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In addition to employment qualifications for registrar/patient account representative, staff assigned to telecommuting positions at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) in Charlotte, NC, must meet the following qualifications before working from home:
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Interest appears to be growing for the "medical home" model of care, which provides patients with a coordinated, comprehensive approach to primary care.
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A new requirement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affecting critical access hospitals and others that do not have physicians on duty 24-7 has prompted questions regarding EMTALA, says Stephen Frew, JD, a web site publisher (www.medlaw.com) and risk management specialist.
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There are signs that states may become more aggressive in their regulation of provider referrals, suggests Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., a Burtonsville, MD-based attorney specializing in health care issues.
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Employee retention, an ongoing need for space, and the visionary thinking of a senior vice president are among the driving factors of an ongoing focus on telecommuting at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) in Charlotte, NC, says Chris Johnson, FHFMA, vice president for patient financial services.
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Nurses face myriad chemical hazards that may raise their risk of cancer, asthma and reproductive problems.
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Sixty hospitals were among the 14,000 employers nationwide who received cautionary letters from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for high rates of employee injury.
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The Institute of Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene, was developed in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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If an influenza pandemic strikes, public health officials may not know enough about influenza transmission and respiratory protection to adequately protect health care workers.