Hospital Access Management articles from June 2005

Hospital Access Management archives from June 2005

Hospital's 'menu of opportunities' helps many self-pay patients.(payments plans for medically uninsured persons)
June 1, 2005... Hospital's 'menu of opportunities' helps many self-pay patients Reduced-fee assistance program targets newly defined 'working poor' The hospital's status as the only business in the world that cannot turn people away - regardless of...

GE credit card program offers payment option.(Care Credit for uninsured medical expenses)
June 1, 2005... GE credit card program offers payment option Patients can segregate expenses The latest addition to the extensive "self-pay menu" offered by Marlton, NJ-based Virtua Health is the General Electric medical credit card program, says...

Biometric scanner used for hospital security.(Catholic Health Systems using TouchLink fingerprint scanner)
June 1, 2005... Biometric scanner used for hospital security Fingerprints and photo IDs can deter fraud Catholic Health Systems (CHS) in Buffalo, NY, is deterring insurance card fraud and taking a step approach to cleaning up its master person index...

Ultrasound technology behind fingerprint scan.
June 1, 2005... Ultrasound technology behind fingerprint scan Education key to success The ultrasound technology behind his company's fingerprint identify management system is identical to that used in medical imaging - such as the ultrasound...

Medical necessity check done in physician office.(eOrder practice management module from Nebo Systems)
June 1, 2005... Medical necessity check done in physician office eOrder given trial run Relief may be on the way for access personnel faced with explaining to surprised and irate patients that they'll have to pay for a test or procedure themselves...

Satisfaction surveys lead to national award.(Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center)
June 1, 2005... Satisfaction surveys lead to national award Taking a patient point of view benefits all Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL, has made dramatic strides in increasing patient satisfaction - garnering a national award in...

Patient flow is the key to increasing revenue.
June 1, 2005... Patient flow is the key to increasing revenue Maximizing technology important A tremendous opportunity for increasing revenue lies in improving your hospital's patient flow, says Marjorie Bogaert, a senior manager who works in the...

Advance directive form for low-literacy patients.(Institute for Healthcare Advancement)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Advance directive form for low-literacy patients An advance directive form designed for the estimated 90 million American adults who read below the fifth-grade level has been released by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement...

News brief: Survey respondents blast HIPAA provision.
June 1, 2005... News brief: Survey respondents blast HIPAA provision Accounting for disclosures continues to be the most onerous privacy rule requirement for health care providers to meet and the provision the federal government most needs to change,...