Surgery #7

The surgery date got changed a few times.  Then I was out of state for a few days.  When I returned Sunday night there was a message my first (actually seventh!) arm/shoulder surgery is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 a.m.   As in - today! Briefcase is out of town, of course.   I panicked. I've been frantically making arrangements to provide transportation for my youngest son for the next couple days.  (This happens to be MY week to drive morning carpool, etc., etc.)  To say I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off (trying to make all the "necessary pre-surgery [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 07:05:00

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Medicare claim guidelines, CPT code billing, payment and ...

Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates TITLE:  Medicare Program:  Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to Payments to Hospitals for Certain Inpatient Hospital Services and for Graduate Medical Education Costs; and Proposed Changes to Physician Self-Referral Rules and Related Changes to Provider Agreement Regulations SUMMARY:  This proposed rule would revise the [more...]

Date: 2010-10-07 10:55:00

Akron Children's Hospital expands outpatient surgery services in ...

Akron Children’s Hospital expands outpatient surgery services in eastern Ohio Akron Children’s Hospital is investing $7 million to bring outpatient surgery services to the Youngstown-Warren area.The pediatric hospital recently started construction and renovation of a 14,000-square-foot surgery department on the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley campus in the Youngstown suburb of Boardman.When the unit opens in October, it will be the only dedicated pediatric surgery department in the Youngstown-Warren area. The opening also will mark the first time Akron Children’s has offered [more...]

Date: 2010-06-24 12:11:06

9 Big Stories in Spine Surgery Developments

Read more of "Spine Surgery Research Update: Biologics in Spine Surgery." 7. Outpatient Lumbar Discectomy Has Excellent Results, is Safe and Low Cost at ASCs. Many physicians do not perform outpatient lumbar discectomies in ASCs because the ASC does not have the same resources as hospitals, such as expensive microscopes or “minimally invasive” tube systems, and the reimbursement to the ASC is substantially less than the reimbursement to a hospital, says Dr. Dick. However, he says performing the procedure in an ASC results in excellent outcomes, is safe and has the potential to cut [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 21:10:05

John C. Lincoln Health Network | Registered Nurse - RN ...

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Date: 2010-10-07 04:01:27

Registered Nurse - RN - Outpatient Surgery Center / Operating Room ...

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Date: 2010-09-18 15:25:35

SMI Cold Therapy Partners with Wounded Warrior Project to Send ...

BUTLER, Pa., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — SMI Cold Therapy, a manufacturer of cold therapy products and services for hospitals and outpatient surgery centers, has joined forces once again with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to send injured U.S. veterans bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The View full post on PR Newswire: [more...]

Date: 2010-10-07 10:21:59

How can I stop myself from snoring when I sleep? | I Can Sleep Better

Yes being overwieight causes you to snore…..talk to your doctor about different remedies to help…..there is an outpatient surgery that can help……good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!! EB Gal says: 10/07/2010 at 5:21 PM. Snoring can be a symptom of a [more...]

Date: 2010-10-07 19:07:21

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Hospital outpatient ...

Hospital outpatient surgery: percentage of surgical patients who received prophylactic antibiotics consistent with current guidelines (specific to each type of surgical [more...]

Date: 2008-04-01 05:00:00

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Hospital outpatient ...

Hospital outpatient surgery: percentage of surgical patients with prophylactic antibiotics initiated within one hour prior to surgical [more...]

Date: 2008-04-01 05:00:00

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