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CMS offers database for record disclosures; Web site answers FAQs about HIPAA.
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A software application developed by the University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor offers the promise of providing a means to collect comparable data for nursing care in the areas of diagnosis, intervention, and outcomes, resulting in far more accurate information both for self-evaluation and benchmarking across health care organizations.
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When youre confronted with an issue that just doesnt feel right, ask yourself: Am I truly doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason?
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The likelihood of a hospital having a web site grew from roughly six in 10 in 2000 to seven in 10 during 2001, according to the Chicago-based American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and 16 Federal cosponsors have unveiled plans for an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study of the scientific and policy implications of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by the American public.
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As reimbursement levels fall, hospital managers are faced with the task of improving profit levels. Because increasing volume can increase profits, managers often look toward increasing the number of cases that can be handled within the workday.
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Brown County General Hospital more than doubled its up-front cash collections over the past year by offering incentives to both registrars and their bosses, says Barb Dailey, patient access director at the Georgetown, OH, facility.
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For HIM departments to successfully navigate the new Medicare and health care territory of the 21st century, its important that directors look at managing time, resources, and intellectual capital a little differently than they have in the past. This can be done by establishing best practices for data management and coding quality.
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Sooner or later, your HIM department probably will begin the process of moving documentation, communications, and transcription to an electronic process, and may decide to use an application service provider (ASP).
