The CPT Editorial Panel & RBRVS Update Committee Process
The CPT Editorial Panel & RBRVS Update Committee Process CPT hx–33 sec CPT editorial panel–2:11 CPT code categories–3:22 category I application–4:37 CPT lit requirement–5:52 category I considerations–8:12 category III considerations–9:12 editorial panel decision–10:01 RBRVS hx–11:17 RUC–12:04 codes reviewed at RUC–13:54 procedural CPT codes–17:35 RBRVS–19:47 value determination–22:20 CMS action–25:37 2015 CMS reimbursement for LC examples–26:51 Affordable […]
SAGES Webinar – PART 3 : Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients-October 2014
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD Faculty: Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD Bariatric emergencies for the non-bariatric surgeon by Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis–5:05 early post-op complications–6:11 anastomotic leak–8:53 Keyword(s): 15 mm trocar, abdominal pain, abnormal, abscess, acute bowel obstruction, acute leaks, anastomic ulcers, anastomotic leak, antrum, aspirin, associate professor of […]
SAGES Webinar – PART 4 : Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients-October 2014
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD Faculty: Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD GB vs SG outcomes by Dr. Stacy Brethauer–4:58 citations–5:56 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23338049 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23177371 observational data byp Keyword(s): ABD pain, accreditation program, acute leaks, acute phase, acute presentation, ADA clinical care guidelines, adverse events, AGB, age, alogorithm, analysis, Annals of […]
SAGES Webinar – PART 5 : Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients-October 2014
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD Faculty: Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD Keyword(s): backup plan, bariatric procedure, bariatricians, behavior, BMI staging, chair, convert, data, diabetic pt, endoscopic management of postbariatric surgery pts, faculty, GB, glycemic control, hunger control, insurance, medical therapy, medications, metabolic control, morbid, panel discussion, pharmacologic therapy, […]
SAGES Webinar – PART 2 : Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients-April 2014
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD Faculty: Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD SG tips & tricks by Dr. Timothy S Kuwada–4:45 disclosures–5:13 background–5:16 indications–7:47 contraindications–12:08 pre-op considerations–10:41 key steps–11:43 citation–12:35 ht Keyword(s): 10 mm flat JP, 11 mm trocar, 15 mm trocar, 5 mm subcostal trocar, abdominal access, access, […]
SAGES Webinar – PART 1 : Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients-October 2014
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD Faculty: Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD Tips & Tricks RYGB/EEA by Dr. Ranjan Sudan–1:24 equipment–2:10 port placement–5:06 LRYGB steps–6:48 Keyword(s): 12 mm ports, 30 cc pouch, 5 mm 0 degree scope, 5 mm 30 degree scope, 5 mm ports, abdomen, air, air insufflation, […]
Developing Multidisciplinary Teams for Real-time Research and Innovation
Presented by Bruce J. Ramshaw, MD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting; Multidisciplinary Future of Surgery citation–3:40 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11124164 care coordination–6:28 clinical QI–7:21 citations–8:15 https://www.uta.edu/faculty/story/2311/Misc/2013,2,26,MedicalCostsDemandAndGreed. Keyword(s): ACS, bell curve, billing practices, BMJ, burnout, care coordination, care managers, clinical depression, complex adaptive system model, complex biologic systems, complexity science, compliance test, complications, continuous improvement, cost crisis, data […]
Integrating Future Technologies into Todays OR
Presented by Bernard Dallemagne, MD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting; Multidisciplinary Future of Surgery disclosures–28 sec Keyword(s): 3D motion estimation, Annals of Surgery, augmented reality, automatic tracking, CCX, clinical application, computer scientist, CT scan, ergonomic system, flexible colonoscope, flexible endoscopy, fluorescence, fusion, future technologies, hybrid automatic AR, image guided surgery, in vivo, interventional radiology, […]
The Future of Surgical Robotics
Presented by Katherine Kuchenbecker, PhD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting; Multidisciplinary Future of Surgery disclosures–8 sec citation–1:49 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19352402 essential questions–5:25 acknowledgements–14:52 Keyword(s): actuator, auditory feedback, bandwidth, bariatric procedures, bedside surgeon, camera, eye hand coordination, feasibility test, fingertips, force feedback, gastric band placement, general surgeon, hand controller, hands-on demonstration, haptic feedback, in vivo, intuitive da […]
The Future of Surgery – a Perspective from the Department of Defense
Presented by Richard M. Satava, MD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting; Multidisciplinary Future of Surgery why energy systems, imaging & robotics?–3:30 intelligent instruments–7:25 MEMS–8:04 plasma medicine–11:08 femtosecond lasers–13:03 molecular imaging biosurgery–13:41 hyperspectral ana Keyword(s): 3-D printing, angiogenesis, antibiotic resistance, Barretts esophagus, bio-photonics, bleeding, blood vessel, bx forcep, cm, coagulation, console, Department of Defense, directed-energy […]