Same-Day Surgery – September 1, 2013
September 1, 2013
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How old is too old to be a patient? Providers weigh in on controversy
As the number of aging patients having outpatient surgery continues to increase, patient fitness is more important than chronological age, according to researchers.Proposed pay for HOPDs, ASCs announced for 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a 1.4% inflation update factor for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in 2014 and a 2.5% inflation update factor for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).Stop risky EMR practices before a med/mal suit
Electronic medical record (EMR) documentation creates some legal risks that didn't exist with paper charting. Information that doesn't accurately represent patient encounters is more easily added to the medical record.New clinical guideline: pediatric ear tubes.
A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provide the best care before and after surgery, and improve counseling and education for parents was published in a supplement to the July edition of the journal Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.About $12,000 raised for same-day surgery room.
Looking for a quick and easy way to raise money? The auxiliary for Covenant Hospital Plainview (TX) raised about $12,000 for the purchase of equipment and conversion of hospital space into a same-day surgery room.NPSG on clinical alarms will start with phase one
As of Jan. 1, 2014, hospitals and critical access hospitals will be expected to begin phase one of a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on clinical alarm safety (NPSG.06.01.01).TJC cuts one word, saves hours of time
How to overcome failure to communicate
Checklists can improve patient safety during crises
When doctors, nurses, and other operating room staff follow a written safety checklist to respond when a patient experiences cardiac arrest, severe allergic reaction, bleeding followed by an irregular heartbeat, or other crisis during surgery, they are nearly 75% less likely to miss a critical clinical step.Anesthesia concerns expanded to adults
As pediatric specialists become increasingly aware that surgical anesthesia might have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children, new research suggests the threat also might apply to adult brains.Guidelines address risks with social media
Clinicians should take care in online communications including the electronic posting of information and the exchange of information via computers and phones.