Becker's ASC

Preparing Your Surgery Center for ICD-10: A Four-Part Series

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 ...
Becker's ASC

Preparing Your Surgery Center for ICD-10: Part 3 (Patient Encounters)

Lolita Jones, RHIA, CSS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses five ways ICD-10 will affect patient surgical encounters in an ambulatory surgery center. This article is the third ...
JSTOR Daily

Assessing Variation in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy Guideline Adherence With Physician and Hospital Patient-sharing Networks

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy is used for primary prevention of death among people with heart failure, and new evidence in 2005 on its effectiveness changed practice ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...
WebMD

Managing Crohn’s Disease After Surgery

I would like to receive WebMD’s Newsletter and other email updates from WebMD. The role, timing, and types of surgery used to treat Crohn’s disease Understanding and preventing your risk of disease ...