Same-Day Surgery – March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012
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Robots: A wise investment, or a luxury you can avoid? Consider these issues
The ECRI Institute has said robotics should be on your radar for 2012, according to its top 10 watch list for CEOs, CFOs, and COOs1 (See complete list, below.) The list included one chapter with the provocative title, "Are costly robot wars coming to your operating room? -
Target those most at risk of falls, but others too
Fall prevention efforts usually target those thought most likely to fall, but does that leave the other patients at risk if no one is paying attention to their potential for falling? -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Questions and answers to help you survive 2012
Can you believe that 2012 is almost 25% over! It just started, for heaven's sake! Myself, I'm still struggling with issues from 2011. -
Surgery stays on track with strategic plan
At Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, there is a standard eight-step process for writing strategic plans. -
Surgeons don't discuss end-of-life care
According to a recent survey, published in the Annals of Surgery, many U.S. surgeons fail to discuss their patients' wishes in case a risky operation goes awry, and even more say that they would not operate if patients limited what could be done to keep them alive. The survey indicates that the restrictions are being debated among doctors. -
Military hospital advances medicine
At Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a military hospital operated by the Army and the Defense Department in Landstuhl, Germany, medical-surgical teams save the lives every day of warriors wounded in Afghanistan and, until recently, saved troops wounded in Iraq. But that's only part of their success. -
SDS Accreditation Update: For Medicare survey success, managers must strive for excellence
If ambulatory surgery center (ASC) managers want to ace the Medicare survey, they should make sure staff members understand what will be assessed and current best practices for the standards. -
SDS Accreditation Update: Strategic plan necessary for accreditation success
Accrediting agencies do not provide a blueprint for writing a strategic plan. However, The Joint Commission and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) expect hospital, ambulatory surgery center (ASC), and office-based surgery administrators to devote time to planning.