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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) vigorously, and the push is likely to continue.
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Patient access leaders at Ochsner Medical Center increased monthly collections by $22,000 after implementing a price estimation tool.
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A growing number of patient access managers are encouraging registrars to get professional certification to promote professionalism and improve retention.
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Don't let your department be shortchanged
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Patient access leaders at Lake Forest (IL) Hospital increased collections by 79% and have set a goal to increase collections by another 10% in 2014.
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2014 Certification Update
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Most of the positive results in routine tuberculosis screening of health care workers are false positives. That statistical artifact is creating headaches for employee health professionals as they try to find the best TB testing method and struggle with unexpected results.
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With historically low rates of tuberculosis in the United States and ongoing challenges with TB tests, employee health professionals are understandably frustrated. But the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has a message: Remain vigilant to prevent occupational risk.
