After a two month adjustment period, the hospital began to record data on the use of SwabKit®. A reduction of 70.4% was seen in CLABSIs in the first six months of hospital wide use. The number of infections went from 14 cases to 4 cases. At the time the study was written in May 2012, there have been 0 cases of CLABSIs since February 2012 (McCalla, et al.,
CMS in 2008 created a list of hospital-acquired conditions that are non-reimbursable because they were considered to be preventable (McNair, 2009). Included in this list are Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) following coronary artery bypass grafting, bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass, gastroenterotomy, laparoscopic gastric restrictive surgery, and orthopedic procedures involving the spine, neck, shoulder, or elbow. HACs are preventable conditions that are not present when patients are admitted to the hospital, but become present during the course of the patients’ stay (Conventry Healthcare, 2009). SSIs are the second most common type of adverse event occurring in hospitalized patients, and an estimated 40 to 60 percent of these infections are thought to be preventable. Adverse events as defined on pg.
Wound healing outcomes, described as epithelisation, reduction in size and healing rate, were significantly improved in the experimental group. Thus, Manuka honey was shown to be a superior treatment for chronic venous leg ulcers in one of the experimental measures (Gethin & Cowman, 2008). Limitations of this study included inability to blind examiners to treatment type (since Manuka honey stained the skin orange), and the limited number of participants. The researchers did attempt to minimize possible bias in examiners through other measures such as using several different examiners from different centers, quantitatively measuring wound tissue type and a standardized method of wound measurement. Increasing the number of participants was described as being “unrealistic” for this experiment (Gethin & Cowman,
In 2006 1/3 (about 29%) of claims paid by Medicare for “durable medical equipment” was incorrect for fiscal year 2006. Medicare and private health insurance companies pay nearly $16 billion a year for unnecessary tests doctors tell their patients they need. An estimated $23.7 billion in incorrect payments were made in 2007 including $10.8 billion in Medicare and $12.9 billion for Medicaid. From 2000 – 2007 478,500 claims were made and paid to dead physicians, this totaled $92 million. Improper payments to individuals, organizations, and contractors in 2009 totaled $98 billion, of that $54 billion were due to Medicare and Medicaid.
Place of service affects your reimbursement: Facility, non-facility designations make a difference In 2008, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the department of Health and Human Services intends to focus on Place of Service errors for services submitted by physicians. According to the OIG
Hospitals must also submit reports of injury and death to patients that result from infections that were acquired while staying in the hospital (2009 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals, 2008). Conferring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, annually, more than a million people suffer from an infection acquired while receiving services in a health care organization. By following the hand hygiene guidelines provided by the World Health Organization or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prevalence of infectious diseases passed from staff to residents will be significantly reduced (National Patient Safety Goals effective January 1, 2012). This results as a consequence of patient safety. Evidence-based practice solutions include health care
Researching to Prevent the Spread of Cancer Every year, an average of over 500,000 Americans die from cancer, and an average of 1.5 million new cancer cases will be reported (Dunham). Cancer is an ailment in which cells uncontrollably multiply, destroying healthy tissue during its progression. Dedicated to the prevention of cancer through research, The American Cancer Society, or A.C.S., is a international, community-based, volunteer association. Personnel includes various specialists, including doctors, nurses, and technicians along with over 2 million other volunteers (“Company History”). During its lifespan, the American Cancer Society has become one of the largest not-for-profit cancer research fund provider, beaten only by the United
1999 & now. According to our textbook, the most recent figures (which are from 1995) the average cost for Medicare for an individual person is $7,000 per senior adult (Dychtwald). Medicare covers less than 50% typically, and doesn’t offer any aide for expenses for disease prevention and long-term care (Dychtwald). The costs can add up quickly and are usually quite costly. I couldn’t find a figure in the report that listed how much Medicare was per person, but I took the total for Medicare expenditures and divided it by the United States population and found that the average cost for an individual person for Medicare is about $10,000.
Approximately 550,000 individuals are determined to have heart failure every year. It's the main source of hospitalization in individuals more established than 65. Heart failure doesn't mean the heart has quit working. It implies the heart is less ready to pump blood through the heart and body, and weight in the heart goes up. Subsequently,
You must be immunized within one week to four months prior to exposure for the vaccine to be effective. The vaccine is composed of inactivated organisms from several virus strains with scientist attempt to include the most recent mutation. Vaccines are typically 67-92 percent effective. Although most people recover fully from the flu, some develop serious complications, including life threatening conditions such as pneumonia. About 20,000 people in the United States die from flu complications each year and thousands more need to be hospitalized prior to recovery.