Same-Day Surgery – October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
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Court case, study raise question: Should your CRNAs be supervised?
A patient goes in for a colonoscopy in which a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthesia care. According to the subsequent lawsuit filed by the family, the patient told the CRNA that he had sleep apnea and used a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) when sleeping. -
Anxiety about anesthesia may up postponements
Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia might lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery, according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). -
Class on financial end of surgery defuses confusion
Hospital administrators understand that the complexity of health care insurance and billing these days requires continuous education of staff. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: 13 steps to convert to 45-minute arrivals
In my recent column, I lashed out at facilities that require patients to arrive an hour or two or more before their surgery time. -
Infection control is focus for 2011
Accreditation organizations are making an "all-out effort" to focus on safe needle use in 2011, according to Marsha Wallander, RN, assistant director of accreditation services at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). -
Surgery center offers student internships
Most young people who are interested in becoming surgeons have only TV to give them a glimpse of a world that is normally off limits to all but clinical staff and patients. -
Usability testing ensures clear info
Consider evaluating educational materials, such as an educational sheet, self-care instructions, or an informational web site, with a usability test instead of a focus group, says Dana Botka, manager of customer communications with the Washington Department of Labor and Industries in Olympia.