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Hospitals that receive federal funds would have to advise rape victims of the availability of emergency contraception (EC) to prevent pregnancy under bipartisan legislation that has been introduced into the U.S. House.
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If youre a physician and you have ever (or often) misrepresented patients symptoms to make sure their treatment and your services are covered by insurance, youre not alone.
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in the United States is legal only in Oregon, but the palliative care practice of terminal sedation is viewed by some as accomplishing the same thing as PAS, only without the stigma and illegality associated with intentional euthanasia.
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To avoid seeing your reimbursement drastically reduced by payers, do the following:
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At least 4,000 patients at two North Carolina hospitals underwent surgical procedures that used hydraulic fluid in the sterilization process. The hospitals, part of the Duke University Health System, determined that workers for an elevator company emptied the fluid into several empty detergent drums while performing maintenance in mid-September 2004. The workers capped the soap containers without changing the labels.
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A surgery centers procedures go from being reimbursed at 125% of Medicare to 55% of Medicare.
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With more than 95,000 laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) procedures performed since its introduction in 1993,1 this approach to bariatric surgery began moving into the outpatient arena a few years ago.
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In addition to clinical steps necessary to ensure a safe experience for patients electing to undergo outpatient bariatric surgery, it is essential that same-day surgery managers look at staff education, environment, and program marketing to minimize the risk of dissatisfied patients.
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Question: Our surgery center executive committee replaced our retiring administrator last month with a kid right out of (seemingly high) school who has no experience whatsoever in health care or clinical experience. I always thought the administrator must be a registered nurse.
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According to a survey of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) financial data, the mean annual profit margin for the 179 ASCs that responded was 28.1%, according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA), which conducted the survey.
