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Finding the Best Role for Community Members: A Look at Two Strategies
IRB questions sometimes arise about the role and responsibility of community members/nonscientists on review boards. Should their — and other nonaffiliated members’ — contributions be limited? Do they have enough training to be primary or secondary reviewers?
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Newest Oncology Studies Raise Ethical, Other Questions for IRBs
Clinical research — especially involving oncology trials — is evolving with the introduction of new therapies and therapeutic mechanisms. These raise new and sometimes challenging questions for IRBs reviewing the study protocols.
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Quickly Update Patient Access About Changes
Patient access frequently needs to update all employees across the entire department quickly. This article discusses strategies for time-sensitive training.
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Training and Tools Can Stop Duplicate Medical Records
Patient access departments are using education and technology to prevent the creation of costly and dangerous duplicate medical records. This article discusses strategies to help prevent duplication.
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More Inpatient Spending Linked to Better Outcomes
High inpatient spending is linked to better patient outcomes, according to recent report.
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Readmissions More Common After Observation Stays
Patients often are readmitted to the hospital after an observation stay, according to recent research which suggests hospitals may want to target this population.
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High-needs Patients Require Focus to Avoid Readmissions
Hospitals can make significant headway in reducing readmissions by addressing high- needs patients, according to a new National Academy of Medicine special publication, which notes that nearly half of the nation’s spending on healthcare is driven by just 5% of patients.
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NCQA Includes Population Health Management in Accreditation
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is including population health management (PHM) as a new category in its 2018 Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) standards and guidelines. The PHM category is a shift from evaluation of single-disease state toward a whole-person focus, NCQA says.
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Social Determinants Affect Quality of Care, Outcomes
A Massachusetts accountable care organization is using social determinants of health to shift how Medicaid care is delivered and dollars are spent — an initiative to take Medicaid payments into the hands of the providers themselves.
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Are Registrars Going ‘Rogue’? Effective Ways to Prevent Collection Complaints
A growing emphasis on upfront collections occasionally results in dissatisfied patients. Patient access leaders can take steps to mitigate collection-related complaints.