Hospital Access Management – May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
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'Everybody learns, everybody teaches' in collaborative on upfront collections
The average increase in upfront collections among participating hospitals was about 30% during the 15-month time frame for the collaborative, which began in October 2003 and ended in December 2004.Any collections effort 'will bring some results'
A couple of well-known slogans give a sense of the overall lesson learned from the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) collaborative on upfront collections,...Hospital uses bright blue to nurture bottom line
A procedure for obtaining copays and deductibles from unscheduled inpatients during their hospital stay is the latest in a series of successful collections initiatives at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, OK,...Physicians get access to outpatient schedule
Kettering Medical Center Network (KMCN), of Dayton, OH, is expanding its customers' opportunities to do business on-line by offering physicians the ability to access hospital software and schedule outpatient appointments.Rapid growth predicted for health manager jobs
Future health services managers - including those in access management - must be prepared to deal with evolving integrated health care delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, and restructuring of work.EMTALA court decision ignores '250-yard' rule
A woman who fell and was injured in the parking lot of a medical center after arriving for an appointment had no claim against the hospital under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), ...News Briefs
Hospitals' pricing policies for the uninsured will be posted on a web site to be established by the Consejo de Latinos Unidos (Council of United Latinos), ...HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Administrative simplification enforcement rule in effect
The Department of Health and Human Services published the final enforcement rule for all HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules with an effective date of March 16, 2006.HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Survey suggests shift toward long-term benefit
The latest U.S. Healthcare Industry HIPAA Survey ... indicates participants in the health care system view the HIPAA privacy and security standards as building blocks for web-based communication structures rather than simply a compliance burden.HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Info-Tech Research Group says HIPAA is 'ineffective'
With only one enforcement criminal conviction recorded since 1996, HIPAA is failing to meet its mandate, according to Info-Tech Research Group.HIPAA Regulatory Alert: MGMA concerned about e-claims standards
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has raised concerns about electronic claims attachments with federal officials.HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Ohio court puts state open records law over HIPAA
The Ohio Supreme Court says the state's open records law takes precedence over HIPAA privacy requirements.