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Although all health care institutions and specialties are challenged by simultaneously rising costs and lack of financial resources, the problem is particularly acute in critical care, say experts.
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For many years, institutions involved in training the nations bioscience researchers have spent a great deal of time and money ensuring that their graduates function at the cutting edge of science and technology.
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For many years, institutions involved in training the nations bioscience researchers have spent a great deal of time and money ensuring that their graduates function at the cutting edge of science and technology.
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Two severely ill patients in the emergency department of your hospital need admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), but only one bed is available. Who gets admitted first?
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About a year ago, Tara Tinsley, CHAM, access supervisor and department trainer for Childrens Health System in Birmingham, AL, says she came up with the idea of having separate policies and procedures for the various access areas.
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Think beyond the patient when SARS is suspected; JCAHO quality reports available on Internet; Grievance vs. complaint clarified in SHCA guide
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Access managers continue to debate the intricacies of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, despite the publication of an EMTALA final rule on Sept. 9, 2003, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Educating the public, keeping customers informed, and enlisting volunteers to serve as patient liaisons and advocates are the three main components of an ambitious campaign by Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis that aims to reduce emergency department overcrowding.
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When the access director asked her what shed like to do, Tara Tinsley, CHAM, access supervisor in the emergency department at Childrens Health System in Birmingham, AL, opted to take on the task of access department trainer, revamping the position into a proactive, hands-on job far different from the way it had been done in the past.
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With the help of some user-friendly software and a comprehensive staff training initiative, Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, FL, has dramatically reduced its medical necessity write-offs while improving customer service.