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Should hospitals post signs advertising their intention to collect insurance copays and deductibles in the vicinity of the emergency department ...?
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Half of the nation's emergency departments (EDs) are at or over capacity, and a majority of hospitals have reported time on ambulance diversion, according to the American Hospital Association's 2006 Survey of Hospital Leaders.
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The Centers for Medicare abd Medicaid Services has published a proposed rule that would require hospitals to give all Medicare beneficiaries a standard notice of non-covered services the day before discharge.
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Helping patients understand their Medicare coverage in the wave of alternative plans that are being offered is a service that all patient access employees should be prepared to provide...
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It is apparently "imposter season" again for JCAHO inspectors, says Joe Cappiello, vice president, accreditation field services, for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
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While recent studies have shown that interviews with trauma victims may not cause serious harm, and in fact can be beneficial, there still are serious issues surrounding asking people about such sensitive, personal experiences.
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Compliance in research oversight has become a more prevalent concept in recent years, and this has led IRBs and research institutions to search for new ways to improve compliance communication and policies.
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On the surface, it seems that individuals who oversee biomedical research face challenges that are very different from those encountered by their peers in behavioral and social science research.
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Three weeks after a phase I clinical trial ended terribly wrong, four of the six London, England, volunteers remained hospitalized, and one patient remained in critical condition. No one could have predicted such an outcome for the first trial for a drug to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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In the past, IRBs considering protocols that sought to survey or interview trauma victims had to essentially follow their gut when pondering the question: Would answering questions harm participants by causing them to relive their painful experiences?
