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New Ruling on NPDB Reporting Requirements Affects ED Programs
Early offers of compensation to an ED patient may require reporting to the National Practitioner Data Base, according to a May HHS ruling.
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Angry Patients Sometimes Just Want Answers
Rude, dismissive treatment is the underlying cause of many malpractice suits. Simple communication practices can prevent some ED claims.
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Joint Commission revises pain management standard
Revisions to The Joint Commission’s Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services standard PC.01.02.07, which addresses pain management, were effective Jan. 1.
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Guideline developed for prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium in older patients
A new guideline is available to help healthcare providers prevent and treat one of the most common postop complications in older patients: delirium. The Clinical Practice Guideline for Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults was developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and other participants in the Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative.
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Malpractice caused Joan Rivers’ death, critics say
The clinic and surgeons caring for comedian Joan Rivers at the time of her death made several errors that could have contributed to her death, according to a federal report.
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Savings on infection control and Medicare resources
As part of this issue’s special focus on cost savings, AHC Media, publisher of Same-Day Surgery and dozens of other educational products, is offering the following discounts to SDS readers:
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Sponges retained in patients during surgery are reduced by 93% in study
The results of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgery (JACS) show an adjunct technology for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges (RSS) reduced the incidence of RSS by 93%. RSS are expensive in terms of X-rays, OR time, reduced reimbursement for hospitals, and potential liability.
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Tools allow for accurate estimates: Patients get the ‘whole story’
Staff at NorthBay Healthcare in Fairfield, CA, use a newly implemented patient payment estimator to tell patients what they’ll owe before they schedule an elective surgery.
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Patient has high out-of-pocket costs? Find out earlier! Move financial talk to front end
More patients have access to insurance coverage today, but they also have higher out-of-pocket responsibility.
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Patient has high out-of-pocket costs? Find out earlier! Move financial talk to front end
More patients have access to insurance coverage today, but they also have higher out-of-pocket responsibility.