Hospital Access Management – June 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
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Cancel the triennial ‘stage play’; JCAHO has a new survey process
Ever reflected on the absurdity of gearing up every three years to face the JCAHO surveyor piles of policies in hand and brass freshly polished only to heave a sigh of relief and go back to business as usual the next day? -
Without a JCAHO score, where are the distinctions?
One of the key ways in which the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) new accreditation model really blows up the old paradigm, says Joe Cappiello, vice president for accreditation field operations, is that there is no score. -
Scanning system boosts registration efficiency
Registrars at the University Hospital of Arkansas in Little Rock are saving time and paper and creating more accessible records by scanning patients insurance and health information into the computer, says Mary Nellums, CHAM, admissions manager. -
New discharge station aids ED copay collection
Cheryl Staske, MS, director, hospital registration centers, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL, has some feedback for access colleague Kathy Pajor, who seeks advice in the March issue of Hospital Access Management on how to increase point-of-service collections in the emergency department (ED) while strictly adhering to the provisions of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). -
Keep EMTALA in mind while taking SARS action
Dont let concerns about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) prompt measures that will put your hospital at risk for violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), warns Stephen Frew, JD, a web site publisher and longtime specialist in EMTALA compliance based in Loves Park, IL. -
New privacy issue not about HIPAA
Theres a new patient confidentiality development access personnel should know about, and it has nothing to do with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy standard. -
News Briefs
Consent form, patient care subject of new study; Interim rule issued for HIPAA penalties; Hospital mergers down, recent study shows; Medical liability reform still needed, survey says; More help sought for rural hospitals; LOS trending down, CDC survey explains