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A newly created position at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center-Presbyterian in Philadelphia is helping the access department take "that next step" toward reducing denials and ensuring proper reimbursement, says Raina Harrell, CHAM, director of patient access for business operations.
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The Center for Health Transformation has released a report outlining recommendations for spurring adoption of electronic health records based on the successful practices of health data exchanges known as regional health information organizations (RHIOs).
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While nine out of 10 hospitals are using or considering using health information technology for clinical uses, most cite cost as a major impediment to broader adoption, especially for small or rural hospitals, according to a recent survey by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
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At the busy Massachusetts General Hospital emergency department, which sees between 200 and 250 patients a day, case manager Peter Moran, RNC, BSN, MS, CCM, says his focus is always on these questions: Why is the patient here? Why is the patient being admitted? What needs to be done, and is there a possibility it can be done in a [less acute] setting?
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Two years into using the "tracer methodology" of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) to survey accredited facilities, the agency is receiving "a constant stream" of positive feedback, says Joe Cappiello, BSN, MA, vice president, field operations, for the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based organization.
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Access directors at two facilities recently visited by surveyors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) reported little or no contact with surveyors, and an overall experience that was decidedly different from previous visits.
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A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge by patient advocacy groups to a rule promulgated under HIPAA that eased a prior regulation to permit heatlh care entities ...
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that hospitals should have a contingency period of at least three years after a final rule ...
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued a guide describing how community, state, and federal health care planners can establish temporary facilities,...
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