Same-Day Surgery – April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
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Health System’s Program Reduces Serious Safety Events Everywhere
High reliability training can lead surgery centers and other healthcare organizations to better safety outcomes.
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Asking Caregivers to Stay Overnight Is Part of Patient-Centric Policy
An ASC offers overnight patients the option of staying with a caregiver. It provides convenience and an opportunity to reinforce caregiver and patient education.
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Communication Game Can Teach Staff to Understand Each Other
Poor communication can lead to surgical mistakes and other medical errors, so organizations need to find ways to help staff improve their communication and relational skills among colleagues.
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Learn More About How the PEARLS and Ladder Communication Game Works
Healthcare professionals developed a game that can teach people how to improve their communication and interactions with colleagues and patients. Specifically, the game helps people learn the best ways to respond during a difficult conversation.
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Study Results Suggest ASCs May Not Be Lowest-Cost Option for All Procedures
Generally, ASCs are perceived as safe, high-quality, low-cost settings for many surgical procedures. Typically, ASC costs are lower than those in the similarly safe and high-quality settings of hospital outpatient departments, which also handle same-day surgeries. However, the authors of a recent study found there is one striking exception: outpatient joint replacement surgery.
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Similar Safety Profiles for HOPDs, ASCs Post-Hip Surgery
A group of investigators have observed postsurgery complications for hip arthroscopy are similar for patients treated in both hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers. Further, there are low complication rates in both settings.
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More Recovery Time Can Aid Patients After Hip Surgery
Research suggests some hip fracture surgery patients experience better outcomes after the procedure with a longer post-acute stay. Recovery also is easier when these patients do not have to engage in intensive physical therapy initiated immediately after surgery.
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Managing and Mingling Hospital, ASC Cultures
Hospitals continue outsourcing to ASCs, causing intermingling of services and cultures that challenge both. Surgery centers decided they could improve the services in their own facilities better than in the traditional hospital environment. However, hospitals have made great strides in the improvement of their services and are eager to joint venture with surgeons in several ways.