Dear Reader,The first six months of 2011 have proven to be another interesting time in the ASC and hospital sector.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510k approval to Filligent for its BioFriend BioMask (series A) anti-viral surgical facemask, according to a company news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Filligent’s BioFriend BioMask.
A majority of medical groups have not completed critical software upgrades in preparation for the transition to HIPAA Version 5010 electronic transactions standards, according to an MGMA release.
Roberto Bonilla, MD, a surgeon from Inglewood, Calif., has agreed to surrender his medical license after he was found guilty for his role in a patient's death, according to an LA Times report.
At a community meeting, local residents expressed their concerns over Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System's patient safety practices, according to a Californian report.
Point-of-care electronic prompts can improve physician compliance with SCIP indicators by over 30 percent and may be useful to modulate provider behavior, according to a study published in the July 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has earned the highest accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, according to an ASA release.
AAPC has introduced online training modules for ICD-10-CM anatomy and pathophysiology as coders prepare for ICD-10 implementation, according to an AAPC report.
Surgery centers can lose money if they schedule a case without accurate, complete information on equipment, payor and other case requirements. Inaccurate scheduling information can result in case cancellations or delays, which damage patient and surgeon satisfaction and cost the…
A CMS official overseeing health insurance exchanges said he hopes recently released regulatory guidelines will encourage states to move forward with the HIE implementation process this summer, according to a Reuters report.