Hospital’s ’what if’ scenario becomes reality
Patient Access Weekly Advisor, July 1, 2009
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The patient access team at Skagit Valley Hospital has many goals as it works through this economic recession: Sustain morale, maintain trust, minimize criticism, and acknowledge success.
Michele Hill, CHAM, patient access manager at the Mount Vernon, WA, facility, knows it's not easy considering what the hospital faces:
- Federal and state budget cuts
- Change in payer mix
- Increased charity care requests
- RAC audits
"Our facility, like many others, is facing significant challenges during this time of economic downturn," Hill says.
Read the full story by HealthLeaders Media’s Dom Nicastro.
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