Here are 10 points on trends affecting ophthalmology in surgery centers, based on interviews with eye surgery experts and recent news making headlines.
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On Oct. 31, CMS released the HCPCS Level II codes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, a set that includes 285 code additions, 48 revisions and 75 deletions compared to the previous version, according to an AAPC report.
Medicare and Medicaid will soon start requiring that ambulatory surgery centers report on various quality measures such as burns, transfers to hospitals and patient falls. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has said that many of those quality measures aren't…
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the chairman of the board and CEO of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers; medical director of the Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky.); and associate…
The U.S. Department of Defense, as part of its patient safety program, provides a free, downloadable professional conduct toolkit.
The CDC provides a free, downloadable "Think TB!" poster.
A review by the Joint Commission found several problems at Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, including a lack of compliance with anesthesia regulations, according to a FOX 43 report.
Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, Calif., has named Roy Winston, MD, chief of anesthesiology for its anesthesia department, according to a Visalia Times Delta report.
Men with colorectal cancer are not routinely offered information and treatment for erectile dysfunction, according to an Oncology Nurse Advisor report.
Adding a nurse practitioner to a busy hospital staff can reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, according to a study conducted by researchers at Loyal University Health System and published in the latest issue of Surgery.