A major consideration with the increase in consumer-driven health plans is that patients are likely to want to know more about what they now are paying for.
Nursing accountability and a strong financial commitment from hospital administration are fueling a successful point-of-service (POS) collections program in the pediatric and adult emergency departments (EDs) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Blount Memorial in Maryville, TN, is working with QualPro, the Knoxville, TN-based company that developed the MVT process, on a six-month project focusing on its emergency department (ED) and operating rooms.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano developed a program called Health-e Connection and wants her state to be the national model for electronic connectivity of health care records.
Access staff at Memorial Hospital, a small, rural facility, face more than the usual challenge in ensuring that there's enough information to successfully bill patients.
Specialty hospitals that do not have emergency departments (EDs) are still subject to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rules on acceptance of patients for transfer.
Three million fewer workers elected to enroll in their employer's health insurance plan between 1998 and 2003; and The (IRS) has begun sending tax-exempt hospitals a compliance check questionnaire seeking information about their operations.
