Hospital Access Management articles from May 2006

Hospital Access Management archives from May 2006

'Everybody learns, everybody teaches' in collaborative on upfront collections.
May 1, 2006... 'Everybody learns, everybody teaches' in collaborative on upfront collections NAHAM initiative result of calls for best practice data A collaborative on upfront collections sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Access...

Any collections effort 'will bring some results'.
May 1, 2006... Any collections effort 'will bring some results' Guide available this summer A couple of well-known slogans give a sense of the overall lesson learned from the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) collaborative...

Hospital uses bright blue to nurture bottom line.
May 1, 2006... Hospital uses bright blue to nurture bottom line Unscheduled inpatients targeted A procedure for obtaining copays and deductibles from unscheduled inpatients during their hospital stay is the latest in a series of successful...

Physicians get access to outpatient schedule.
May 1, 2006... Physicians get access to outpatient schedule Appointments made on-line Kettering Medical Center Network (KMCN), of Dayton, OH, is expanding its customers' opportunities to do business on-line by offering physicians the ability to...

Rapid growth predicted for health manager jobs.
May 1, 2006... Rapid growth predicted for health manager jobs Degrees, quality expertise important Future health services managers - including those in access management - must be prepared to deal with evolving integrated health care delivery...

EMTALA court decision ignores '250-yard' rule.
May 1, 2006... EMTALA court decision ignores '250-yard' rule No 'dumping' violation found A woman who fell and was injured in the parking lot of a medical center after arriving for an appointment had no claim against the hospital under the Emergency...

News Briefs.
May 1, 2006... Hospital pricing policies to be posted on web site Hospitals' pricing policies for the uninsured will be posted on a web site to be established by the Consejo de Latinos Unidos (Council of United Latinos), the organization has announced....

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Administrative simplification enforcement rule in effect.
May 1, 2006... HIPAA Regulatory Alert Administrative simplification enforcement rule in effect Rule reinforces HHS approach to enforcement, experts say The Department of Health and Human Services published the final enforcement rule for all HIPAA...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Survey suggests shift toward long-term benefit.
May 1, 2006... HIPAA Regulatory Alert Survey suggests shift toward long-term benefit 55% of providers compliant with security standards The latest U.S. Healthcare Industry HIPAA Survey sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Info-Tech Research Group says HIPAA is 'ineffective'.
May 1, 2006... HIPAA Regulatory Alert Info-Tech Research Group says HIPAA is 'ineffective' With only one enforcement criminal conviction recorded since 1996, HIPAA is failing to meet its mandate, according to Info-Tech Research Group. "HIPAA is a...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: MGMA concerned about e-claims standards.
May 1, 2006... HIPAA Regulatory Alert MGMA concerned about e-claims standards Group urges incentives for providers The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has raised concerns about electronic claims attachments with federal officials. ...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Ohio court puts state open records law over HIPAA.
May 1, 2006... HIPAA Regulatory Alert Ohio court puts state open records law over HIPAA The Ohio Supreme Court says the state's open records law takes precedence over HIPAA privacy requirements. The court ruled in a case brought two years ago by the...