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Medicare’s 2019 Final ASC Payment Rule Includes Several ASCA Suggestions
The final ASC payment rule for 2019 provides some long-awaited improvements regarding how ASC payment rates are determined. Specifically, ASC payment rates now tie their rate increases to the same inflation rate that has been used for hospital outpatient departments.
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Strong for Surgery Targets Specific Health Issues
The Strong for Surgery program includes checklists that target eight areas, including four lists that were released in November 2018. In addition to nutrition, glycemic control, and medication management, the new targets are safe and effective pain management after surgery, delirium, prehabilitation, and patient directives.
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Strong for Surgery Program Could Help Centers Reduce Complications
Surgery safety measures are extending to the presurgery sphere. Hospitals, surgeons, and ambulatory surgery centers are working together under a Strong for Surgery program to teach facilities how to reduce post-surgical complications through engaging patients in activities that will improve their health before they undergo surgical procedures.
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Hospital Cited for Recording Psych Patient in ED
A Minnesota hospital violated patient privacy by recording patients without their knowledge or consent during psychiatric evaluations in the ED, according to a CMS investigation.
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Hefty HIPAA Penalties for Allowing TV Cameras in Hospitals
OCR has reaffirmed its position on television film crews in clinical care areas, issuing substantial fines on three hospitals that OCR says violated HIPAA by disclosing PHI to a broadcast news organization.
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Operational Issues Often Hamper Access to Patient Records
Research continues to show that patients are denied access to medical records because of HIPAA-related restrictions and processes.
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Delayed Laboratory Analysis Results in Permanent Paralysis and $44.5 Million Verdict
This case serves as an example to physicians and medical providers that ordering medical tests is not a matter of order and forget.
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Hospital Liable for Technicians’ Treatment Resulting in Child’s Hypoxia
Hospitals must assure that the medical staff oversees the rules, regulations, and policies that delineate who can do what, under which circumstances and under what level of supervision.
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Did ED Fail to Give Appropriate Discharge Instructions?
An ED patient was prescribed antibiotics but never filled the prescription. A few days later, the patient returned to the ED, septic. The patient sued, alleging that the EP should have admitted the patient for further evaluation.
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Sexual Harassment Is a Serious Issue in Healthcare Settings
Sexual harassment occurs more frequently in healthcare settings than risk managers might imagine, and the potential liability can be significant.