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$60,000 saved with payment portal — No need to send statements
After Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center went live with its payment portal three years ago, statement costs decreased by about 20%.
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Patients like self-service collection — Investment in portals is paying off
The number of patients who enrolled to make online payments at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center increased by more than 500% in the past three years, reports Christopher Lah, senior director of patient access.
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Answers to top ICD-10 questions
Exactly how the switch to ICD-10 will affect revenue and productivity is still unclear, but this much is certain: Patient access managers will be fielding a steady stream of questions from employees for some time to come.
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Access prepared for years for switch to ICD-10: Now is moment of truth
Patient access departments had extra time to prepare for the switch to ICD-10, due to the original compliance date being pushed back to Oct. 1, 2015. Now it’s the moment of truth, and the possibility of productivity or revenue cycle problems are at the top of managers’ minds.
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Researchers accused of unethical practices: Psychiatric patients “extremely vulnerable”
In 2003, psychiatric researchers at the University of Minnesota recruited a mentally ill young man, Dan Markingson, into a study on an antipsychotic drug. Months later, the patient violently committed suicide; multiple allegations of unethical practices ensued. -
Ethical challenges in assessing adolescents’ decision-making capacity
An adolescent disagreeing with a parent over treatment is uncommon in the clinical setting. -
Could efforts to stop opioid abuse harm patient/physician relationship?
Due to a growing epidemic of opioid addiction, it’s possible that physicians will react to statements skeptically.
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Proposed changes on human subjects research raise some ethical concerns
Reduced administrative burdens and greater protection for human subjects are the goals of proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also known as the Common Rule.
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Conflicts can result in clinicians’ moral distress
Ethical conflicts within a care team are not uncommon — nor are they particularly surprising.
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Significant Savings Come With Early Palliative Care
A new study says early intervention is the key.