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BCBSA study shows how consumers save with shift to outpatient care
A new study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association demonstrates how much consumers and payers save when medical procedures shift from an inpatient to an outpatient setting.
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You can improve communication with your surgery staff — Here’s how
“The following sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.” Did you figure it out? Can you? These statements have driven compulsive individuals crazy over the years. It is the “liar’s paradox,” or pseudómenos lógos.
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Shorter surgery check-in saves $11,500 annually
Employees, supervisors, and managers at Seattle Children’s Hospital are constantly on the lookout for work that is no longer useful.
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Standardization is critical to avoid retained items
According to The Joint Commission, having different expectations for counts, depending on the type of procedure being performed, can lead to unintended retained foreign objects.
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Advice on resolving count discrepancies in the OR
When a member of the OR team notices a count discrepancy, that person must speak up, said Amber Wood, MSN, RN, CNOR, CIC, senior perioperative practice specialist at the Association of perioperative Registered Nurses and lead author of a newly updated guideline on retained items.
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First-of-its-kind perioperative surgical home initiative
Most participants in the perioperative surgical home learning collaborative reported they enhanced clinical quality, controlled costs, and/or improved patient experiences as a result of their initiatives.
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Outpatient surgery field fights back after ban from insurance plans
Distressed. Alarming. Shortsighted. Troubling. These words are being used to describe a new trend of employers offering healthcare coverage that excludes outpatient surgery in all settings: hospitals, surgery centers, and surgeons’ offices.
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Vendors provide advice on EMR usability
Engage in development process, take part in usability tests, provide feedback.
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New guidance on imaging tests for a range of chest pain scenarios
Authors of the new guidelines say they based their recommendations on real-world practice and the clinician’s judgment.
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Public health authorities race to contain fast-moving Zika outbreak
Frontline providers introduce new screening questions, procedures aimed at identifying pregnant women who may have been exposed to the deadly virus.