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Patients aren’t as likely to have problems paying their medical bills if they get information such as out-of-pocket cost estimates up front, according to a recent TransUnion Healthcare survey. According to TransUnion, a medical necessity software program can provide real-time verification of patients’ insurance eligibility and benefits, allowing providers to avoid billing errors and give […]
Read MoreTo manage toxic behavior in employees, the first thing organizations should do is go on a fact-finding mission to build a complete behavioral profile. Toxic employees can cause serious problems in the workplace, but there are steps to take to manage them With the shortage of skilled providers many departments find themselves putting up with […]
Read MoreThe surge in numbers of insured individuals will not be repeated in subsequent quarters The latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce estimate that spending for healthcare services jumped by about $50 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2014 compared to fourth quarter (Q4) of 2013 […]
Read MoreStimulating both the occipital and supraorbital nerves provides better relief of chronic migraine than stimulating only the occipital nerve, a new study shows. Fourteen of 20 patients in a case series reported greater than 50% relief of their pain, said Shannon Wang Hann, MD, a neurosurgeon at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She presented […]
Read MoreAnesthesiologists looking to reduce the consumption of morphine after scoliosis surgery in pediatric patients may want to consider ketamine, Japanese researchers have found. In a retrospective study, a group from Keio University School of Medicine, in Tokyo, concluded that although ketamine had a morphine-sparing effect after low-dose remifentanil-based anesthesia, this was not the case after […]
Read MorePublished in Urology. 2014 Apr;83(4):893-8 Authors: Roman-Rodriguez CF et al., OBJECTIVE: To compare retrospective use of oral sucrose (SUC) vs oral sucrose plus lidocaine ring block (SUC + RB) in the management of pain during neonatal circumcision. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records of newborns circumcised using the “Neonatal Infant Pain Scale” was done. […]
Read MorePublished in Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Apr;30(4):227-9 Authors: Turner AL et al., OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the duration of analgesia, need for analgesic medications, and pain-related nursing interventions in patients who did and did not receive ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks for femur fracture pain. METHODS: This is […]
Read MorePublished in Anesthesiology. 2014 Mar Authors: Acosta CM et al., BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of lung sonography (LUS) to diagnose anesthesia-induced atelectasis in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: Fifteen children with American Society of Anesthesiology’s physical status classification I and aged 1 to 7 yr old […]
Read MoreAmbulatory surgery centers, since their inception, have touted their lower-cost services as competitive advantage, and rightfully so. According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, ASCs are currently paid less than 60 percent of what hospital outpatient departments receive for the same procedures — which results in savings to both the insurer and patient. While ASCs […]
Read MoreThe cost associated with reworking a claim is $15–nearly $11 of which is staff time. By reducing the amount of time it takes to rework a claim, you’ll reduce your cost and get your claims re-submitted faster. One of the most time-consuming steps in reworking a claim is comprehending the payer’s complex rejection messages. With […]
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