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Previously, registration errors were sent to individual access employees, who were required to correct the error, says Stacey Bodenstein, general manager of admitting and registration at TriHealth in Cincinnati, OH. However, corrections weren't being made quickly enough due to varying shifts.
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The implementation of a new health information system at TriHealth in Cincinnati, OH, "has given has given us an amazing opportunity to look very closely at all of our processes," says Stacey Bodenstein, general manager of admitting and registration.
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Training of new hires has become much more comprehensive, due to the expanded patient access role, according to Betsy Keating, interim patient access director at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL. Keating is a senior consulting manager at Chadds Ford, PA-based IMA Consulting, which provides revenue cycle services for the healthcare industry.
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Service became a pressing issue when registrars at Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, OH, started ED and high-dollar outpatient copay collection.
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Before you attempt to measure how skilled your staff are, you might want to be certain your own skills are up to par.
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Are you facing pressure to cut education resources in your patient access department? Reducing resources simply isn't an option, according to Wendy M. Roach, RDMS, manager of patient access and central scheduling at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL.
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After a new price estimator system was implemented at St. Joseph East in Lexington, KY, results weren't seen immediately. These results came only after a significant amount of hands-on training, reports Stephanie Stamper, patient access coordinator.
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Patients expect to be asked questions about their address and insurance coverage in registration areas, but they might be startled or annoyed to be asked questions about their race, ethnicity, and language.
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A program initiated by Healthy York County Coalition in York, PA, trains any interested party to teach a program titled "It's Your Health, Take Charge."
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To make sure patients have their questions answered and obtain the information they need, Jackie Davis, MLIS, consumer health librarian at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA, started a Health Ambassador Program.
