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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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On April 23, 2009, the oft-repeated pandemic influenza warning of "when, not if" became now.
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As this issue went to press, interim infection control recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for H1N1 influenza A included the following:
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Spread of H1N1 influenza A virus in the Southern Hemisphere creates a fateful scenario where coinfection with H5N1 avian influenza A is now possible, Margaret Chan, MD, director- general of the World Health Organization, recently warned.
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If you have not encountered bewilderment surrounding responsibility lines with the implementation of new guidelines, regulations, or corporate-driven initiatives concerning infection prevention, you will.
