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Healthcare facilities have been put on alert to recognize fatigue among workers as a risk to patient safety. But for now, facilities won't face any regulatory consequences for failing to address it.
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New comprehensive guidelines for the preoperative care of elderly patients have been issued by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).
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New reports issued in 2012 by the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement offer performance measurement and benchmarking data for four of the most common outpatient procedures: cataract surgery, colonoscopy, low back injection, and knee arthroscopy.
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Aaaahhhh. The survey is over. "I don' t have to worry about this for another two and one-half years," you might think.
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mbulatory surgery providers looking for ways to prevent miscommunication and improve their internal and external patient handoffs now have a free, proven tool to make their job easier.
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It has been a wonderful year, right? Some will nod; others will not. It has been a mixed year for me. Relocating to Houston was good. We said goodbye to some clients and hello to others. Ebb and flow. We learned a lot, though. Take a look:
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One of the most confusing areas for outpatient surgery providers undergoing Medicare surveys is the history and physical (H&P), including update notes.
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Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, an associate professor of surgery and health policy at the Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD, is the author of the recently published book "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care."
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