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ASC Market Growth on Track for 2019 and Beyond
Surgery centers can expect steady growth in 2019 and beyond, according to the authors of a recent ambulatory surgery center market report who predict 16% growth in outpatient procedure volumes through 2026. This growth largely is due to an expanding population of older patients who need surgery now or will soon, but it is supplemented by surgical procedures shifting from inpatient to outpatient settings, according to the 2018 Ambulatory Surgery Center Market Report by the Health Industry Distributors Association.
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Plan Ahead to Integrate Technology for Efficient Workflow
Healthcare organizations and case managers have room for improvement in how they integrate technology into their workflows.
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Dedicated Case Managers Can Improve ED Efficiency
Hospitals can help eliminate ED inefficiency with targeted case management programs that have the goal of getting people into the right level of care at the right location.
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Case Managers Should Beware of Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Issues
All hospital employees, including case managers, should receive frequent compliance training that includes information about how to prevent compliance problems.
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Separating Utilization Review, Case Management Creates Transitional Care Coordinator Role
Hospitals that still assign case managers to utilization review and care coordination at discharge might consider separating the duties to improve care quality.
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Nursing Shortage or Not? It Depends on Location
Although reports often emerge with predictions of a pending nursing shortage, some evidence also points to the opposite: plenty of new nursing graduates to meet the demand.
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American Hospital Association Sues CMS Over Final Rule Changes to OPPS Payments
The American Hospital Association has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to prevent changes to how Medicare reimburses care in hospital outpatient departments.
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ACEP Applauds Bump Stock Ban
More medical groups speaking out about, working to address gun violence.
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The Mediterranean Diet and Cognitive Function: Keep the Mind Sharp
Italian seniors who ate a high-quality Mediterranean diet had better cognitive function than those who did not.
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Probiotic Use to Reduce Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
In a systematic review of probiotic use for reducing Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), probiotics appear to be most beneficial in populations with high baseline risk of CDAD (> 5%).