Same-Day Surgery – December 1, 2016
December 1, 2016
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Healthcare Providers Paid $3.5B to Feds Over False Claims Act Cases
When a Georgia-based nurse anesthesia group paid more than $1 million in August in a civil settlement related to violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Medicaid policies, the organization, which operates in ambulatory surgery centers, joined a long list of healthcare companies that have run afoul of the False Claims Act.
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Here are Three Laws All ASCs Should Know
Every physician and ambulatory surgery center should know how to avoid violating federal statutes that protect taxpayer money from unscrupulous or unknowledgeable healthcare providers. Here are three laws every ASC and doctor should know:
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Worried About Staff Burnout? Here are Prevention Strategies
Surgery centers, like most healthcare organizations, have to deal with staff burnout and stress. But there are healthy strategies that help staff deal with work stress, and there institutional policies that might reduce burnout.
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Renewal Room Gives Staff Quick Peace of Mind
The Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Zion, IL, has made wellness and a holistic approach to staff and patients so much a part of its culture that its created what it calls several “renewal rooms.”
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Adopt Latest Standards for Cleaning Flexible Endoscopes
The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) Inc. of Chicago, recently published revised infection prevention standards pertaining to flexible endoscopes, which should be a reminder to surgery centers that they need to assess their own practices and make changes as needed.
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Questions from Readers About Competing for New Staff, Medicare Certification
One of the most requested columns I do is take real-time questions from staff members in hospitals and ASC facilities and put my responses to them here – for all to read. I get many so many emails after each time I do this from readers who say, “That is exactly what we are going through!” or, “We have the same questions!” That encourages me to do more! As always, feel free to email me any questions you have – if it has wide appeal, I will add it to the list to share with others. And, as always, your questions are 100% confidential!
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Research Suggests Importance of Assessing Patients’ Frailty, Pre-Surgery
A new study finds that patients who are referred for surgery are often frail or at risk of frailty, suggesting frailty is under-recognized, and more surgical patients could be screened for the condition.1
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CMS Publishes Final Rule About New Medicare Payment Methodology
CMS recently has published its final rule about the new Medicare payment methodology for physician services under Medicare Part B or the Quality Payment Program.