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Three white papers on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements on risk analysis and employer issues related to security implementation are available from the Reston, VA-based Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
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Same-day surgery managers who want to see how their compliance with the national patient safety goals from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations compares to compliance of all organizations that have undergone surveys can check out the results on the Joint Commission web site.
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The Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced a move that has gotten the attention of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) nationwide: Surgery centers in that state no longer can perform some laparoscopic procedures, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Answers to your questions about job responsibility. Licensure requirements, room turnover, locker room space, and post-op phone call issues are addressed.
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Surgical Events, Product or Device Events, Patient Protection Events, Care Management Events, Environmental Events, and Criminal Events.
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Nonprofit hospital settles suit for $150 million; CMS: Reimbursement for immigrant care proposed; AHRQ outlines alternate health care sites
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When it came time to reinvent the admissions process at St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, CA, admitting director Peggy ONeill faced tasks ranging from a complete overhaul of the staffing structure to a redesign of the departments physical space.
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Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, NC, regularly preregisters between 96% and 98% of its scheduled patients while reducing denials and accounts receivable days thanks to an innovative and ambitious pre-services department that serves four acute-care facilities.
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Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference to help you learn where your hospital may be exposed, what policies and procedures you need to reform to preserve your tax-exempt status, and how to continue to provide necessary care for the uninsured.
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Throughout a couple of different access careers interrupted by a brief stint as an elementary school guidance counselor the thing that stood out for Millie Brown was how much more impact she could have on the front end of the health care financial process than on the back end.
