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Five new mid-year codes representing surgical services were added to the list of ambulatory surgery center (ASC) payable procedures, effective July 1, 2012, according to the ASC Association
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For a year and a half, the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System in Ann Arbor turned one of its head and neck surgery practices into a laboratory.
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In nearly every business, the single largest expense and asset is people. Staff! Full time, part time, per diem, travelers however you classify them, they are the largest line item on your budget, and often your largest headache.
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Reducing hazards is the key to a safe workplace. It means fewer injuries, workers' compensation claims, and absenteeism and a culture of safety. But with OSHA's emphasis on health care, it is also important to ask: How would OSHA view the health and safety program? Are you ready for an OSHA inspection?
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A 70-year-old man waves a gun in the emergency department. A gunman shoots his estranged wife and her mother in an intensive care unit. An environmental services worker at a hospital shoots his ex-wife, also an employee, in the hospital garage.
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Amid all the advances in electronic medical records software, there's been a setback in occupational health. Respond, which was purchased by Becton, Dickinson and Company in 2009 and renamed BD Protect, is being discontinued.
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If information is power, then employee health professionals are about to get a lot more powerful.
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As hospitals move rapidly toward an electronic medical record to improve patient care and coordination, employee health has a delicate task. Employee health can ride the wave to better use of technology but must still maintain employee confidentiality.
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Many hospitals have banned smoking from their campuses, but exposure to smoke continues to cause health problems in the operating room.
