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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC's) June report to Congress includes a chapter reviewing several proposals to expand site-neutral payments, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported.
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Half of ambulatory organizations undergoing accreditation by The Joint Commission are out of compliance with the standard on credentialing and privileging (HR.02.01.03). The biggest reason? Noncompliance with Element of Performance (EP) 3, which requires the organization to document training specific to the privileges being requested.
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This is the second part of a two-part series on avoiding liability with documentation.
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In the case involving allegations of unprofessional conduct against a Colorado surgeon, the use of a robotic surgery arm might be only a distraction, say two malpractice attorneys. No matter what equipment was used, the real issue might be whether the facility adequately credentialed him and required him to meet the same performance standards as any other surgeon, with or without the robot.
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The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Commission on Cancer (CoC) have released separate lists of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in surgery and surgical oncology.
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Peer review is one of the most critical aspects of credentialing. If this step is neglected, and you wait until recredentialing to review a physician's performance, you might end up with worse than a bad outcome on an accreditation survey.
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According to an analysis of 2,646 malpractice claims from all medical specialties closed at The Doctors Company in Napa, CA, 5.8% contained medication-related errors. Of these, 18% included narcotic analgesics, with hydrocodone accounting for eight claims (27% of the total).
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In preparing for a presentation I'm making on accountable care organizations (ACOs), I am realizing, more than ever, the cost to healthcare for not utilizing the technology that is available to our facilities.
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A new online clinical and operational benchmarking tool for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is available through the ASC Association (ASCA).