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In a study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine,1 state Medicaid expansions to cover low-income adults were significantly associated with several benefits, including reduced mortality and improved coverage, access to care, and health, as self-reported.
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Identifying Medicaid-eligible patients is a top priority for patient access staff at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, reports Stephen Hovan, vice president of the revenue cycle.
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You might assume that registrars giving emergency department (ED) patients the impression that they are required to pay money to receive treatment is a thing of the distant past, as this situation is a likely violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) which has been in place since 1986.
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Annual revenue collected for Medicaid patients has doubled at Trinity Regional Health System in Rock Island, IL, since January 2010, since the screening process is now done internally instead of by a contracted company.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that health insurance companies can be a pain for patients. What may be a surprise is that hospitals often complain, too, for the same reasons: denied claims, low reimbursement, late reimbursement, and thickets of red tape.
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While many patient access departments can give patients the estimated full cost of a service, to date, very few are able to provide an accurate out-of-pocket estimate, says Becky Peters, regional director of patient access services for Sutter Health West Bay in San Francisco.
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Emergency department (ED) collections jumped from $55,000 to $120,000 annually after eligibility software was implemented at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, OH, reports John E. Kivimaki, director of patient accounts.
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For one month, patient access leaders at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, IN, targeted one simple but important change to improve the level of customer service given by registrars.
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Would you take a pledge to raise awareness about sharps injuries and use safer devices? A new coalition called Safe in Common is traversing the country, seeking signed pledges as a way to jumpstart a renewed commitment to sharps injury prevention.
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Gaps in your respiratory protection program can create unnecessary hazards for your employees. A survey of hospitals in California and the Midwest has revealed those weaknesses. For example, health care workers often receive minimal training and are confused about which respirator to use for aerosol-generating procedures.
