Hospital Access Management – November 1, 2007
November 1, 2007
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Workplace engagement at Texas health system earns one of 12 Gallup awards
At Hendrick Health System in Abilene, TX -- one of 12 organizations worldwide to receive the 2007 "Gallup Great Workplace Award" -- the focus on workforce engagement is stronger than ever ... -
Guest Column: 'Present on admission' rule effective Jan. 2008
More than likely, patient access managers have recently heard the term "diagnoses present on admission" discussed by their health information management (HIM) and patient accounting colleagues. -
Initiative sparked by close call with DNR wristband
A "near-miss" in which a nurse at a Pennsylvania hospital incorrectly placed a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) wristband on a patient has prompted an Ohio initiative aimed at implementing statewide standardization of colored wristbands. -
Career Paths: PFS director develops 'personal renovation plan'
After 22 years as director of patient financial services at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC, John D. Cook Jr. reached the point where he had "no drive, no energy, and no motivation." -
CMS keeps emphasizing patients' right to choose
Federal regulators continue to make it clear that they are serious about patients' right to freedom of choice of providers, says Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., a Burtonsville, MD-based attorney specializing in health care issues. -
Poster alerts patients to discharge responsibilities
Patients at Seton Medical Center are made aware of their proposed discharge date early in the stay through a laminated poster with a Wizard of Oz theme titled "The Road Home." -
RWJF project tracks data to check equality of care
The question of whether America's hospitals provide the same level of care regardless of a patient's race, ethnicity or language is being addressed in an initiative by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. -
2007 Salary Survey Results: Revenue cycle leadership a trend with staying power
High-level positions with "revenue cycle" in the title are generating buzz in the health care access management field, and that trend won't be slowing down any time soon, industry sources tell Hospital Access Management. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Should HIPAA's privacy rule be revised?
Does the HIPAA privacy rule need to be revised to meet the needs of the current changing health care environment involving health information exchange? -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: HIPAA should trump other privacy laws
The American Hospital Association says the multiplicity of privacy rules from local, state, and federal governments, accrediting bodies, and other organizations makes compliance difficult and can interfere with patient care. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: HIMSS backs development of interoperable ePHRs
The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) says it supports development of interoperable electronic personal health records (ePHR) that are interactive and use a common data set of electronic health information and e-health tools.