Patient accounts changes to meet demands of DRGs, UB-82.
In an informal survey, patient accounts managers described the present practices taking place in their institutions regarding patient accounts management. In the areas of admitting, billing, credit and collection, and accounting and management, patient accounts managers are finding methods and techniques to respond to the changes created by DRGs and the UB-82.
D000066:Accounting; D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D003625:Data Collection; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013995:Time; D014481:United States