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Banja: Here's a direction in the brain death debate that I think is most interesting: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Now, this act was passed in 1993 but in 1997 it was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. So, the act is no longer in effect.
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Large research institutions can improve IRB consistency, education, and networking by establishing an oversight board that will bring IRB chairs together at committee meetings.
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Are the medications safely out of reach of children? Can the family caregiver handle tasks required to care for the patient? Are family members following the wishes of the patient as indicated before he or she developed dementia? Is the patient safe in the home setting? Is the employee safe in the patient's home?
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Is a patient's account uncollectible? Is your self-pay patient eligible for financial assistance? Both of these scenarios are becoming more common due to the recession and if the answer to either of these questions is "yes," you should know sooner rather than later.
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In order to improve collection rates, thereby reducing A/R days, several revenue cycle initiatives are utilized at University of California, Los Angeles Hospital System.
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A seemingly minor problem with registration accuracy can cost a hospital tens of thousands of dollars if it's not fixed quickly. Staff may make the same error over and over, resulting in a multitude of claims denials. That is why you'll need strategies to identify errors as soon as they happen, so staff can be re-trained and the errors stopped.
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Does your hospital include specific questions related to patient access when measuring patient satisfaction?
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Some patient access departments are finding they need to put technology investments on hold due to budget cuts, but automating quality assurance (QA) just might be an exception.
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Every patient access department would love to increase its upfront collections, but opinions vary as to the best ways to accomplish this, ranging from cash to pizza parties to simple thank-yous.
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