With all the recent outbreaks related to flexible endoscope usage, proper cleaning of scopes continues to be top of mind for hospitals and patients. The FDA has recently released guidance on mitigating the risk from cross-contamination of scopes, which can be found here. Whether or not this guidance will help reduce the likelihood of a […]
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A leading organization again named Endoscope Reprocessing one of its top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2017. For several years now, ECRI Institute has listed Endoscope Reprocessing near the top of its annual list of health technology hazards. ECRI (www.ecri.org), a nonprofit organization, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to healthcare
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Senior executives at Olympus have recently declined to make any comment regarding emails that have surfaced in an investigation by Kaiser Health News and the Los Angeles Times. The emails seem to point to Olympus managers treating the infection risk to patients due to improper cleaning of duodenoscopes as “acceptable.” This article found at Kaiser
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Moving to buying medical devices direct from manufacturers can yield huge financial benefits for hospitals. Loma Linda University Medical Center in California drastically eliminated reps in orthopedics after a long internal struggle to do so. They reported savings of about $1 million annually, or 50 percent on the cost of the devices, without affecting outcomes.
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What is Case Mix Index (CMI)? Medicare and Medicaid created a CMI score to help properly reimburse hospitals for services provided to inpatients (CMI doesn’t apply to outpatients). The CMI is an attempt to measure the resources needed to provide proper care for patients. An article from Health Leaders Media titled CDI Programs Drive Up Case
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I attended a fascinating session at the Becker’s Roundtable conference for CEO/CFO/CIO’s. Being a technology geek, I love hearing and seeing how technology is improving the cost of providing healthcare. The power of data can truly be amazing as in this example! For years, hospitals have been isolated from each other on how much they
If you haven’t yet attended one of Scott Becker’s “CEO/CIO Roundtable” Conferences, do try to make one of his next semi-annual meetings. Becker assembles a disparate group of speakers and powerhouse hospital luminaries to share best practices in a rather intimate environment, and attendees are absolutely unafraid to challenge moderators and speakers during sessions. After
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There is no doubt that the approach for delivering healthcare in America is in change mode. In 2016, the level and quality of personalized experiences will be a key factor as it relates to who wins patients and revenues that they bring. Healthcare leaders are looking to leverage systems to deliver customer intelligence to the
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Why is documentation so important for proper reimbursement for surgical procedures? In order to get properly reimbursed for a surgical procedure, you must be able to prove through documentation what you’re are trying to get reimbursedfor. If you can’t prove it, then you will not get paid for it. Government programs such as Medicare and
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As the provider of solutions to Hospitals, admittedly, I don’t know much about Hospitals. OK, I am married to a physician (my bona fides: spending Thanksgiving dinner, made by Boston Market, with my wife in the On Call room when she was a Resident when we first married). I also did a lot of research
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