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The emergency care system in Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita still has not recovered and progress is slow, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) reports.
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Physicians from throughout the state -- and country -- who make referrals to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock can check their patients' records.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the already challenging task of arranging discharges and communicating with post-acute providers became even more daunting.
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It's the philosophy at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare to offer leadership opportunities to employees at all levels and in all areas of the organization.
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A centralized admissions area (CAA) at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare handles much of the workups and assessments that unit nurses typically do, minimizing treatment delays and enhancing patient throughput.
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This month, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, begins discharging patients by appointment, in the latest phase of a three-year effort toward capacity maximization.
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As hospitals struggle to improve patient throughput by streamlining their emergency departments and installing bed management software, they often discount one of the most basic tools at their disposal.
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When Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare looked at improving patient throughput, one of the issues that surfaced had to do with housekeeping, which historically had deployed its work force in a way that did not serve the facility.
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Medicaid enrollees and applicants who receive Medicare or Supplemental Security Income benefits have been exempted from a Deficit Reduction Act provision requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to prove they are U.S. citizens.
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If ensuring compliance with the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has moved way down on your list of priorities, you might want to reconsider.