Articles Tagged With: money
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Physicians, Patients Rarely Discuss Cost: Registrars Can Help
A lack of knowledge and a discomfort discussing money leads everyone to steer conversations in other directions.
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Don’t Lose Your Best Registrars To Competitors: Justify More Pay
Is another hospital, or another department, offering an experienced registrar more money? If so, patient access leaders face an uphill battle.
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Save money on infection control resources
As part of Same-Day Surgery’s special cost-saving issue, AHC Media, SDS publisher, is offering a one-time savings on three AHC Media products.
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Tip on easy way to reduce overtime
Your staffing costs might be keeping you up at night, but here is one simple tip that can save you significant money: Change the schedule of your pay period from Monday through Friday to Tuesday through Monday.
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In ambulatory surgery programs, money saved equals money earned
Some ambulatory surgery managers have a hard time seeing that money saved is money earned. Many hospitals, surgery centers, and surgeons’ offices focus so much effort on increasing revenue and not enough on controlling their expenses. Can and should you do both?
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Are concurrent surgeries a good tool to save time and money? Experts express caution
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has been the focus of controversy over the safety of concurrent surgeries and whether patients have a right to know when surgeons are dividing their attention. One patient safety leader says that the practice is not necessarily improper but should be monitored by management.
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Use scripting to collect ED copays
Emergency department registrars use this scripting to collect copays at the Cooper Health System in Camden, NJ.
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Study: Better work force planning needed
The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) says that work force planning is rapidly becoming one of the most critically important functions that states need to address. -
Coenzyme Q10 for Statin Myopathic Symptoms
Mild muscle symptoms occasionally prevent some patients from taking statin drugs.