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In this first part of a two-part series on outsourcing your coding, billing, and collections, we discuss how to determine whether to outsource. In next months issue, we provide billing benchmarks and tips on how to get paid by insurance companies.
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The nursing shortage continues there was an RN vacancy rate of 8.4% at hospitals in 2003 and theres no relief in sight. Thus, managers are getting creative in their hiring, and theyre finding that emergency department (ED) nurses have skills that adapt well to outpatient surgery performed in hospitals and freestanding centers.
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Managers report patient safety goals are the primary focus of surveyors this year, says Lorri G. Smith, RN, BSN, director of clinical services accreditation specialist for AmSurg, a Nashville-based national company that manages or owns more than 120 single-specialty surgery centers.
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Patti Moore, RN, director of River View Surgery Center in Lancaster, OH, perused with interest the January 2004 newsletter produced by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which included a description of tracer methodology. Ten days later, her surgery center became the nations first freestanding ambulatory surgery center to undergo an unannounced survey conducted to test the unannounced process and the tracer methodology.
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More than one-third of Americans use CAM, says government survey. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(7):55-56.
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Hardy ML. Can a cup of green tea keep the doctor away? Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(7):53-54.
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Keegan L, Keegan GT. The role of fat intake in breast cancer. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(7):49-53.
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This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation. How should you handle discarded computers?
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists have developed a joint statement regarding propofol administration that says when propofol is used for sedation/anesthesia, it should be administered only by persons who are trained in the administration of general anesthesia and who are not simultaneously involved in surgical or diagnostic procedures.
