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Critical Path Network: News Brief: Patient satisfaction rates dropped in Sept. 11 week
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Critical Path Network: News Brief: ‘Improper payments’ declined, OIG says
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Critical Path Network: ACE unit seeks to reduce elderly functional decline
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Bioterrorism Watch: Traumatized health care providers may need stress counseling in horrific aftermath of bioterror attack
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Critical Path Network: News Brief: AHA pushes for change in EMTALA regulations
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Critical Path Network: News Brief: Report outlines planning by hospitals for bioterror
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Medication errors: What case managers can do
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Case management software: How to decide what’s right for you
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Hospital cuts denials by 63%
Patient access areas are seeing more procedures requiring authorization, a surge in the number of insured patients, and more clinical requirements from payers. All of these factors make an increase in claims denials and much lost reimbursement very likely. -
Providers collaborate to reduce readmissions
A readmission reduction collaborative of San Francisco Bay-area hospitals and their post-acute partners has reduced hospital readmissions by 20% among participating hospitals, preventing more than 4,000 readmissions.