Medicare Surgical Error Billing Policy Goes Into Effect Starting Oct. 5, hospitals will be required to submit two claims to Medicare when a surgical error is reported along with a covered service, ...

At the 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, attendees were able to gain insight into the influence of human transcription errors on surgical scheduling. The ...

AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock wrote: “While the report found that payers (like Medicare and insurance companies) may pay more to cover patients who have experienced post-surgical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An analysis by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates employers pay out $1.47 billion each year to cover the costs incurred from potentially ...

True or false? A trip to the doctor’s is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse than ...

Probe into a baby's death following surgery in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang, which had sparked public concern and speculation, found inadequate risk assessment, surgical errors, and failures in ...

The billing changes are effective for both inpatient and outpatient claims submitted on or after Oct. 5 for services performed after Jan. 15, 2009. Surgical errors not covered include procedures ...