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SDS discharge planning rule proposed for hospitals
On Oct. 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and home health agencies that are reimbursed by the Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to the American Hospital Association.
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New procedures added to ASC list
The CMS finalized the addition of the following codes to the list of procedures payable when performed at ambulatory surgery centers.
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CMS releases final 2016 physician payment rule
The CMS finalized a payment increase of 0.5% for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2016, as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the American Hospital Association reported.
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Medicare’s 2016 final payment rule released for hospitals and surgery centers
The ASC increase is based on a projected rate of inflation of 0.8% minus a 0.5 percentage point productivity adjustment required by the Affordable Care Act, ASCA reported. This payment update is significantly lower than the 1.1% update in the proposed rule, which was based on an inflation rate of 1.7% minus a 0.6 percentage point productivity adjustment.
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Poor Behavior in the OR is no Longer a Secret
Recent cases show lots of bad behavior and it's not a pretty picture.
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Expert report: PPE changes, confusion preceded Dallas nurses’ Ebola infections
Healthcare workers trying to save a patient dying of Ebola last year at a Dallas hospital were confused and “lost confidence” trying to protect themselves with PPE guidelines that were in flux at that critical time, an expert investigative panel concluded.
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EPINet relaunch: New leadership, expanding mission to go beyond hepatitis, HIV exposures
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center has made a dramatic transition to an independent non-profit center that is widening the net beyond bloodborne pathogens to include worker exposures to Clostridium difficile and MRSA.
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Healthcare workers on antibiotics at risk of Clostridium difficile
With C. diff at epidemic levels, workers may acquire the bug from patients if they take antibiotics that wipe out the commensal bacteria in the gut and open a path for the pathogen.
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Ebola, chronic PPE woes give OSHA momentum for infectious disease rule
Whether you are pro regulation or not, it is hard to imagine that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will find a better time than the present to issue its long-awaited infectious disease rule to protect healthcare workers.
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PPE use contaminates workers as training, compliance lax
Research spurred by the Ebola crisis continues to reveal that healthcare workers are poorly trained in the use of personal protective equipment, frequently contaminating themselves with pathogens that can endanger their personal health and subsequent patient contacts.