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Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, NC, regularly preregisters between 96% and 98% of its scheduled patients while reducing denials and accounts receivable days thanks to an innovative and ambitious pre-services department that serves four acute-care facilities.
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When it came time to reinvent the admissions process at St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, CA, admitting director Peggy ONeill faced tasks ranging from a complete overhaul of the staffing structure to a redesign of the departments physical space.
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Nonprofit hospital settles suit for $150 million; CMS: Reimbursement for immigrant care proposed; AHRQ outlines alternate health care sites
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Emergency research may raise a number of issues for IRBs that either review such protocols or are asked to assess criteria for emergency room use of an investigational drug or device, experts say.
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IRB Advisor asked IRB and human subjects protection experts from across the nation to discuss the state of human subjects protection regulations and how IRBs are interpreting federal requirements. This article, which is the last in the three-part series, will discuss investigator certification and training.
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At institutions across the country, research administrators now are using Internet-based or local computer software modules to facilitate annual education in human subjects protections for investigators and IRB members.
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A federally funded national clinical trials registry may soon be a reality if the American Medical Association (AMA) and several Democratic senators have their way.
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Senate passes BioShield; $5.6B slated for industry; FDA initiative seeks to speed up approvals; OHRP to require IRB registration.
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The main reasons Susan Baxley, corporate admitting manager, wanted to work for Adventist Health were because of its mission statement to share Gods love by providing physical, mental, and spiritual healing, and because of its desire to implement best practice registration.