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Between 2% and 5% of patients undergoing surgical procedures will develop a surgical site infection that results in additional costs that range from $2,734 to $26,019 for each infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control's National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system.
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Don't think that your staff can fake their way through answers during the patient tracer section of an unannounced survey by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, says Nancy Hammes, patient care director in day surgery at Franciscan Skemp La Crosse (WI) Campus.
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Since the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations launched its unannounced surveys in January, more than 1,370 organizations have gone through the new process.
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Do you ever compare yourself with others? Do you compare how you look and what you weigh? What about how much you make and what kind of car you drive? What about other things, like your supply cost per case? What are other people paying for the same stuff you buy? Nothing riles us quicker than thinking we have been taken advantage of in some aspect of life.
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Cosmetic surgery patients use herbal and supplemental medicines at a higher rate than the general public, but physicians are not always aware of the use or of the effect of the supplement on perioperative care, according to a recent study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Question: We need to expand our freestanding center by one more operating room. We have a storage room that is about 300 square feet that we are using for storage. Can we use this?
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In the Medicare Payment Advisory Commissions (MedPACs) March 2006 report, the commission recommends a 2007 update for hospitals of market basket minus half of the commissions expectation for production growth for outpatient and inpatient services.
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Surgery center managers should determine how the new reimbursement system, scheduled to take effect in 2008, will affect their current case mix, suggests Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, president and founder of Surgery Consultants of America and Serbin Surgery Center Billing, both in Fort Myers, FL.
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A new, for-profit subsidiary created by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities will help office-based surgery programs improve their efficiency and comply with requirements of different regulatory bodies and accreditation organizations.
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Preoperative and postoperative safety checklists, as well as forms that collect information about the patients medications and dietary or herbal supplements, are important tools for outpatient surgery programs focusing on patient safety.