Hospital Access Management articles from May 2002

Hospital Access Management archives from May 2002

Stay on top of EMTALA with audio conference.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Keep abreast of all the latest changes with EMTALA Update 2002, an audio conference sponsored by American Health Consultants, The conference, scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2002, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, will be presented by...

Writing the appeal letter: first, get the address right: stick to the point and document.
May 1, 2002... How can we write a more effective appeal letter? That's the question posed by Gretchen Smith, MSPH, contract management systems manager at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC, after she read the article in the February issue of Hospital Access...

`Name game' debate draws more response. (Access Feedback).
May 1, 2002... Readers continue to call and e-mail Hospital Access Management regarding the discussion of whether "access services" is a meaningful and appropriate name for the department that, among other things, admits and registers patients. So far, the...

Changes to privacy rule could lessen access load: consent requirements lightened.
May 1, 2002... Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's privacy rule that have drawn criticism from some health care providers -- and could be problematic for access personnel -- have been modified in changes proposed by...