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Requirement removed for radiologist on staff
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed the provision in the Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) requiring ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to have a radiologist on the medical staff, according to the ASC Association (ASCA). CMS estimates that the change will save ASCs $41 million annually.Implement protocol for `sterile OR’
Surgical teams have seen successful reductions in distractions and improved workflow after implementing a `sterile cockpit protocol during critical phases of operations, says Michelle Feil, MSN, RN, senior patient safety analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority in Plymouth Meeting, PA.Stages of Change Theory
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