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Standardize Processes for Patient Identification
Department maintains 98% accuracy rate.
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Turn Unhappy Patients Into Partners
Explain that identifiers are for their own safety.
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Watch for Signs Something Just Isn’t Right
To prevent identify theft, patient access leaders conduct Red Flags Rule training annually at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA.
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Report Finds Thousands of Patient ID Errors
Registration errors may have 'disastrous consequences' for patients.
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Delirium Screening Could Be on Surgeons’ Pre-op Checklist
Researchers studying postoperative delirium find that it’s important to assess patients for possible delirium before surgery, and that exhibiting a higher cognitive reserve can protect patients from delirium.
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How Steady Is Your Vigilance in Safety Efforts?
Increasingly, The Joint Commission, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare, and American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities are focusing on patient safety and outcomes, with good reason.
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Activity-based Costing Can Save Money for Surgery Centers
As the industry pushes for cost-efficiency measures, surgery centers will experience increased pressures to cut costs, as 40% of all hospital and physician spending is related to surgical care, according to a new study.
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Study: Opioid Analgesics Should Not Be Default Choice to Reduce Post-surgery Pain
A new review suggests that non-opioid analgesic therapies are becoming more important in improving recovery and satisfaction among elderly surgery patients in ambulatory settings.
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Final CMS Policy Released on Global Codes Data Collection
CMS released in November an improved policy on global codes data collection. The changes will affect any surgeon or doctor who provides 10- and 90-day global code services, regardless of the setting.
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The Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2017
See the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2017, a report from Health Devices and ECRI Institute.