Same-Day Surgery – April 1, 2010
April 1, 2010
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Minimally invasive surgery prevails — but is it as safe as you think it is?
Sometimes in the rush to adopt new surgical approaches that allows less scarring and quicker discharge, an important fact becomes lost: Minimally invasive procedures are serious surgery with inherent risks and potentially deadly postoperative complications. -
Can you survive being out of network?
It is viable for your facility to be out of network in a world dominated by powerful insurance payers? The answer is a definite . . . maybe. -
Medical center slashes late starts, long turnovers
In 2008, Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO, was struggling with late start times, long turnovers, and elective cases that sometimes stretched to 4 a.m. -
Center shares secrets for boosting referrals
(Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on the benefits of a marketing director. In this issue, we tell you about the successes of a former RN who increased referrals while working part-time as the marketing director of a surgery center. In next month's issue, we tell you about the benefits of having a full-time director with a marketing background.) -
Splash and splatter risk often underestimated
Splashes and splatters can transmit disease effectively, but many institutions don't adequately protect against this risk, says Susan Y. Parnell, RN, MSN, MPH, CIC, director of employee health clinical services at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Lessons are learned in latest weather crisis
What a wonderful winter it has been in America! Snow and ice and everything nice. Stalled cars, streets shut down, schools closed, general chaos tempered with gleeful, giddy, schoolchildren and frustrated parents. Ahh, global warming at its best! -
Billing, coding issues for outpatient surgery
If you don't bill and code correctly, you could be leaving money on the table, in addition to being noncompliant, warns Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president, Ellis Medical Consulting in Brentwood, TN. Ellis spoke at a recent coding seminar held by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.