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Illegal immigration and health care have been mentioned a great deal in the news recently, and the issue has Nebraska's lawmakers at odds. Some conservatives are supporting a plan to offer state aid to pregnant women in the United States illegally.
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Is a doctor's spirituality an obstacle or a benefit in the clinic? Does religious affiliation affect medical decision making? Can a spiritual calling protect doctors against career burnout?
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As it stands now, only hospital patients discharged to a home setting complete the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey - not patients who are discharged to a nursing home or rehab, or family members of patients who died in the hospital.
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Options for a cataract patient might include a monofocal lens that will require the use of glasses, or a multifocal intraocular lens that might not, but carries the risk of side effects such as glares and halos.
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Your registrars might not have a medical background, but that doesn't mean they can't potentially save a patient's life.
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Patient access staff at Phoenix Children's Hospital have experienced all of these changes in the department in the past few years, reports Irma Becker, manager of patient access:
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About 15% to 20% of self-pay patients qualify for Medicaid, which represents more than $12 million in gross revenue, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA.
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Do some of your employees still think that getting correct information is enough to fulfill their role in patient access, with no regard for excellent service, financial counseling, or knowledge of eligibility systems?
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I can't work on Saturdays." "I can't stay late on Wednesdays." "I could never do bedside registration because I can't deal with blood or vomit."
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It's a "tremendous victory to have something approaching universal access" as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but the resulting increase in underinsured patients will pose ethical challenges for providers, according to Joseph J. Fins, MD, MACP, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of medical ethics at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Center in New York City.
