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While we need to budget for new equipment in the surgical suites, we don't necessarily need to spend it. With already escalating costs for energy and labor, any area where we can save money or "capital" is wise planning.
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Three-dimensional technology that the military created to help fighter pilots in air combat is now being used by outpatient surgeons to perform complex laparoscopic cases, and at about one-tenth the price of the da Vinci Surgical robotic system (Intuitive Surgical, Santa Monica, CA).
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Surgeons who are skilled at video games also are more skilled at laparoscopic surgery, according to a just-released study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.
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The Minnesota Department of Health has released its third annual report, Adverse Health Events in Minnesota. The report, containing events from a 12-month period starting October 2005, showed 154 total adverse events.
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The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC) has developed a list of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) by states and by congressional districts.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to allow astigmatism- correcting lenses as an option for Medicare beneficiaries, according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA).
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In today's health care environment, it's more important than ever for hospitals to make sure that documentation in the patient record reflects the severity of patients' conditions and the level of services they receive.
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Case management involvement in the documentation enhancement process can be limited to monitoring specific DRGs and collaborating closely with coding specialists to an environment where the case management department has staff whose entire focus is on documentation enhancement, asserts Lorraine Larrance, BSN, MHSA, CPHQ, CCM, manager with Pershing Yoakley & Associates, a Charlotte, NC, health care consulting firm.
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When it comes to coding, a rose by any other name may mean that your hospital isn't getting the reimbursement it deserves.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released guidance to help organizations comply with HIPAA security standards when they allow remote access to electronic protected health information (EPHI) through portable devices or external systems or hardware.
