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When Stamford (CT) Hospital began its pneumococcal vaccination screening, only about 16% of patients were being screened. In less than a year, the rate had risen to 76%, outpacing statistics from other hospitals in Connecticut.
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Fee for service is making a comeback, contends health care futurist Leland R. Kaiser, who predicts health care is destined to become the leading business in America.
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The campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center in Little Rock went smoke free last summer in a seamless transition that surprised and delighted access management.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC, joined the growing ranks of health care organizations implementing the innovative quality assurance and process improvement strategy Six Sigma.
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Hospital Corp. of America Inc. (HCA), the nations largest hospital company, said it has modified its policies on discounting patient care as of Jan. 1, 2005, based on recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Almost two years after implementation of the final HIPAA privacy regulations, a review of hospitals experience with the regulations and a discussion of some common issues that arise in hospital settings is timely and appropriate.
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A scoring system for assessing which patients are most ready to be discharged from the hospital can be an important emergency preparedness tool, suggests Pat Orchard, CCM, CHE, director of health services for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, based in Mount Laurel.
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Care costs, demand increased in 2003; AHRQ tool offers help to assess hospital safety; CMS releases paper on HIPAA security rule
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When patients leave St. Vincents Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, with referrals for post-discharge services, they take home a copy of the hospitals self-determination referral form, with information details about which providers they chose on the front and the list from which they made their choices on the back.
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Hospital-based case managers are facing mounting challenges today, from the aging of the population and the rise in chronic health conditions to the escalating cost of health care services and advancements in medical technologies. They are especially pressured to ensure that clients have access to cost-effective, appropriate, timely, safe, and efficient health care services.