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Specialty hospitals not exempt from EMTALA transfer rules
Specialty hospitals that do not have emergency departments (EDs) are still subject to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rules on acceptance of patients for transfer. -
AZ 'Health-e Connection' aims to be national model
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano developed a program called Health-e Connection and wants her state to be the national model for electronic connectivity of health care records. -
Nurses are the difference in Vanderbilt POS success
Nursing accountability and a strong financial commitment from hospital administration are fueling a successful point-of-service (POS) collections program in the pediatric and adult emergency departments (EDs) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
Getting the ‘right people, in the right environment’
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State-of-the-art call center at UPMC boosts billing accuracy, collections
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News Brief: CMS to publish changes in regs
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Nurses and registrars cut barriers to ED patient flow
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Access tool tracks, sorts accounts that need work
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News Brief: ED visits, wait time up 14% since 1997
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Interpreter service helps care quality, report says