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Want to boost collections? Training is the key, say patient access leaders
Emergency department registrars can improve patient flow by getting the correct information at the right time in the emergency department visit. -
‘Sense of urgency’ needed for ED registrations
In addition to great customer service skills and a thorough knowledge of insurance, emergency department registrars need “a sense of urgency,” says Candace Koutsoulieris, emergency department patient access manager at Florida Hospital Orlando.
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50% of denials are overturned
Reasons for denials include that the service is experimental, that the service did not meet medical necessity, or that the service required a prior authorization.
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How to Cut Registration Errors
Here's how access managers created a success story at Stanford Children’s Health.
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Payers want two weeks to review auth requests
As if there aren’t already enough roadblocks to obtaining authorizations, payers are now requiring unrealistic timeframes to review these requests.
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Compliance Mentor - February 2016
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Building a Bridge to Better Patient Care
Join AHC Media on Feb. 8 to learn everything you need to know about the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act.
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Groups Partner to Accelerate Ebola Vaccine
Global non-profit teams up with pharmaceutical giant to create and stockpile an effective Ebola vaccine by the end of 2017.
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FDA Panel Approves Insert for Opioid Addicts
New implant would provide opioid addicts a long-lasting alternative to daily oral medication.
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21st Century Cures Act Stalls in Senate
The Senate is dropping the 21st Century Cures Act in favor of a series of smaller bills that will tackle similar biomedical issues.