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Advanced Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Any clinician who may have a role in the initial triage and management of these patients would be well-served to have an understanding of the currently available imaging modalities and techniques, and the applications of each in the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke.
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Eroding Profits, Compromised Benchmarks
Is your profit margin not what it used to be? Has your turnaround time increased? You are not alone. It happens to the best facilities, both hospitals and freestanding surgery centers.
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Screening Patients Can Be Tricky, Particularly Without Electronic Records
Identifying the right patients for outpatient surgery can be tricky. Surgery centers must ensure patients have no conditions or take no medications that would jeopardize a safe surgical outcome.
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Balancing Needs of Multigenerational Staff Challenging for ASC Directors
Balancing the needs of older and younger employees can be challenging because of societal differences in a multigenerational workforce.
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Follow These Strategies to Prevent Problems With Dissatisfied Patients
Unhappy patients can cause major headaches for a surgery center. Problems could lead to financial and legal issues.
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ASCs Can Take Steps to Prevent and Handle Sexual Harassment Allegations
Surgery centers can take several steps to reduce the likelihood of a sexual harassment claim or to handle one without it heading to court.
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Sexual Harassment Can Cost an ASC Millions
Sexual harassment allegations made headlines for weeks in late 2017, targeting politicians, actors, movie moguls, and others. In recent years, similar allegations also resulted in surgery centers and other healthcare organizations paying millions in fines and lawsuit damages after such allegations were ignored.
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Opioid Crisis Affects Sickle Cell Patients Presenting With Related Pain
Experts note that opioids are still a first-line therapy for patients with sickle cell disease, but providers are reluctant to prescribe opioids in the current climate.
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Medical Home Within ED Serves Needs of Sparsely Populated Region
North Carolina facility serves as one model for healthcare delivery redesign in rural communities where outcomes have not kept pace with their urban counterparts.
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How to Respond to an Unusual Hepatitis A Outbreak
Recently, several regions in the United States have experienced unusual outbreaks of hepatitis A (HAV). The most severe of these outbreaks is in San Diego, where emergency providers have taken extra steps to identify patients with HAV promptly and to offer vaccinations to patient groups deemed most at risk.