Hospital Access Management articles from November 2005

Hospital Access Management archives from November 2005

Lessons learned from Florida hurricanes informed HCA's response to Katrina.
November 1, 2005... Lessons learned from Florida hurricanes informed HCA's response to Katrina Having resources in place early made the difference Experience gained when hurricanes hit the coast of Florida in August and September 2004 served the Hospital...

Hospital status system helps in state evacuation.
November 1, 2005... Hospital status system helps in state evacuation Mississippi network already in place A web-based system for monitoring bed availability and transferring patients to other facilities helped mitigate the effects of Hurricane Katrina in...

HIPAA rules clarified to ease emergency care.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA rules clarified to ease emergency care Information given 'as necessary' In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the federal Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a special bulletin regarding "HIPAA...

Normal procedures relaxed for benefits of evacuees.
November 1, 2005... Normal procedures relaxed for benefits of evacuees CMS grants temporary eligibility Many of the normal operating procedures for Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) were relaxed to accommodate...

Tracker follows patients through each step of care.
November 1, 2005... Tracker follows patients through each step of care Wait time dramatically reduced A computerized "patient tracker" developed in-house at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock is being put to particularly...

One patient tracker leads to another.
November 1, 2005... One patient tracker leads to another Idea got start in UAMS ED A patient tracker used throughout the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) had its beginnings when an information technology support person for the emergency...

Patients properly placed as throughput streamlined.
November 1, 2005... Patients properly placed as throughput streamlined Unscheduled admissions targeted An access initiative at Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA, is helping streamline throughput while placing "the right patient in the right hospital at the...

JCAHO provides guide for emergency response.
November 1, 2005... JCAHO provides guide for emergency response 13-step process outlined A step-by-step guide for small, rural, and suburban communities to prepare for and successfully respond to major local and regional emergencies has been issued by the...

News Brief.
November 1, 2005... Care decision guides are available on-line The American Health Lawyers Association has released a guide outlining the key legal and practical issues that arise in the care of individuals who face a life-limiting condition. The resource...

2005 Salary Survey Results: Innovation, creativity increasingly important for advancement in access management.
November 1, 2005... 2005 Salary Survey Results Innovation, creativity increasingly important for advancement in access management Technology expertise remains key Health care organizations used to mention "re-engineering" expertise as they sought...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: HHS says HIPAA rules allow Katrina information-sharing.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert HHS says HIPAA rules allow Katrina information-sharing Criteria include imminent danger to patients or the public Within days of Hurricane Katrina lashing the Gulf Coast states, the Department of Health and...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: CMS no longer processing noncompliant claims.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert CMS no longer processing noncompliant claims CMS: Compliant claims should reduce paperwork Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark McClellan said the federal government will not...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: CMS issues risk analysis and management paper.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert CMS issues risk analysis and management paper Paper is sixth in a planned series of seven The sixth in a planned series of seven HIPAA security rule educational papers deals with risk analysis and risk...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: HIPAA security rule progress still slow.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert HIPAA security rule progress still slow Many companies still not fully compliant A Computerworld survey of information technology managers and analysts found that five months after HIPAA's data security rules...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Standards for claims attachments proposed.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert Standards for claims attachments proposed Proposed specifications from three organizations The Department of Health and Human Services published in the Sept. 23 Federal Register a proposal for adoption of...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: HHS publishes interim final rule extension.
November 1, 2005... HIPAA Regulatory Alert HHS publishes interim final rule extension The Department of Health and Human Services published Sept. 14 an extension to the interim final rule establishing procedures for imposition of civil money penalties on...