President's Column
President's Column: First Quarter 2024
In July 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2024 Outpatient Prospective Patient System (OPPS) Proposed Rule, which included a 7% increase for G0277 hyperbaric oxygen treatment (per 30-minute segment) from $125.07 to $134.51 to go into effect Jan 1, 2024.
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Executive Director’s Report
Executive Director's Report: 1st quarter 2024
Greetings from all of us here at UHMS!
As UHMS President Dr. Pete Witucki explains in his Pressure article, the CMS payment error was corrected for G0277 in the HOPD environment (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-09/pdf/2024-02631.pdf), and with that crisis behind us, we are focused...
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Associates Column
Communication challenges among healthcare professionals and the patient
As the world gets smaller and moving from country to country becomes more accessible, our challenge as a healthcare professional is to meet the needs of individuals from various cultures and ethnic backgrounds who present with a medical issue or concern. To meet their needs, we have to use our be...
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Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation
Unlocking the Potential of the Hyperbaric Accreditation Support Forum and Instagram for UHMS Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Communication
In the field of hyperbaric healthcare, Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation serves as a symbol of quality, safety, and excellence. For hyperbaric facilities, achieving and maintaining accreditation is not only a matter of pride but also a commitment to providing optimal care to patients undergoing h...
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Baromedical Nurses Association Update
The Baromedical Nurses Association Board of Directors met to include all BNA members. The BNA meeting notes as presented by Dana Winn, current BNA President:
Hyperbaric Nurses Day April 6, 2024: 11am-3pm EST
The BNA invites you to join us for our annual Hyperbaric Nurses Day! We hav...
In Memoriam Dr. Dirk Jan Bakker, MD, PhD
On 10th December dr Dirk Jan Bakker passed away on the age of 83.
Dr. Bakker was a general and transplant surgeon, trained by Professor Boerema and Professor Brummelkamp and therefore he gained great interest in hyperbaric and diving medicine. His PhD thesis was “The Influence of Hyperbaric Oxy...
Is this medical device safe to be in the chamber?: An introduction to the Medical Device Approval document
Author Bio: Kevin P Gardner serves as the Hyperbaric Safety Director at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI, overseeing the maintenance and safety of a large Fink Engineering multiplace hyperbaric chamber. He also serves as a member of the NFPA 53 technical committee, the UHMS Hyper...
Use of Registry data to study HBO2 use, outcomes, and adverse events
A study by Kinjal Sethuraman, MD (University of Maryland) et a, highlighting the need for increased availability of emergency HBO2 treatment facilities, was submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) scheduled for May of 2024. Dr. Seth...
Dick Clarke is the 2023 Recipient of the Prestigious DAN Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard (Dick) Clarke, a prominent leader in the hyperbaric oxygen and diving community, received the prestigious and well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award from Divers Accident Network (DAN) in November of 2023. Dick has been making contributions to this community since enlisting in the Brit...
Medical Device Approval Process Form
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DESCRIPTION OF MEDICAL DEVICE APPROVAL PROCESS – CLASS ‘A' MULTIPLACE CHAMBERS
PURPOSE
The following Medical Device Approval Process is a generic process that has been endorsed by the Hyperbaric Oxygen Safety Committee of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical ...
Multicenter Hyperbaric Outcomes Registry: 2023 Q4 Update
The Multicenter Registry for Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment includes 26 centers that agree to enter standard outcome measures on all the patients they see. These data are being published to inform the medical community about the uses of hyperbaric oxygen treatment and the outcomes.
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Prohibited Item Risk Assessment
Introduction
What is the rationale behind having a prohibited items assessment/checklist for each hyperbaric unit? The hyperbaric safety program forms the cornerstone of every hyperbaric medicine service, offering essential guidance to identify and mitigate the potential risks and hazards associ...