Same-Day Surgery – June 1, 2005
June 1, 2005
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Success for surgery centers! Deletions to ASC list reduced from 100 to five
Instead of deleting 100 procedures from the list of procedures approved by Medicare for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will delete only five procedures for which it received no comments, based on an interim final rule that has been published. -
Impostors could target hospitals for terrorism
Terrorists may be behind a recent spate of incidents in which people pose as accreditation surveyors, doctors, or government officials to gain access to hospitals. Experts in hospital security and terrorism say the most likely explanation for these impostors attempts to gain access is they are collecting information for future attacks on health care facilities. -
You must use vigilance when checking visitors’ IDs
A special bulletin has been disseminated only to law enforcement agencies and select health care providers in which the authorities warn about the danger of people impersonating various officials to gain access to hospitals. The bulletin notes, Counterterrorism analysts remain concerned that terrorist organizations may attempt to target U.S. medical infrastructure in order to cause immediate casualties and disrupt health care and emergency medical services. -
Impostors show up, but flee when challenged
Officials at two small hospitals in New Jersey confirm that impostors tried to gain access to their facility in scenarios that match the accounts heard from other hospitals across the country. -
Contracting tips — How to succeed
If you have ever been to a yard sale, bought something on eBay, or have children, you can negotiate your own managed care contracts. Unless you paid full price for the exercise equipment, didnt actually bid on the eBay product, or let your kids run your home, you are qualified. -
Discharge instructions, level of pain improve
In the fifth annual Knee Arthroscopy with Meniscectomy study performed by the Wilmette, IL-based Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Cares (AAAHC) Institute for Quality Improvement (IQI), all organizations indicated they had standing procedures to prevent wrong-site surgery, and in 60% of the cases, the physician and patient initialed the surgery site. -
Breast implant surgery is safe in outpatient settings
A preliminary analysis of data collected on 246,552 breast implant procedures performed in facilities accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) in Gurnee, IL, shows a high level of safety for patients undergoing the procedure in outpatient settings. -
HHS looks at changes to HIPAA enforcement
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking that changes rules related to investigations of breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).