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Is applicant a good fit for the department? Ask his or her future colleagues
An employee satisfaction survey revealed that some patient access employees at Orlando-based Arnold Palmer Medical Center thought that their skills were not a good match for their position.
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ED registration time cut from 30 minutes to 15
Emergency department registrars cut average registration times from 30 minutes to 15 minutes at Irvine, CA-based St. Joseph Health. In addition, the admission financial clearance process is completed, on average, in just 15 minutes. -
Are clinicians rude to registrars? Morale, patient satisfaction at stake
A registrar is finishing up entering an emergency department patient’s demographic information. Suddenly, a clinician enters the room, closes out the registration screen without saying a word to the registrar, and begins talking to the patient as though the registrar isn’t present.
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Breaking the ‘conspiracy of silence’ about problem providers
Consider the following scenario – does this healthcare worker sound like someone in your facility?
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Hospitals ranked sixth in industry for serious injuries
In the first year of a new reporting requirement, medical and surgical hospitals in select states reported 221 serious injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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HCWs remain at risk of TB exposures
After two decades of steady, incremental decline, tuberculosis in the United States has leveled off at some 3 cases per 100,000 people — a rate that will not result in the goal of TB elimination (less than 1 case per million), the CDC reports.
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MedPAC urges payment updates for ASCs, HOPDs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March report and recommended a 0% update for Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers and, as dictated by law, a 1.75% increase for hospital outpatient departments.
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Better late than never? FDA proposed ban on powdered gloves welcomed, questioned
The FDA’s recently proposed rule to ban powdered latex gloves was welcomed by occupational health advocates, but there was some sentiment that the FDA was finally addressing a problem clinicians long since had to solve themselves.
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Surgeons help patients quit smoking before surgery
A recent pilot study of vascular surgery patients found that patients facing surgery were more likely to quit smoking when their physician offered the right kind of assistance.
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Look for weak links to prevent drug diversion
There are many common areas of weakness in hospital drug diversion prevention programs.