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Free benchmarking information available for ambulatory surgery
You don’t have to go digging through mountains of data to find benchmarking information. As part of our cost-saving issue, Same-Day Surgery offers free statistics from the ASC Quality Collaboration.
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Art installed, does double duty as decoration and morale booster
How would you like to spend money once, but get more for your buck when you use it for two purposes? One gastroenterology physicians group achieved that goal by decorating the office with art that also motivates employees.
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Tip on easy way to reduce overtime
Your staffing costs might be keeping you up at night, but here is one simple tip that can save you significant money: Change the schedule of your pay period from Monday through Friday to Tuesday through Monday.
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In ambulatory surgery programs, money saved equals money earned
Some ambulatory surgery managers have a hard time seeing that money saved is money earned. Many hospitals, surgery centers, and surgeons’ offices focus so much effort on increasing revenue and not enough on controlling their expenses. Can and should you do both?
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Are concurrent surgeries a good tool to save time and money? Experts express caution
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has been the focus of controversy over the safety of concurrent surgeries and whether patients have a right to know when surgeons are dividing their attention. One patient safety leader says that the practice is not necessarily improper but should be monitored by management.
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Want to cut supply costs? Tell surgeons how they compare with their peers
The neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, and otolaryngology – head and neck surgery departments at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco had a 4% decrease in median surgical supply costs in six months through a price transparency initiative aimed at surgeons.
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Saving Money with Surgical First Assistants
Increasingly, outpatient surgeons are adding surgical first assistants as a tool to shorten their procedure times and add more cases.
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Patients using social media to lobby for access to investigational drugs
Social media campaigns have successfully pressured drug companies to approve some requests for investigational drugs for terminally ill patients under expanded access programs, but this raises significant ethical concerns, experts say.
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Improve evaluation of IRB’s QI/QA processes
IRB offices need a systematic approach to quality improvement processes. They also should have a way to evaluate performance, subjecting the office to internal scrutiny, an IRB expert says.
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IRB develops improved staff training for new hires
Leaders at one IRB decided to address concerns about new hire training through the development of a standardized training program for all new staff members.