Same-Day Surgery – August 1, 2013
August 1, 2013
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How can you reduce anxiety meds, plus increase satisfaction? Calm your patients
Ambulatory surgery programs traditionally calmed patients by providing anti-anxiety medications and perhaps offering a tour ahead of time for pediatric patients. -
UCLA's therapy dogs aid in outpatient surgery
Several four-legged volunteers with the People-Animal Connection (PAC) program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and their human counterparts starred in an episode of a PBS television show, "Shelter Me: Let's Go Home." -
Consider these lessons from case of jailed surgeon
This is the second part of a two-part series on avoiding liability with documentation. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager : Answers to 6 questions that puzzle SDS readers
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Critical issue: Oversight of robotic surgery
In the case involving allegations of unprofessional conduct against a Colorado surgeon, the use of a robotic surgery arm might be only a distraction, say two malpractice attorneys. No matter what equipment was used, the real issue might be whether the facility adequately credentialed him and required him to meet the same performance standards as any other surgeon, with or without the robot. -
Video monitor system helps ensure a timeout
The North Shore LIJ Health System in Forest Hills, NY, is expanding a first-of-its-kind video monitoring system used to measure hand-washing compliance at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, by introducing cameras in operating rooms at Forest Hills (NY) Hospital. -
AORN releases RPs on sharps safety
The Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released a new "Recommended Practices for Sharps Safety," which replaces the "Guidance Statement: Sharps Injury Prevention in the Perioperative Setting" issued in 2005. -
Equal pay discussed for ASC procedures
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC's) June report to Congress includes a chapter reviewing several proposals to expand site-neutral payments, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported. -
New guidelines set for patient safety
Washington State surgeons recently announced standardized guidelines for preoperative care in the form of pre-surgical checklists and tools available to all surgeons to use in their offices or by patients at home to ensure that the health of patients is optimized before surgery. -
Alternatives listed for compliance hotlines
The compliance hotline operated through the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has been discontinued due to an increased cost of the program that the association did not want to pass on to its members. -
SDS Accreditation Update Supplement
Half of ambulatory organizations undergoing accreditation by The Joint Commission are out of compliance with the standard on credentialing and privileging (HR.02.01.03). The biggest reason? Noncompliance with Element of Performance (EP) 3, which requires the organization to document training specific to the privileges being requested.