Same-Day Surgery – December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015
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Poor Behavior in the OR is no Longer a Secret
Recent cases show lots of bad behavior and it's not a pretty picture.
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Medicare’s 2016 final payment rule released for hospitals and surgery centers
The ASC increase is based on a projected rate of inflation of 0.8% minus a 0.5 percentage point productivity adjustment required by the Affordable Care Act, ASCA reported. This payment update is significantly lower than the 1.1% update in the proposed rule, which was based on an inflation rate of 1.7% minus a 0.6 percentage point productivity adjustment.
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CMS releases final 2016 physician payment rule
The CMS finalized a payment increase of 0.5% for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2016, as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the American Hospital Association reported.
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New procedures added to ASC list
The CMS finalized the addition of the following codes to the list of procedures payable when performed at ambulatory surgery centers.
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SDS discharge planning rule proposed for hospitals
On Oct. 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and home health agencies that are reimbursed by the Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to the American Hospital Association.
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New budget won’t let hospitals acquire ASCs and label them HOPDs
The new budget approved by Congress at the end of October establishes site-neutral payment for provider-based hospital outpatient departments that are created after the bill’s date of enactment. President Obama has said he will sign the bill.
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4 steps to avoid hospital admissions that are unanticipated with elderly patients
To avoid delirium and unanticipated hospital admissions with seniors, you must evaluate the home situation, say sources interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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What makes seniors more likely to have unanticipated admissions?
According to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, older adults are at greater risk of unanticipated hospital admission within 30 days of ambulatory surgery, even after adjusting for comorbidities.
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Researchers examine revisits of outpatient surgery patients within 30 days
A recent research letter in The Journal of the American Medical Association says that quality improvement and pay-for-performance initiatives in ambulatory surgery should use cause- or operation-specific outcomes, rather than all-cause outcomes.
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Your questions and my answers: HIPAA compliance and profitability
I receive a considerable amount of email after each column. Some is good, some is bad. Some is cute, some is nasty. However, most of the comments I get ask for more “Questions & Answers” from readers. So, here you go!
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Medication errors found in one-half of surgeries and other news from annual Anesthesia meeting
The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period has found that some sort of mistake or adverse event occurred in every second operation and in 5% of observed drug administrations.
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Updated consensus statement: Research on anesthesia for babies and children
An updated consensus statement from SmartTots urges healthcare providers and parents to discuss the risks, benefits, and timing of any treatment that involves anesthetics or sedatives for infants or children younger than age 4.
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‘Immediate jeopardy’ can happen to any facility
“Immediate jeopardy” are words you never want to see on a CMS survey report for your facility because it means you are on the brink of losing your accreditation for Medicare in a very short time, and that is only the worst of the ramifications.
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The Joint Commission puts spotlight on falls — Are you doing all you can for patient safety?
How many patients fall in healthcare facilities each year? Hundreds of thousands, and up to 50% of the patients who fall are injured, according to The Joint Commission.
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Steps to take when a patient falls at your facility
When a patient falls, your post-fall management should include a post-fall huddle and reassessment of the patient, according to a Sentinel Event Alert just released by The Joint Commission .