Medical Ethics
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You should standardize your access processes
Standardized registration processes decrease claims denials and increase success with cross-training, according to patient access leaders. Eligibility denials decreased by 14% each quarter in the last fiscal year at UK Healthcare. -
Spend an hour in registration areas
By spending about an hour rounding in registration areas, patient access leaders can resolve many staff concerns and boost morale. By rounding, managers can do the following: -
Lunch and learns educate providers
Staff members at provider offices often think, wrongly, that the hospital is responsible for obtaining or denying authorizations. -
O’Leary calls for more info on medical errors
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Mandatory reporting proposal is scaring risk managers
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Legal Community & Review-Failure to read MRI leads to $410,000 settlement
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Legal Community & Review-Misdiagnosis results in death, $1.1 million verdict
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Legal Community & Review-Cover-up of failed surgical repair: $16.8 million verdict
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Telemedicine networks may lead to fraud
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JCAHO data show surgical complications, causes