Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Hospital, SNFs agree on post-acute indigent care
As part of its efforts to facilitate post-acute care for unfunded patients who no longer meet inpatient criteria, Sentara Healthcare has developed an Indigent Care Agreement for Post Acute Services that sets out four levels of bundled payments to the health system's seven skilled nursing facilities when patients who can't pay are transferred. -
SW follows patients with discharge challenges
Patients at Medical City Dallas Hospital who are likely to have discharge challenges are assigned a dedicated social worker who spends time with patients and family members and starts to identify resources early in the stay. -
`Balance billing' leaves patients shocked
In emergent situations, paperwork is often the last thing on a patient's mind. -
CMS' two-midnight rule: Who must sign off?
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Establish rapport with payer reps
Patient access managers must stay in contact with their assigned provider representatives and establish a good working relationship with these individuals. -
Extra steps needed for 'exchange' plans
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Patients create their own estimates
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NAHAM to hold annual conference
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Successful `first run' at e-learning
Modules will be tweaked, updated -
Two extra hours to 'shadow' staff
Trainers reallocated from classroom