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Rehab Continuum Report asked several experts on the topic of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to discuss the legislation and its impact on rehab and people living with disabilities since the act was signed into law in 1990.
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Have you ever been walking through the hospital and overheard staff talking about patients? So have plenty of other people, according to new research that warns such overheard conversations can be a serious breach of patient confidentiality.
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Mississippi attorney Richard Scruggs has targeted not-for-profit hospitals in his latest class action effort, accusing them of overcharging uninsured patients and using harassment to collect overdue bills. But while the lawsuits are bringing fresh attention to a long-simmering problem, health policy experts and hospital officials say, they are not likely to help the uninsured.
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Rural residents who are Medicare beneficiaries and need inpatient rehabilitation services may be able to receive services in their own community hospitals thanks to new instructions issued recently by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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A telecommuting project in the pre-services department at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, NC, is reducing the amount of work time lost to bad weather and delighting employees who find themselves well suited to working at home.
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A recent posting on the web site medlaw.com warns hospitals to assess their vulnerability to acts of terrorism and suggests some precautionary measures.
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Legal barriers posed by certain fraud and abuse, antitrust, federal income tax, intellectual property, malpractice, and state licensing laws hinder providers adoption of health information technology, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a recent report.
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With reports touting the financial and customer service benefits of call centers, its no wonder that more hospitals often under the aegis of their access departments are looking either to establish a call center or to expand the capabilities of an existing one.
