Same-Day Surgery – March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018
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ASCs Can Use QAPI Projects to Help Patient Safety, Processes
Quality assurance and performance improvement projects are a way to work toward every surgery center’s goal of providing safe, cost-effective, high-quality care.
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A Blueprint for Starting the QAPI Process
The key to successfully launching quality improvement projects is to study the big picture by asking employees which problems to tackle first.
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A Patient-centered QAPI Project
Patient experience is a good area to mine for a QAPI project in an ASC.
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Make Board Meetings More Efficient With Improved Agenda
The board meeting agenda holds the key to running meetings more efficiently and with fewer discussions going off the tracks.
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How to Succeed at Succession Planning
ASC administrators might notice how difficult it is to fill perioperative nursing jobs. There are competing interests for bachelor’s degree nurses, and perioperative nursing has not been a priority in many schools. One researcher studying this issue has found that this is a problem throughout the surgery center nursing pipeline.
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Do Your Numbers Match?
When it comes to profit and loss statements, all too often we find that what we think the numbers are in a surgical area or freestanding center are not that way in the books, which an accountant or bookkeeper prepares. It is a big deal, regardless of awareness.
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How ASCs Can Avoid OSHA Citations
Surgery center staff must conduct research about and work proactively to comply with all federal, state, and local requirements, as well as accreditation standards. If attention to the Life Safety codes is lax, ambulatory surgery centers might experience code problems related to the National Fire Protection Association codes or OSHA regulations.
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Which Compliance Issues Might ASCs Focus on for 2018?
Same-Day Surgery asked for more information about compliance and regulations in 2018 in a Q&A with Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association in Alexandria, VA.