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Revising Policies Should Be a Priority, Even as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Creating new policies or revising existing procedures should be a priority to meet the challenges of managing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and administering the vaccine. Follow these six steps to make the process easier.
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A Guide to Improving Surgery Center Billing Practices
Surgery centers could improve their financial bottom line by focusing on following best practices in revenue cycle management.
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Papers Detail Hazards of Surgical Smoke
Researchers provide more detailed definitions, offer possible solutions to minimize risk.
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Slamming Forward
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Surgeons, Anesthesiologists Raise Alarm Over Medicare Fee Cuts
The cuts could hurt several healthcare sectors at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy financial toll.
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Poor Leadership Produces Shocking Outcome
A cautionary tale about how not to be a leader.
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The Best Qualities of a Good Administrator
Surgery center leaders must develop specific skills to help them navigate the difficult line between collegiality and staff management. One of the biggest mistakes a surgery center administrator can make is talking and sharing too much. Learn to communicate better by sharing less and listening to employees’ needs.
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Overcoming Vaccine Misinformation to Secure Staff Buy-In
Convincing staff a vaccine is important and safe will take a robust educational plan. Administrators can start by meeting with staff and encouraging them to ask questions. Leaders should emphasize the safety and efficacy data to dispel misinformation.
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Rolling Out a COVID-19 Vaccine at Surgery Centers
Surgery center leaders should start educating staff about the vaccine candidates and create vaccine policies for employees and patients. Because vaccine demand is high, leaders also should prepare in case their facilities become designated vaccine administration sites.
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Survey: Few Outpatient Surgery Complications During Early COVID-19 Pandemic Period
The results of a recent survey showed hundreds of ambulatory surgery centers continued performing outpatient procedures during the initial weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic with little harm to patients.