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by William Prentice As I write this message, Medicare has just released its 2014 payment proposal for ASCs. If this proposal is adopted, next year, ASCs will actually receive lower reimbursements for the services that they provide to Medicare beneficiaries than they...
READ MOREResults from an online survey of more than 500 surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists show that those professionals are generally satisfied with the level of communication and collaboration with members of their surgical team, but that increased...
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A good Disaster Plan can help any ASC meet the standards of accreditation or certification for CMS. But more importantly, a well written and rehearsed plan could potentially save lives. So what does it take to create a plan that meets your facility’s needs and helps...
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A Former Navy Pilot Explains the Theory Behind the Time Out Checklist by KC O’Connor, President, Universal Safety Solution I was standing alongside one of the observing nurses in the OR and witnessed the flawless execution of our newly created Time Out Check...
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by William Prentice Changes in the interpretive guidelines for ASC surveyors that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued recently are causing many ASCs to reexamine their policies concerning advance directives and to make changes in those...
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HyGreen, new electronic hand hygiene monitor, reminds healthcare workers to wash their hands and records all hand washing events and patient-staff interactions in the hospital. Employees wear badges equipped with sensors. When they apply soap or gel from the HyGreen...
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