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knowledgeable TORCH staff provides friendly assistance in searching
for specific information and help when you need find answers you
are looing for.
Member hospitals receive
the updated and expanded Handbook for Members which contains a wealth
of valuable information: extensive information on how to contact
many entities involved in health care, as well as complete information
on TORCH's structure, board, and staff. Administrators and staff
benefit from this and the other resources by time saved in getting
answers and therefore improved job performance.
| Manuals >> |
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Because
rural hospitals sometimes lack the resources to develop all
the policies and procedures that are required in complicated
regulations, TORCH produces and provides a wide range of
documents, including a strategic planning manual, legal resource
handbook, a fraud and abuse compliance program manual, sample
hospital and physician agreements, and many other types of
sample policies and procedures. All of the samples give member
hospitals legal and ethical patterns to follow in developing
their own policies. These resources are valuable to administrators
and hospital staff because they increase industry knowledge
and personal education, and help them manage more effectively.
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| CMS Publications
Available >> |
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The Health Care
Financing Administration has plenty of publications available
to guide you, your patients and fellow Texans through the Medicare
maze. The list of publications and ordering information is
available on the HCFA Publications page.
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| Links to Online
Resources >> |
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The
power of the Internet is to provide the vast resources of
authorities, governmental agencies, other associations and
many other sources. TORCH is developing the Resource Links
page to provide an ever-growing, one-stop resource of interest
and value to rural and community hospitals. Add this page
to your "hotlist" of sites to start any search
for information. | More >> |
If you have suggestions regarding online
resources, send them to: webmaster@torchnet.org.
We will review them for inclusion.
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For more information
about TORCH, contact:
Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
P.O. Box 14547
Austin, Texas 78761
512-873-0045
torch@torchnet.org
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