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So what's the answer to avoiding patient awareness under anesthesia?
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In general, surgery centers will need to get back to basics in terms of cost accounting, budgeting, and contract management, in order to prepare for the new Medicare payment system, says Craig Jeffries, Esq., executive director of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC).
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In the future, minimally invasive surgery may be performed though the rectum, with an incision made in the large intestine, according to surgeons at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center who recently removed a woman's gall bladder through her vagina.
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With National Public Radio, Oprah, and other media outlets covering patient awareness during anesthesia, many outpatient surgery providers report an increasing number of questions about the issue from their patients.
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An insurance company has been ordered to reimburse a father for his teenage son's gynecomastia surgery after it had refused on the grounds that it was a cosmetic procedure.
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Who hasn't had a significant surgeon leave your facility for greener pastures? What about that staff member whom you spend so much time with, who you develop into a world-class employee who seemed to master every task, only to see him or her lured or driven away to a competitor?
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Are you ready for the biggest change for ambulatory surgery centers in 20 years? The impact of other changes, such as preparing for Y2K, are dwarfed in comparison to the new payment system coming for ambulatory surgery centers, says Judith L. English, vice president of business operations at Surgery Consultants of America and Surgery Center Billing in Fort Myers, FL.
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Save $100,000 in one year? It takes time and effort, but the key to achieving this cost-saving milestone for Calumet Surgery Center in Munster, IN, was careful attention to contracts that automatically renewed themselves.
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No one likes to undergo surgery, and children are especially vulnerable to anxiety prior to surgery. A recent study demonstrates that pre-surgical intervention designed to reduce the fears of children and parents does have a positive impact on the child's surgical experience and recovery.
