Automation, bar coding bring patient account management down to size.
By combining bar code scanning technology with computer-assisted record retrieval technology, St. Vincent Hospital and Healthcare Center in Indianapolis, Ind., has automated its patient financial records management operation. In the process, the hospital has not only streamlined its account management process, but has also reduced labor and storage costs and improved access to patient information.
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D004526:Efficiency; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006753:Hospital Records / Q000191:economics; D007196:Indiana; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008843:Microfilming / Q000379:methods; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000379:methods*