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As administrator of Kissimmee (FL) Surgery Center, Lou Warmijak knows that weather-related disaster plans must be in place and must be comprehensive. But, as he learned during the 2004 hurricane season, there are always situations for which you cannot plan.
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Same-day surgery managers and staff members will have more direction and some flexibility if they face a disaster that requires the use of health care volunteers or if they choose to stay open during a pandemic situation with new standards in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations hospital, ambulatory care, and office-based surgery standards that are effective July 1, 2006.
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As surgery centers begin to analyze how a new reimbursement system, if passed, would affect their income and bottom line, they are finding that future changes will be a mixed bag.
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Several of your staff are in the first trimester of pregnancy. Youre thrilled for them, but you want to make sure they arent exposed to chemicals or radiation that might impair the fetus. One staff member brings in a note from her OB/GYN saying to follow guidelines for pregnant staff in the OR, but you cant find any state or federal guidelines.
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Reuse of single-use devices, environmental responsibility, and development of a patient safety culture are three of the new or significantly revised guidance statements to be included in the 2006 Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines published by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
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In ambulatory surgery survey results recently released by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) with the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC), total operating cost per case varied from $343.49 for single specialty gastroenterology centers to $1,430.88 for orthopedic surgery centers.
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Between 50% and 80% of the 609 patients in a pain study conducted by the e-Pain Research Group in Montreal, had misconceptions about the pain they could expect after surgery and about the proper way to use medications to control pain.
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A patient goes in to a hospital for preoperative testing and ends up with more than $8,000 charged to fake accounts in his name at stores across his state.
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Our facility is managed by an outside management company. We pay them 9% of net collected revenue, plus they have 15% of the equity in the center. This seems high. Is it?
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Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have shown that hypnosis can reduce preoperative anxiety for adults undergoing ambulatory surgery.
