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American Pain Society publishes guideline for post-surgical pain management
The American Pain Society has released a new evidence-based clinical practice guideline, appearing in The Journal of Pain, with 32 recommendations to help clinicians achieve optimal pain management following surgery. According to numerous studies, most surgical patients receive inadequate pain relief, which can heighten the risk for prolonged post-surgical pain, mood disorders, and physical impairment.
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BCBSA study shows how consumers save with shift to outpatient care
A new study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association demonstrates how much consumers and payers save when medical procedures shift from an inpatient to an outpatient setting.
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You can improve communication with your surgery staff — Here’s how
“The following sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.” Did you figure it out? Can you? These statements have driven compulsive individuals crazy over the years. It is the “liar’s paradox,” or pseudómenos lógos.
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Shorter surgery check-in saves $11,500 annually
Employees, supervisors, and managers at Seattle Children’s Hospital are constantly on the lookout for work that is no longer useful.
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Advice on resolving count discrepancies in the OR
When a member of the OR team notices a count discrepancy, that person must speak up, said Amber Wood, MSN, RN, CNOR, CIC, senior perioperative practice specialist at the Association of perioperative Registered Nurses and lead author of a newly updated guideline on retained items.
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First-of-its-kind perioperative surgical home initiative
Most participants in the perioperative surgical home learning collaborative reported they enhanced clinical quality, controlled costs, and/or improved patient experiences as a result of their initiatives.
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Outpatient surgery field fights back after ban from insurance plans
Distressed. Alarming. Shortsighted. Troubling. These words are being used to describe a new trend of employers offering healthcare coverage that excludes outpatient surgery in all settings: hospitals, surgery centers, and surgeons’ offices.
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TJC, CDC collaborate on infection prevention project
The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are collaborating on an initiative to disseminate CDC guidance related to infection prevention and control in ambulatory settings.
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AAAHC has new standard requiring written risk assessment for infection control
Beginning this year, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has a new standard (7.I.B.) requiring a written risk assessment in infection control. The risk assessment becomes the basis for the infection control program for the facility, according to Marcia Patrick, MSN, RN, CIC, surveyor for ambulatory care at AAAHC.
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Staying survey-ready is critical in current accreditation environment
A cautionary note: Those days of knowing when surveyors or government regulators are coming and having time to prepare? They’re long past, say accreditation experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.