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Heart Throbbing Opportunity
We are creating cardiac cath labs within surgery centers with great success. Although it is not for every facility and certainly not for the faint of heart, it is a viable marketing and financial option for many.
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With a Clinical Registry, ASCs Can Improve Outcomes and Quality
Surgery centers could improve their patient outcomes and efficiency if they use clinical registries to collect, analyze, and operationalize data.
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Successful Total Joint Program Offers Model for Making 23-hour Stays Work
In 11 years, surgeons at an Iowa ASC have performed 1,500 total joint replacements. The program has grown steadily, partly the result of positive word-of-mouth endorsement, mostly because of superior clinical outcomes.
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Ideas to Help ASCs Prepare for Disasters
One of the things ASC directors should keep in mind while putting new emergency preparedness regulatory compliance on their to-do lists is that this advance work can prove to be a figurative and literal lifesaver in the event of an actual disaster.
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ASCs Must Be Ready for CMS Emergency Preparedness Regs
Ambulatory surgery centers might not like facing yet another unfunded burden -- but the fact is that on Nov. 15, 2017, ASCs that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid patients must have in place emergency preparedness plans that meet all the requirements of new regulations.
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Updates on Zika Virus Disease
Zika virus disease is a global issue. While not technically an emergency, concerned patients will come to our departments seeking advice and diagnostic testing.
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Diagnosing, Treating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
New guidelines offer tips for handling vague symptoms of dizziness associated with this disease.
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EPs Value Observation Care, Remain Wary About Tighter Restrictions
Even with MOON notice requirements, patient misconceptions regarding the costs associated with observation stays linger.
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Initiating Medication-assisted Treatment for Patients Presenting With Opioid Withdrawal
Critical to success: partnering with a reliable provider who can take over care of patients after they have been discharged from the ED.
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Is This a Typical Flutter?
Atrial flutter is characterized by a special pattern of regular atrial activity that in adults almost always occurs at a rate of 300/minute (250-350/minute range).