Medical Staff Newsletter
May 2018
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Neil Brodsky, MD
Department of Medicine
On staff since 1999
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 Robotics Program Earns National Accreditation
Community Medical Center has achieved accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation. A Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery accreditation distinguishes Community Medical Center from other facilities by providing the highest quality of care to its patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. CMC's Robotic Surgery program is one of only three programs in New Jersey to have earned this distinction.
Community Medical Center's Robotic Surgery program was the first of its kind in the region and is staffed by highly skilled surgeons with over a decade of experience in robotic surgery procedures. Surgeons use robotic surgery for gynecology, gyn/oncology, urology, general (i.e. hernia, gallbladder) and colorectal surgical procedures.
Special thanks to Steven Lowry, MD, Program Director, Robotic Surgery Program, Sergey Grachev, MD, John Sutherland, MD, and Thomas Hackett, DO, who were all integral in a successful accreditation survey process.
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Physician Honored by Nursing Staff
Dr. Christopher Passariello was the recipient of the CMC Nursing Staff's Physician Partnership Award. The award was presented during the annual Nurses Award's celebration held during Nurses Week 2018 and recognizes a physician who continually works collaboratively with nurses for the benefit of their patients.
Congratulations Dr. Passariello!
Dr. Christopher Passariello, (center) was presented with the 2018 Nurses Physician Partnership Award by Dr. William Strazzella, President, CMC Medical Staff, Donna Bonacoro, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Melissa Gagliano, MSN, RN, Director, 3E - Orthopedics Unit/Coordinator, Total Joint Repacement and Spine Institute and Patrick Ahearn, Chief Operating Officer.
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Updates from Yeshavanth Nayak, MD, Chief Medical Officer:
- Additional weekend Physician Advisor coverage will be added to expedite discharges. The goal is to relieve delays in the discharge process and facilitate improved throughput from the Emergency Department.
- Work continues with members of the Medical Staff, Administration and members of the Board of Trustees along with ECG Consultants to determine the feasibility of establishing CMC as a teaching facility. The group's report should be available by the summer.
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Removal of 'barnabashealth.org' Email Domain
What: Removal of "barnabashealth.org" email domain, due to the increase in phishing emails sent to the "barnabashealth.org" email accounts.
Impact: If you are using your old email address ending with barnabashealth.org ( [email protected]) you will no longer receive emails.
When: IT&S will remove the domain on June 5th
Action Required: Please notify all business contacts to update their records with your accurate email address ending with @rwjbh.org. ( [email protected])
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Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course Offered at New Jersey Hospital Association
A Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder course is being co-sponsored by ACOG and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. It will be offered on Friday, June 25, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the New Jersey Hospital Association. The curriculum has been specifically designed for women's health providers.
CME credits to be given. To register visit
https://elearning.asam.org/p/ACOG_NJ
. If you are a prescribing physician in New Jersey, this course is free with a discount code. Email Angela Centellas, New Jersey Hospital Association, at [email protected] prior to registering to receive the code.
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06/07/18
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"The Fore Gut, a Modern Surgical Specialty"
Ragui W. Sadek, MD, FACS
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
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06/21/18
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"The Use of Surgery for Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in the Abdominal Cavity: Helpful or Just Hype?"
H. Richard Alexander, Jr., MD
Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Welcome New Members of the Medical Staff
Gabrielle Cifaldi, CRNA
Kendal Smith, CRNA
Anesthesia, Pain Medicine
Samir Jani, MD
Emergency Medicine
Kate Bianchini, APN
Katherine Catallo, MD
Frank Dos Santos, MD
Amanda Esposito, MD
Joseph Roarty, MD
James Tanis, MD
Medicine, Cardiology
Keydella Fuller, APN
Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine
Arbie Ramos, APN
Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Jennifer Rey, PA
New Community Medical Center Staff
Michelle Koscelnak is the new Administrative Director of Quality Resource Services. Her office is in the Riverwood 2 building and she can be reached at ext. 18027 or
[email protected].
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Clinical Documentation Tip of the Month - How Clinical Documentation Can Improve Your Physician Profile
- Accurate severity of illness and risk of mortality = correct anticipated length of stay days
- Correct and accurate co-morbidities will affect overall quality scores, performance and ranking scores, and quality measures of the physicians profile
- Clinical Documentation bridges the gap between the physician and the documentation guidelines of the Regulatory and Coding standards
- Provides a foundation for CMS compliance
- Ensures accurate reporting to CMS, which, will assist with the new MACRA ruling and CMS MIPS program by closing the loop between outpatient office documentation and inpatient hospital based documentation
- Improvement of utilization and decreased risk of converting from inpatient status to OBS status
Good Documentation Habits
Carry your documentation throughout the chart and into discharge summary, even if the diagnosis is resolved, document diagnosis and that it was resolved during stay. Tell the patient's story through the hospital from start to finish in the discharge summary.
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| Dept/Committee |
Date |
Time |
| Anesthesiology Dept. |
6/21 |
7:00 AM |
| Blood Drive |
6/8 |
9:30 AM |
| Cardiac Cath Bus/QA/PR |
6/14 |
5:30 PM |
| CMC Board of Trustees |
6/7 |
8:00 AM |
| Credentials Committee |
6/18 |
5:30 PM |
| ED/OP Department |
6/12 |
8:45 AM |
| Executive Committee |
6/5 |
6:00 PM |
| Infection Control Committee |
6/12 |
12:00 PM |
| Infectious Diseases |
6/5 |
12:00 PM |
| Med Staff Quality Council |
6/21 |
7:30 AM |
| Medicine/Fam. Practice Peer QA Committee |
6/5 |
8:00 AM |
| Neurology Department |
6/20 |
6:00 PM |
| New Physician Orientation |
6/18 |
4:00 PM |
| OR Advisory |
6/20 |
7:00 AM |
| Orthopedics Dept. |
6/19 |
6:00 PM |
| Pathology Department |
6/22 |
4:30 PM |
| Performance Improvement Council |
6/15 |
7:30 AM |
| Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee |
6/26 |
8:00 AM |
| Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance |
6/28 |
12:30 PM |
| Radiation Safety Committee |
6/13 |
1:00 PM |
| Radiology Department |
6/20 |
5:30 PM |
| STEMI Review Committee |
6/26 |
6:00 PM |
| Surgery QA&I/PR |
6/28 |
7:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Breast |
6/11 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Breast |
6/25 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - ENT |
6/1 |
12:00 PM |
| Tumor Board - Neuro Oncology |
6/18 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - OB/Gyn |
6/15 |
12:00 PM |
| Tumor Board - Thoracic |
6/8 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Thoracic |
6/22 |
8:00 AM |
| Utilization Review Committee |
6/27 |
7:30 AM |
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