SurgiStrategies News

Doctor Tied to Nevada Hepatitis Outbreak Reinstated

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:20 PDT

LAS VEGAS—The Associated Press is reporting that the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners ruled July 1 to restore privileges to practice medicine to Eladio Carrer, MD, a co-owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, which is involved in one of the largest hepatitis C scares in the nation.Carrera and ...(138 words)

Change of Venue Denied for Nevada Hepatitis Trials

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:34:00 PDT

LAS VEGAS—District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez denied a change of venue request from attorneys representing Dr. Dipak Desai, who is facing 22 medical malpractice lawsuits from patients who claim they were exposed to hepatitis C from the unsterilized equipment used at his Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada.Hundreds of lawsuits have been ...(108 words)

Lap-Band Can Reverse Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Teens

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:55:12 PDT

NEW YORK — A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery — the Lap-Band procedure — not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is defined ...(519 words)

Healthcare Logistics Survey Findings to Be Released at AHRMM09

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:44:54 PDT

CHICAGO — The Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) and the Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics (CIHL) at the University of Arkansas conducted an online survey of healthcare supply chain professionals to assess the current state of the healthcare supply chain from a cost and quality perspective in ...(310 words)

CMS No Longer Covering Surgical Errors

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:31:04 PDT

On its Web site, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released three National Coverage Determinations stating it will no longer reimburse surgical errors. The rules go into effect on July 6. Click HERE for information on wrong surgical procedures performed on patients. For information for wrong surgical sites, click ...(64 words)

CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Increase for ASCs in 2010

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:26 PDT

WASHINGTON — Hospitals would be able to bill Medicare for pulmonary and intensive cardiac rehabilitation services furnished in outpatient departments beginning Jan. 1, 2010, under a proposed rule issued today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The proposed rule would also provide for payments to rural hospitals ...(917 words)

CMS Proposes 21.5 Percent Cut in Medicare Physician Payments

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:49:35 PDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today proposed changes to policies and payment rates for services to be furnished during calendar year (CY 2010) by over 1 million physicians and non-physician practitioners who are paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The MPFS ...(1232 words)

Joint Replacement Patients with Diabetes Greatly Benefit from Controlled Glucose

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:42:53 PDT

ROSEMONT, Ill — Diabetics undergoing total joint replacement often are at a higher risk of experiencing complications after surgery due to various pre-existing health conditions. According to a new study published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), those complications are less likely ...(371 words)

Emerging Techniques Put a New Twist on Ankle Repair

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01:00 PDT

ROSEMONT, Ill. — People with ankle injuries who do not respond successfully to initial treatment may have a second chance at recovery, thanks to two new procedures developed to restore the injured area, according to a study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy ...(532 words)

Va. Medical Plaza to Add ASC

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:03:44 PDT

In a report from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Forest Medical Plaza, located at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Henrico County, Va., is adding the Henrico Doctors' Hospital Ambulatory Surgery Center. The 18,000-square-foot center, recently granted a permit for construction, will have four operating rooms and two procedure rooms for minor surgeries. The ...(61 words)