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Making patient bills more user-friendly -- not to mention ensuring that they are actually accurate -- continues to be a focus in the health care industry.
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Improving the health of patients in your hospital is a large enough challenge, but imagine taking on the well-being of an entire city.
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Antibiotic-resistant infections are not new to the health care setting, but headlines throughout the country have increased public awareness of the potential risk of infection.
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Choosing February as American Heart Month is not coincidental. With Valentine's Day in February, it is a month in which people are heart-centric, in the spirit of honoring the emotional needs of the heart.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island's case management department consistently scores in the 90th percentile on satisfaction surveys sent to members who have completed a case management program.
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A Medicare demonstration project at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City provides care coordination to help high-cost, fee-for-service beneficiaries comply with their medical treatment plan and access the community services they need to manage their chronic conditions.
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When it comes to being an effective, professional and ethical case manager, it all boils down to being a good advocate for your clients, John Banja, PhD, asserts.
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Because medication reconciliation is recognized as a key factor to prevention of medication-related errors, accreditation organizations require outpatient surgery programs to take steps to improve this process.
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The Chicken Littles are out in force since the new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) rates have been posted.
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Suppose your facility was the subject of a malpractice claim, and a nurse told you that the surgeon happened to be on the phone when the mistake was made that injured the patient. Surely the surgeon was talking to another physician or reviewing lab results for the patient, right?