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Will Congress Pass the ASC Quality and Access Act?
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is trying again to convince Congress to pass the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act.
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Patients, Staff Using Cellphones in ASCs Could Cause Major Trouble
Cellphone use in ambulatory surgery centers has led to high-profile legal snafus in recent years. Why allow patients and staff to carry cellphones in patient care areas?
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Quality of Care and the Role of the Case Manager
Today’s competitive healthcare environment demands constant attention to improvements in quality, safety, and the patient’s experience with care.
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Study Identifies Surprising Priorities of Chronically Critically Ill Patients
To explore the expectations and goals of chronically critically ill patients, researchers interviewed 30 patients and 20 surrogates at a long-term acute care hospital.
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Study: Older Patients Vulnerable to Functional Decline Following ED Visit
New findings from a rigorously designed study suggest that older patients who visit the ED are at enhanced risk of disability for up to six months following the visit.
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CMS Continues Emphasis on Quality, Value-based Purchasing
In the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, CMS is asking for public input on how to ease the burdens on providers and how make the healthcare system less complex and bureaucratic.
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Designing the MOON Form and Process Was a Team Effort
When CMS announced the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice, a multidisciplinary team at UCHC/John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT, developed a form and a process that would meet the requirements of both the state of Connecticut and CMS.
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Delivery of the MOON Has Spurred Objections to Outpatient Status
Some observation patients are demanding to be admitted as inpatients when they receive the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice and understand what it means.
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A Guide to Delivering HINNs
Knowing which HINN to give to which patient and when can be a confusing process.
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HINNs Inform Patients When Services Are Not Covered by Insurance
The difficulty with the Hospital-Issued Notices of Noncoverage is deciding which to use and when to deliver it.