Articles Tagged With: problems
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Some Departments See Safety Benefits in Biometrics; Others Press Pause
Flashy technology might be helpful to registrars, but some departments are experiencing problems. Others who have been using biometrics are considering abandoning the solution entirely. -
Capacity and COVID-19: Where Is Case Management?
As of this writing, there are reports about hospitals across the country that have reached or exceeded capacity. These hospitals have only one or two available critical care beds, and some have no open medical or surgical beds. It is clear the hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, and they are coming at rates that are outside the bounds of anyone’s experience. But as I listen, I have to wonder. Where is case management? Are these administrators using case management to its fullest? Is there a capacity management plan?
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Automating Auths: Not as Simple as It Sounds
If electronic prior authorization was implemented fully across the industry, the extra hours of work and high costs could be reduced significantly.
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Tips for Introducing a New Data System With the Fewest Problems
Any data system can affect a wide range of hospital operations, interacting with and possibly hindering the operation of other systems, as well as clinical and business operations. Those far-reaching effects can be underestimated, giving hospital leaders a false sense of the scope of the project they are undertaking. Successful implementation begins with hospital leaders identifying an accurate perspective on the work ahead.
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These Problems Made Patients Unhappy, Were Fixed
Here are some problems affecting patient satisfaction in registration areas at Ochsner Healthcare’s Northshore Region in Slidell, LA, that were solved:
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Small changes add up to big benefits for access
Whenever Sarah Thomas, senior director of access systems at Seattle Children’s Hospital, hears a registrar sigh in frustration, she makes a beeline to that employee and asks what’s wrong.
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Common registration practices cause big problems with HIPAA
“Mr. Bob Jones? Your colonoscopy will take place in 15 minutes.”
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Trauma Reports for July/August 2007
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Special Report: Medical-legal consulting pearls from an experienced expert witness
Interviewer asks: Dr. Janiak, how and when did you get started doing medical-legal reviews?