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What are the deadlines for compliance with the HIPAA security rule? What happens to noncompliant providers on April 20, 2005? Where should I start when putting together my compliance plan?
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Dissecting an endoscope to see what the interior components looked like was fun for the staff at Green Spring Station Endoscopy in Lutherville, MD. More importantly, it was educational and the perfect first step in the same-day surgery programs effort to improve handling and care of scopes to reduce the cost of repair.
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There usually is more than one reason a same-day surgery program doesnt show a profit, and at Brookside Ambulatory Surgery Center in Battle Creek, MI, management had to address multiple issues to turn the center from a program that had accounts receivable of 80 days, operating rooms that were used 20% of the time, and staff costs that represented 50% of overhead expenses.
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In addition to the problems of high staff costs, outstanding debts, and overpriced supplies, outpatient surgery programs that are not performing well often have underutilized procedure and operating rooms, according to experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released one of seven guidance papers on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule.
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As Hurricane Katrina subsided in Covington, LA, Fairway Medical Center, a surgical specialty hospital, discovered it was without normal power, water, and sewer. There was no normal external communications through phones, including cellular phones, and there was limited radio and television.
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When Hurricane Katrina struck Fairway Medical Center in Covington, LA, Kory Krista, director of plant operations, learned one lesson the hard way: Have wet vacs at designated areas in the facility connected to critical power to remove water.
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Want to impress your accreditation surveyor? Want to make sure you meet standards associated with performance improvement?
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The key to having a performance improvement (PI) study that will demonstrate your commitment to an accreditation surveyor is to be certain the study is measurable and applicable to your program, as well as realistic, says Betty Bozutto, RN, MBA, CASC, executive director of Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center in Waterbury, CT.
