The transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM on Oct. 1, 2013, will affect every step in the ASC surgical process. To prepare, surgery centers should start planning now -- not just for transitioning their software, but for physician, coder and biller…
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Lolita Jones, RHIA, CSS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses 10 ways ICD-10 will affect billing and coding processes in an ambulatory surgery center. This article is the fourth installation in a four-part series. Editor's note: To read the first…
Hospitals are beginning to rethink to how palliative care can be incorporated into the delivery of healthcare, according to a Washington Post news report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on palliative care.
Hospitals around the country are implementing a wide variety of measures to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital readmissions.
The Joint Commission surveyors are spending more time during surveys evaluating cleaning, high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization processes, according to an AORN report.
Robotic gynecologic surgery can deliver distinct advantages over traditional methods of minimally invasive surgery, according to a report written by Albert T. Domingo, MS, MD, in MD News.
Memphis urologists addressed myths about vasectomies in a recent Commercial Appeal report.
A split Florida supreme court has ordered a hearing on a new drug to be used as part of the lethal injection cocktail for convicted killer Manuel Valle, according to a Palm Beach Post report.
Shares of health insurance companies WellPoint and Aetna dropped in the second quarter, as an unstable market and concerns over Medicare costs took their toll on earnings, according to a MarketWatch report.