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To avoid medication errors, the scrub person and the circulating nurse should concurrently verify all medications and solutions visually and verbally by reading the product name, strength, and dosage from the labels, advises the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Huntingdon Valley, PA.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required by law to implement a new payment system for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) by Jan. 1, 2008.
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Like the rest of the operating room world, I began my career in the not-for-profit hospital environment. I was around in the early days of surgery centers; and for a number of reasons, I made the switch to the for-profit world of surgery centers. I have learned much.
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Two resources that address the security rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are available on the Internet.
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The two new items added to the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals were ones that received the highest marks in the first-ever field review of proposed patient safety goals for outpatient surgery programs.
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Meeting the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations standard for competency assessment of staff was a problem for 14% of ambulatory care organizations and 15% of office-based surgery organizations surveyed in 2004, according to Joint Commission statistics.
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A key to the success of Monmouth Medical Centers readmission program is ensuring that patients get the care they need after discharge and understand their treatment plan and medication regimen.
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Medical City Dallas Hospital is taking a proactive approach to Medicares prepayment review process.
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Days before Hurricane Sandy roared through the East Coast, the case management staff at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn was working overtime to discharge patients and free up beds for patients injured in the storm or being evacuated from other hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
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In addition to losing reimbursement when cases dont meet medical necessity, hospitals face additional lost revenue if the credentials of all personnel who provide care for patients are not up to date and the staff are performing interventions for which they are not licensed.
