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A good competency assessment program for an outpatient surgery program should encompass skills that relate to each employee's job and specific patient populations served and should apply to all employees, according to experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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A total of 113 cases of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) were evaluated by the TASS task force set up by the Fairfax, VA-based American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) since the increased incidence of TASS that began in early 2006.
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One way to make sure your outpatient surgery program is covering all of its bases to prevent patient falls is to carefully review accreditation standards and National Safety Patient Goals, says Jeanne Linda, RHIT, CPMSM, CPHQ, director of medical staff services and quality review at San Leandro (CA) Surgery Center.
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The board of directors of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) recently adopted revisions to its standards. Changes include:
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The patients are sicker and older, and the procedures are lengthier. This is the challenge faced by surgeons and outpatient surgery staff. How do you make sure the patients that enter your outpatient program are appropriate for outpatient surgery?
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To avoid the spread of respiratory illness in a pandemic situation and every day, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, has established "sneeze stations" in all of its waiting rooms, including those at seven OR sites.
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The ramifications for not labeling medications on the sterile field can be severe for patients and for providers, due to liability and now, a new National Patient Safety Goal from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
