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Hospital-physician alignment arrangements are becoming an increasingly sought-after integration model as health organizations are redesigning their approaches to care in the pay-for-performance environment. The rationale for this agreement is to create and standardize best practices, processes and procedures with a focus on systems of care. Here are five things to know about co-management agreements. 1. […]
Read MoreMedicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for evaluation and management services claims in 2010 that weren’t coded correctly or lacked documentation, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report. E/M services are performed by physicians and nonphysician practitioners to assess and manage patients’ health. Medicare paid a total of $32.3 billion for these services in […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Management: Salvaged Blood Safer, Cheaper than Transfusions, Study Says This paper was published in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society The use of cell savers to re-circulate blood into surgical patients can deliver higher quality red cells, eliminate transfusion risks, and cost hospitals less than […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Management: Ambulatory surgical centers cheaper than hospitals The use of ambulatory surgery centers spiked in recent years, partly because they’re more convenient for patients than hospitals. It turns out they’re cheaper as well. A procedure performed at a surgery center not only gets patients back to their homes quicker, it’s significantly less expensive, according […]
Read MoreAdults treated with gabapentin enacarbil for painful bouts of diabetic peripheral neuropathy demonstrate a lower incidence of peripheral oedema and weight gain than those treated with pregabalin or placebo, according to a randomised, phase 2 safety study presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The 20-week trial included 420 […]
Read MoreNon-invasive magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment (MRgFUS) that relieves pain and improves function for most patients with bone-related cancer pain when other treatment options are limited, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. “This is the first phase 3 study to use this technology in the treatment of cancer,” […]
Read MoreIn a study of women who had just undergone caesarean delivery, those who wore binders reported less pain on the second postoperative day, although their use of ibuprofen on that day exceeded that of controls. “Abdominal binders have been shown to improve postoperative pain and distress following major abdominal surgery but their effect on caesarean […]
Read MoreA nerve block technique which avoids the femoral nerve results in the need for less morphine and a potentially speedier recovery for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, according to a study published in the June issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. For the study, 80 patients presenting for primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomised […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services accepted 89 percent of ICD-10 front-end test claims submitted by providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses in March, according to Niall Brennan, acting director of the agency’s Offices of Enterprise Management. Brennan, in a post to CMS.gov on Friday, said a total of 2,600 participants submitted more than […]
Read MoreAuthors: Minneci PC et al., J Am Coll Surg 2014 Apr 12; 218:905 The studies show that antibiotics are effective for uncomplicated appendicitis in adult and pediatric patients. Two studies offer additional evidence to support the nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis. One study evaluated 230,000 California patients of all ages admitted between 1997 and 2008. […]
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