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Because the ED typically is organized to deliver prompt, life-sustaining care, its role, purpose, and function differ from other patient care areas, according to Rockville, MD-based U.S. Pharmacopeia. The combination of interruptions, intense pressure, and a fast-paced environment can lead to medication errors and fewer error interceptions.
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Its a common practice to benchmark physician-billing patterns against those of peer groups. Unfortunately, benchmarking against such data is misleading, since it is based upon three incorrect assumptions.
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When does critical care become just another emergency department visit? When you fail to document it properly. You may do all the right things and have a patient in crisis, but if the paperwork isnt done properly, you dont get paid for your efforts.
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Agreement in coding of emergency charts between coding agencies used by one hospital system was only poor to fair, and the distribution of assigned CPT-4 codes was significantly different among the agencies, according to a study from William Beaumont Hospital System in Royal Oak, MI, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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The list of approved procedures for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is free at last! Leaders in the field have been calling for the updated list of ASC-approved procedures, which was last changed in 1995. Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finally responded.
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Stephen Earnhart answers some common questions about physician-to-physician joint ventures, hospital and physician mergers, and similar arrangements.
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Because of liposuctions popularity and questions about the safety of the procedure,2 the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Cares Institute for Quality Improvement in Wilmette, IL, conducted a study of tumescent liposuction to compare practices and results of the surgery.
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In its March report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) made one change to its recommendations regarding payment for procedures in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists appointed a task force of 10 members who developed the practice guidelines for post anesthesia care. The guidelines examine and provide recommendations for preventive strategies during the perioperative period.
