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When at Longmont (CO) Surgery Center started collecting copays and deductibles up front, they were clueless about the process, says Angie Blankinship, BSN, CASC, administrator.
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Storing dantrolene would save 33 lives per year at an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of nearly $200,000 (in 2010 dollars) per life saved, indicating that storing dantrolene at ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) is very cost effective, say malignant hyperthermia experts.
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Results of a recent study indicate that when an anesthesiologist wears two sets of gloves during laryngoscopy and intubation and then removes the outer set immediately after intubation, the contamination of the intraoperative environment is dramatically reduced.
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Google glass is being tested by surgeons across the country and is in high demand. The device can be worn during surgery and used to teach, archive, and access other documents.
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Several questions have been raised regarding the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting Program (ASCQR), including questions about reporting on use of the safe surgery checklist, says Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs for the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA).
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Patients visiting a clinic for an injection to relieve their pain dont expect to leave with a new condition such as hepatitis, but unfortunately thousands of patients have been adversely affected in this way when they received an injection.
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Ive received a lot of emails with questions through the Same-Day Surgery newsletter each month. Thought I would share some with you.
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Eleven research teams have received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle to pursue new condom designs that could help increase condom use by improving sexual sensation and other aspects of user experience.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued clinical guidance for use of anti-HIV drugs in uninfected patients who are at substantial risk of infection.
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Postpartum placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) might be an effective way to address unplanned pregnancies in adolescents. Efficacy is key in preventing rapid repeat pregnancy; 20% of adolescent mothers give birth again within two years.
