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I wanted to share this with our readers since most of them practice in a hospital. Medicare is reducing payments to 2610 hospitals from October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015, because of high 30-day readmission rates, Kaiser Health News reports. That’s three quarters of the hospitals that can be penalized under Medicare’s Readmission Reduction […]
Read MoreManagers, supervisors and team leaders have a responsibility to address others’ concerns and behavior in a way that’s both effective and considerate. How you say something is what people will remember about the conversation, so exercise caution when speaking about almost any topic. Be a coach instead of a critic! Here are six things anyone […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Consulting requests usually are from two types of need: those requesting an evaluation of the clinical quality for the anesthesia practice and those wanting assistance with the perioperative process improvement along with practice management of the department. Regardless of the reason for the anesthesia consultation the process starts out the same with an extended […]
Read MorePain physicians need consistent and efficient methods to document their interaction with and treatment of patients. Here is a Documentation Checklist: 1) The pt’s medical history both general and pain specific along with the Physical exam findings 2) If you have a physical exam from another practitioner then list any impressions concerning your review of another practitioner’s […]
Read MoreHere is an example of an anesthesiologist claiming to have discovered two massive fraud cases. A New York anesthesiologist is the driving force behind a pair of lawsuits in trial courts in New York and California involving millions of dollars in what he states are fraudulent anesthesia billing claims. The anesthesiologist, Berton Forman, MD allege […]
Read MoreAn anesthesia group must understand contracts because they are the key to business relationships. This blog will assist with grasping some of the common features of contracts and how to deal with them is of the upmost importance for the survival of an anesthesia department. It must be noted that no contract is “iron-clad” because […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. The United States lives to some degree under the specter of the gun, and by extension so do its medical providers. It is a sobering fact but also one that could mean an opportunity for hospitals. There are hundreds of emergency […]
Read MoreThis blog isn’t specific for our speciality but it does apply to it. Physician executives and integration experts share three aspects of physician integration that hospital CEOs and other executives tend not to understand. Physicians and hospital executives have not always seen eye to eye. Historically, the groups have not been partners — they didn’t […]
Read MoreBusinesses are using analytics to curb losses The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that healthcare fraud costs are approximately $80 billion annually. But it could be closer to $700 billion annually if fraud and improper payments are lumped together, said Julie Malida, principal of Health Care Fraud Solutions at SAS Institute Inc. This is 100 […]
Read MorePhysician recruitment is a difficult process for most hospitals and health systems. It requires months of planning and effort to get a physician in the door. So, after all of that work and effort, it is especially painful — and expensive — for the hospital or health system if the physician leaves the position soon […]
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