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PARIS — IOLs specifically designed for microincision cataract surgery did not show an above-average incidence of posterior capsule opacification, according to a study. At the meeting of the French Society of Ophthalmology, Gilles Lesieur, MD, presented the analysis of a large series of 3,345 microincision cataract surgery (MICS) lenses. The series included the Akreos MICS (Bausch + Lomb) in 293 eyes, the CT Asphina (Carl Zeiss Meditec) in 558 eyes, the MicroSlim (PhysIOL) in 671 eyes and the Micro AY (PhysIOL) in 1,823 eyes.

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To the Medicare program, observation services include short-term treatment and assessment for the purpose of determining whether a beneficiary can be discharged from a hospital or will require further treatment as an inpatient. For hospitals, a physician’s order for observation services will frequently create a compliance headache that can result in reimbursement denials, recovery audit contractor program (RAC) takebacks, or worse. For Medicare beneficiaries, observation services may look and feel just like an inpatient stay (until their bill arrives). For all parties involved, distinguishing between an inpatient admission and observation (Read more...)