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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is permitting Custom Ultrasonics to resume manufacturing the System 83 Plus Washer/Disinfector and all accessories.
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Outpatient surgery programs are so busy that staff members are required to wear many hats. When it comes to the responsibility for cost control, your efforts may not be successful if the staff member perceives this is a secondary responsibility. Even if you decide to make cost control a priority for a staff member, not all administrative or board members view the position as necessary.
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Paying attention to details, knowing your contracts, standardizing supplies and equipment, and being willing to purchase large volumes from one vendor can result in significant savings for outpatient surgery programs.
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I was posed with an interesting question from the editor of Same-Day Surgery a few days ago: "If you lie awake at night worrying about work, what is it that you worry about?"
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Silicone breast implants are now available for cosmetic purposes after a long hiatus, and chances are good that surgeons are using them in your operating rooms. But should you worry about a repeat of the lawsuit frenzy that led to the banishment of silicone implants years ago?
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When an outpatient surgery program has a low surgical site infection rate, it is hard to attribute the low rate to any one activity, but experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery agree that following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidelines for hair removal prior to surgery is a simple step to take as part of an overall program.
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Ambulatory surgery providers have often raised concerned about nonsurgeons venturing into surgical territory. Now one state has sanctioned the practice.
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Question: We had a patient die in our operating room last week, and we are all still devastated by it. Administration is running around making sure that everything was done properly and that everyone followed procedure, and it is just terrible.
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Managing costs for an outpatient surgery program is an ongoing challenge for all managers, but the challenge is not insurmountable, according to experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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Under updated infection control guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Standard Precautions now include respiratory/cough etiquette instructions.