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About 92% of hospitals surveyed in 2003 and 2004 had revised their emergency response plans since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Putting the "know" before the "why" for patient access employees was the focus at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, WA, during implementation of its procedure for distributing the revised "Important Message From Medicare," says Evita Armijo, patient access manager.
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When it comes to the crucial arena of charge capture — making sure that providers are paid at the appropriate level for all services rendered — it's all about "the right charges and the right resource putting the charges in," says Gala Prabhu, a New York City-based senior manager for Accenture.
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A recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that it will no longer pay for care required because of hospital error has implications for patient access.
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Education challenges faced by the organizers of a pilot project in Nogales, AZ, aimed at emergency department (ED) "frequent flyers" involved secondary gains experienced by patients who didn't participate and the cultural phenomenon known as "yes means no."
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Cell phones replaced land-based pagers at Richland Hospital in Richland Center, WI, when the area was hit by severe storms and flooding in late August.
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In what may have had a critical influence on a recent decision to restore enforcement of annual fit-testing in health care settings, more than 50 occupational and environmental health researchers and professors signed a July 17 letter to David Obey, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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For reported tuberculosis cases in the United Sates in 2005 in which the occupation was known, 3.4% were health workers, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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Now that annual fit-testing in back on the compliance books, a little refresher may be in order. The following information on respirator fit-testing in health care settings is summarized from guidance by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
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Infection control professionals in New Jersey are hoping a series of upcoming meetings with state officials will clarify exactly what is required under a recently passed law codifying active surveillance cultures [ASC] for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
