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Good Background Screening Crucial to Avoiding Liability
Proper background screening is critical for protecting patients and staff, as well as avoiding liability exposure that can come from allowing someone with a questionable history to work in your organization.
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Obstetrics Strategies to Increase Safety, Reduce Liability Risk
OB/GYN always is a challenge for improving patient safety and avoiding malpractice exposure, but there are strategies that work. As always, communication is a key factor, along with staffing the appropriate clinical professionals when needed.
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Keep PRN Employees in the Loop
Keeping PRN employees updated is difficult because of constant changes in the field of patient access. This article provides tips to keep employees informed.
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If Patient Access Is Left Out of Big Decisions, Patient Experience Can Suffer
Patient access leadership is sometimes omitted from planning discussions involving staffing, technology, and new service lines. This article discusses steps patient access can take to prevent problems with patient satisfaction.
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Patient Access in a ‘Fishbowl,’ Some Assume Registrar Is Doing Nothing
Investigations of complaints claiming registrars are unproductive might reveal that staff were on the phone with payers, experiencing computer downtime, or conversing with patients. This article will discuss steps patient access leaders can take to prevent complaints about delays.
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Patient Access Financial Assistance Policies Face Intense Scrutiny: Two Lawsuits Already Underway
Two recent lawsuits in Washington allege that hospitals withheld charity care from thousands of patients. This article will review steps patient access departments can take to comply with state and federal regulations.
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Healthgrades Analysis Shows Quality, Safety Link
Thousands of lives could be saved every year if all hospitals performed at a similar level to those rated as five-star facilities, according to a new Healthgrades 2018 analysis of top hospitals.
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Hospitals Improve Sharply in Leapfrog Group Safety Grades
Hospitals in some states continue to show dramatic improvements in the Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, with Rhode Island achieving first place after being 50th in 2012.
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ACOs Yield Quality Lessons for Hospitals, May Expand
Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) have yielded valuable lessons about value-based care and positioned some hospitals to be competitive in the future, with the most recent results showing participants improving quality and reaping financial rewards.
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Improve ED Quality and Efficiency by Looking Outside the ED
Fixing ED issues requires looking beyond the confines of the ED.