which takes effect April 21, 2005.
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A noninvasive therapy involving electrical stimulation is showing promising results in patients who suffer from dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.
