Classification of Partial Nephrectomy as an Outpatient Surgery under CMS Part B Reimbursement Program—Does the Evidence Justify the Recommendation?

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No AccessUrology PracticeResearch Letter1 Nov 2017Classification of Partial Nephrectomy as an Outpatient Surgery under CMS Part B Reimbursement Program—Does the Evidence Justify the Recommendation? Akshay Sood, Firas Abdollah, Jesse D. Sammon, Mani Menon, and Craig G. Rogers Akshay SoodAkshay Sood More articles by this author , Firas AbdollahFiras Abdollah More articles by this author , Jesse D. SammonJesse D. Sammon More articles by this author , Mani MenonMani Menon More articles by this author , and Craig G. RogersCraig G. Rogers More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.urpr.2016.10.001AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail References 1 : Practice patterns and outcomes of open and minimally invasive partial nephrectomy since the introduction of robotic partial nephrectomy: results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Urol2014; 191: 907. Link, Google Scholar 2 CMS Fact Sheet: Two-Midnight Rule. Available at https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/mediareleasedatabase/fact-sheets/2015-fact-sheets-items/2015-07-01-2.html. Google Scholar 3 : How best to measure surgical quality? Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators (AHRQ-PSI) and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) postoperative adverse events at a single institution. Surgery2011; 150: 943. Google Scholar 4 : Assessing surgical quality using administrative and clinical data sets: a direct comparison of the University HealthSystem Consortium Clinical Database and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. Am J Med Qual2009; 24: 395. Google Scholar 5 : Short-term morbidity and mortality of Indiana pouch, ileal conduit, and neobladder urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. Urol Oncol2014; 32: 1151. Google Scholar 6 : Guideline for management of the clinical T1 renal mass. J Urol2009; 182: 1271. Link, Google Scholar 7 : Long-term survival following partial vs radical nephrectomy among older patients with early-stage kidney cancer. JAMA2012; 307: 1629. Google Scholar 8 : An evaluation of the timing of surgical complications following nephrectomy: data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). World J Urol2015; 33: 2031. Google Scholar 9 : Laparoscopic nephrectomy as outpatient surgery. J Urol2016; 195: 1671. Link, Google Scholar 10 : Are we ready for day-case partial nephrectomy?. World J Urol2016; 34: 883. Google Scholar 11 : Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States. N Engl J Med2002; 346: 1128. Google Scholar 12 : Surgeon volume and operative mortality in the United States. N Engl J Med2003; 349: 2117. Google Scholar 13 : Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for large renal masses: critical assessment of perioperative and oncologic outcomes of stage T2a and T2b tumors. Urology2012; 79: 570. Google Scholar 14 : Effect of including cancer-specific variables on models examining short-term outcomes. Cancer2013; 119: 1412. Google Scholar © 2017 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 4Issue 6November 2017Page: 444-447 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2017 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Keywordsday caremedicalMedicarenephrectomyinpatientsoutpatientsMetricsAuthor Information Akshay Sood More articles by this author Firas Abdollah More articles by this author Jesse D. Sammon More articles by this author Mani Menon More articles by this author Craig G. Rogers More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...