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Readmissions are on more shoulders now
You know that you are going to get dinged for any unplanned readmissions related to a patients original hospitalization. You have probably felt the heat about that for some time and have worked on how to make sure no one bounces back unless its part of the plan. -
Avoid stolen and counterfeit devices, or risk liability for poor patient outcomes
Harmonic scalpels and staples were missing at a hospital in Florida. A review of videotapes showed what appeared to be a surgical resident leaving the equipment storage room with items he was not authorized to take. -
AAAHC Institute releases benchmarks
Latest report covers 4 procedures -
'SDS' reader survey is now online
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Clarification for G-codes and the associated charge
Several ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders have reported questions concerning how to report G-codes with no associated charges, according to the ASC Association (ASCA) web site. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Reinventing the box: We are doing it, you can too
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Dermatitis rates are vastly under-counted
Healthcare workers might be suffering in silence from work-related dermatitis. -
What does the 2014 IPPS have in store for you?
Have you read the final rule for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) yet? -
Cutting into C. diff rates
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) should sound a lot scarier for what it is: the second most common nosocomial infection in hospitals, with an average cost of $5,000 for each patient episode and an extra week in the hospital. -
Hospitals slow to join PSOs; deadline looms
State insurance exchanges and the federal marketplace got off to a rough start at the beginning of October.