Regulatory Compliance

New Research Shows Current Scope Cleaning Processes Not Rigorous Enough

August 30, 2017 / Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

A seven-month study recently published by the American Journal of Infection Control found that 60% of gastroscopes and colonoscopes examined tested positive for certain bacterial growth. These bacteria were detected even after being disinfected using the current manufacturer guidelines or additional measures. The scopes examined as part of the study were all manufactured by Olympus […]

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OIG Audit of Abbott Northwestern Hospital Turns Up $8 Million in Medicare Overpayments

August 30, 2017 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Regulatory Compliance, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released the report of its findings from an audit conducted at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.  Based on a review of 162 claims from 2013 and 2014, the OIG found a potential of $933,991 in over payments.  Extrapolated over the 2-year

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How Will Recent FDA Guidance On Endoscope Reprocessing Impact Hospitals?

August 30, 2017 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

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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Daily Dose: CMS Audit Recovers $700M of Improper Payments

August 30, 2017 / Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Regulatory Compliance, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

With the close of the fiscal year quarter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has again released statistics for the amount of overpayments and underpayments. The latest report shows that the trend continues to point upward, as CMS has once again corrected more improper payments than the previous quarter, this time to the tune

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Evaluating Tissue Tracking Technology Solutions Part 2:

October 9, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

Intro: iRIS Labs is a Clinical Workflow Technology team consisting of biomedical & software engineers, field based customer support representatives and clinical workflow analysts. These Mobile Aspects employees are focused on developing and successfully implementing RFID and Barcode supply tracking technologies in the surgical areas of hospitals. Periodically the Intelligent Radio-frequency Information Systems or “iRIS”

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Evaluating Tissue Tracking Technology Solutions Part 1:

October 9, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

Intro: iRIS Labs is a Clinical Workflow Technology team consisting of biomedical & software engineers, field based customer support representatives and clinical workflow analysts. These Mobile Aspects employees are focused on developing and successfully implementing RFID and Barcode supply tracking technologies in the surgical areas of hospitals.  Periodically the Intelligent Radio-frequency Information Systems or “iRIS”

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Advocacy Group Calls for Hospitals to Make Joint Commission Compliance Available to Public

October 9, 2017 / Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

This post by Cheryl Clarke of Health Leaders Media sheds some interesting light on the future level of transparency Hospitals may be required to make public.  Chief among concerns seems to be from patients who are ultimately affected by a hospitals failure to follow compliance guidelines as well as way to prove guidelines were followed,

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Meeting Joint Commission Tissue Tracking Requirements – A Growing Problem

October 9, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Creating safe, efficient and accurate Tissue management processes has become a top priority for the perioperative environment. Regulatory requirements designed to protect public safety continue to evolve and expand with the growth of the tissue industry and advances in surgical life saving and life-enhancing procedures. Just how big has the tissue industry gotten?  Today, more

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Memorial Springfield Selects Mobile Aspects for Tissue Tracking And JCAHO Compliance Solutions

October 9, 2017 / Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

PITTSBURGH, PA – December 8, 2010 – Mobile Aspects announced today that the Memorial Medical Center located in Springfield IL, has selected Mobile Aspects iRISecure Tissue Tracking solution. The system provides secure storage for implantable human tissue utilized in surgical procedures the technology also automates the activity logging and JCAHO compliance workflows required of clinicians.

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Dealing with rising medical device recalls

August 30, 2017 / Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Recently another class 1 medical device recall has surfaced involving cardiovascular products from St. Jude Medical.  As class 1 recalls are reserved for cases with a “reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death“ it is certainly a priority for healthcare providers to be able to locate and

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