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Ambulatory surgery managers in hospitals, surgery centers, and offices face new requirements in 2009 under a revised chapter of leadership standards from The Joint Commission (TJC).
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The AAAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement (IQI) has released the clinical versions of three benchmarking study reports: cataract extraction with lens insertion, colonoscopy, and knee arthro-scopy with meniscectomy.
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Outpatient surgery providers are increasingly using web pages as a means to educate patients; however, how should you design and organize your web page so that it is accessible and easily navigated by older patients? Consider these suggestions from Kay Ball, RN, MSA, CNOR, FAAN, perioperative consultant and educator for K&D Medical in Lewis Center, OH:
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I've been in the business of surgery for the past 24 years. Years before that, I was in a clinical role in the OR. I try to stay ahead of the curve; that's my job. Trends are developing out there that you need to be aware of in your workplace.
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An outpatient surgery patient shows up without an escort to drive him home. Despite the nurse's insistence, the patient indicates he doesn't have anyone who can escort him.
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Under new leadership standards from The Joint Commission (TJC) that take affect in 2009, only hospitals will be required to focus on conflict that may affect safety and quality.
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Two cases from the Canadian Medical Protective Association, a mutual defense organization for 95% of Canadian physicians, illustrate the danger of patients driving home after ambulatory surgery
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The much-feared widespread emergence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has not occurred, with true VRSA still a rare phenomenon. But perhaps the path to this milestone toward a post-antibiotic era will occur in more incremental steps.