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Savings on infection control and Medicare resources
As part of this issue’s special focus on cost savings, AHC Media, publisher of Same-Day Surgery and dozens of other educational products, is offering the following discounts to SDS readers:
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Sponges retained in patients during surgery are reduced by 93% in study
The results of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgery (JACS) show an adjunct technology for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges (RSS) reduced the incidence of RSS by 93%. RSS are expensive in terms of X-rays, OR time, reduced reimbursement for hospitals, and potential liability.
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Tools allow for accurate estimates: Patients get the ‘whole story’
Staff at NorthBay Healthcare in Fairfield, CA, use a newly implemented patient payment estimator to tell patients what they’ll owe before they schedule an elective surgery.
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Patient has high out-of-pocket costs? Find out earlier! Move financial talk to front end
More patients have access to insurance coverage today, but they also have higher out-of-pocket responsibility.
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How your facility can save with reprocessing of devices labeled for single use
Have you wanted to start a reprocessing program for devices labeled for single use but faced a barrage of concerns from your physicians and clinical staff? Many of these objections are based on fiction, according to Amy J. Gagliardi, vice president of the supply chain at Westchester, IL-based Regent Surgical Health, which develops and manages surgery center partnerships. Gagliardi spoke on reprocessing at the most recent Ambulatory Surgery Center Association annual meeting.
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Make money by reducing expenses and increasing your facility’s efficiency
Like you, I have bills to pay and expenses to cover in my business and personal life. It is not something I particularly enjoy, but by meeting my obligations, I can keep a roof over my head.
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Keep Vendors and Their Surprises Out of Your ORs and Your Contracts
Ambulatory surgery programs often find they have various unexpected expenses due to vendor activities. Make sure your hospital knows what it's buying.
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Serratia outbreak linked to drug diversion
A former nurse at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Hospital and Clinics in Madison, who allegedly diverted pain medication for personal use, may be linked to a cluster of infections among patients from the units where she worked, UW officials report.
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Trail of Tears: Fired Drug Diverting HCWs Free to Find Another Hospital
A nurse stealing morphine by replacing it with saline in a medication vial may not have realized she was colonized with Serratia marcescens.
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Increase in ‘Super Losses’ Could Affect Your Medical Malpractice Premiums
A trend toward more medical malpractice with payouts of more than $5 million might affect premiums even for hospitals that have no such history.