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Demand for inpatient and outpatient care continued to grow in 2003, as did the costs of providing that care, according to the latest American Hospital Association Annual Survey.
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Higher patient copays and increasing numbers of people who are working but not insured have made the management of self-pay accounts a more crucial issue than ever for most of the nations hospitals.
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A new registration report card at Childrens Health Care of Atlanta provides access managers with key information on the performance of individual employees in a convenient, easy to read format.
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You dont always know which experiences might prove beneficial when it comes to building a successful career in access services.
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OhioHealth in Columbus, OH offers these 14 tips for improving account management.
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In a recent EMTALA E-Bulletin, Stephen A. Frew, JD, a longtime specialist in EMTALA compliance issues and a web site publisher, said he had received reports that Southern California urgent care centers are getting conflicting information on whether the laws reference to dedicated emergency department applies to them.
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NJ group suggests billing, collections guidelines; ED problems highlighted: Cost, capacity issues cited; Final stretch proves tough in HIPAA privacy effort; Almost half of U.S. adults lack health literacy; State cutbacks affect health coverage for low-income families.
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The most interesting thing about the leadership ladder for access employees at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta is that the frontline employee position is located at the top.
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Throughout a couple of different access careers interrupted by a brief stint as an elementary school guidance counselor the thing that stood out for Millie Brown was how much more impact she could have on the front end of the health care financial process than on the back end.
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Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference to help you learn where your hospital may be exposed, what policies and procedures you need to reform to preserve your tax-exempt status, and how to continue to provide necessary care for the uninsured.