Rebuild Perioperative Processes for Better Efficiency
By James Hanson, MDDirector (retired), Moss Adams
By Kim Pittenger, MDDirector, Lean Health Care Practice, Moss Adams
As your health care organization reintroduces more elective procedures following the initial emergency response to COVID-19, there’s a unique opportunity to shift previous perioperative processes to more dynamic strategies that could enhance how you use vital resources from the outset. Every resource counts, with operating room
costs hovering around $35 per minute—sometimes even above $100—depending on the surgery and location and not including surgeon and anesthesiologist fees.
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Group Health Plan Coverage of Covid-19 Immunizations
By Editorial StaffParker Smith & Feek
As emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently been announced for two vaccines, non-grandfathered group health plans must prepare to provide coverage for COVID-19 immunizations with no cost-sharing. Coverage with no cost-sharing must be available for both in-network and out-of-network providers within 15 days of such immunizations being recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Grandfathered group health plans are encouraged, but not required, to provide this coverage as well.
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Restore Safe, Accessible Care and Revive Preventive Services
By Joanna Omi, MPHDirector, Moss Adams Lean Health Care Practice
The urgent priority of many health care organizations is to stabilize operations and get productivity back online safely. This can be facilitated with straight-forward strategies that require process improvement and daily management fueled by the problem-solving talents of those workers on the front line of care.
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