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This is the second of a two-part series on effective staffing for same-day surgery programs. Last month, we looked at how to determine how many people and what skills are needed for a successful program. This month, we look at accreditation standards on staffing effectiveness and how the standards will affect same-day surgery managers.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted the fire safety regulations of the 2000 Life Safety Code, updated and published by the Quincy, MA-based National Fire Protection Association.
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This is the second of a two-part series on productivity. Last month, we told you what productivity really means and discussed why 100% productivity may not be a good idea. This month, we offer you realistic ideas for improving productivity.
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Outpatient managers typically assume that their anesthetists adhere to basic infection control practices, such as using needles and syringes only once. Three hepatitis C outbreaks and a survey in the last two years make the point perfectly clear: Some providers probably one in 100 are not following the basics.
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Christobel E. Selecky actually has had physicians thank her for sending them treatment guidelines along with information about their patients with chronic diseases.
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When a member of LifeMasters Supported SelfCares disease management program weighs himself, takes his blood pressure, or blood glucose level, he dials a toll-free number, enters his personal code, and follows the computer prompts to enter the data being monitored. It all takes a minute or less.
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Targeting the right members for intensive disease management is the key to a successful program, says Christobel E. Selecky.
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When Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri negotiated a contract with Quality Oncology to handle utilization management and case management services care for its members with cancer, the health plan insisted that the vendor use the insurers system so the in-house staff would have instant access to patient data.
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When the quality management and quality improvement teams at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri examined the data for each disease, they found that the costs for oncology were increasing at a much greater rate than for other diagnoses and that the increases were exceeding 10% a year.
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Youre a case manager for an insurance company, and a spinal cord injury case that needs intensive management and care over a long period of time lands on your desk. Youve never handled care for a spinal cord injury patient. Where do you turn for help?
