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Influx of ‘Skinny’ Plans Demands Top-notch Financial Counseling
The federal government's latest tinkering with insurance rules will affect registration staff, who will have to help patients navigate potential higher costs, coverage changes, and more.
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Team With HR to Improve Patient Access Hires
Educating HR staff about expectations and needs can lead to hiring more qualified employees for patient access.
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Houston Health System Adds 2 Key Skills to Job Prerequisites
Harris Health System asks prospective patient access employees to bring to the table strong customer service skills and a healthy knowledge of insurance verification.
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Updating Long-standing Job Requirements in Fast-changing Field
At a Cincinnati-based health system, staff have shifted from a focus only on productivity to an emphasis on listening and responding to patients' needs.
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Ocular Trauma
This review will help the practitioner to be more comfortable evaluating and treating a patient with a traumatic eye complaint and understanding when to involve ophthalmology and with what urgency.
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Adverse Reactions to Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Understanding the potential reactions that can occur from cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids can help emergency physicians recognize these effects in patients who may present to the emergency department.
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Psychological Evaluation Unit Provides Specialized Expertise, Calmer Atmosphere for Behavioral Health Patients
Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH, has unveiled a new $1.5 million psychiatric evaluation unit within the confines of its ED to boost resources and access to care for patients in psychological distress. The center is designed to offer an atmosphere more conducive to emotional healing. Administrators note that the added resources also should help ease crowding and boarding at the level II trauma facility.
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A Growing Number of ED-based Physical Therapy Programs Taking Root
While a few ED-based physical therapy programs have existed for decades, the practice is gaining new converts as emergency clinicians increasingly turn to physical therapy for expertise with conditions ranging from vertigo and orthopedic issues to wounds, vestibular issues, and gait training. Long-standing programs have shown that leveraging physical therapy in emergency medicine can be a financially viable approach with the proper administrative support and guidance.
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Coordination Center Uses Real-time Data to Speed Collaborative Decision-making
To handle increasing volumes better, Yale New Haven Hospital has opted to centralize operational decision-making in a new Capacity Coordination Center. Here, a nurse navigator representing the health system’s two busy adult EDs works with representatives from EMS, admitting, bed management, and other key operations to manage incoming and outgoing traffic optimally and to anticipate clinical services that may be needed further upstream.
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Fall Makeover Time
Plotting a new course for your ASC through new ideas and investments in capital, both physical and human.