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If you were frustrated by the slow delivery of influenza vaccine last fall, public health officials have a message for you: Get used to it.
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Outpatient surgery providers are seeing increasing numbers of children who are overweight and obese, and these children have a greater likelihood of experiencing problems associated with surgery, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System.
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A recent report on medication errors by U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has pinpointed perioperative services as an editor highly at risk for medication errors when compared with the rest of the hospital, and outpatient surgery programs are particularly at risk, say sources interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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Physician recruitment, cost containment, staffing, and managed care contracting are all key parts of any outpatient surgery manager's job, but if your program is struggling, how do you decide which area is most important?
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Informed consent can be a challenge with any patient, but it is particularly difficult with pediatric cases. One option is a multimedia presentation that can help get the necessary information across to the patient and family members in a more engaging way than the standard discussion.
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Question: Is cross-training of staff really that cost-effective? I have several of my staff threaten to quit if I force them to work in PACU. I am forcing the cross-training based upon an article you wrote in Same-Day-Surgery some time ago.
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Although thyroidectomies now are performed using minimally invasive techniques, surgeons have been reluctant to move the procedure to an outpatient setting for a variety of reasons including risk of bleeding and the threat of low blood calcium levels.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that facilities stop using Custom Ultrasonics endoscope washer/disinfectors if alternative automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) are immediately available and it is feasible to make the switch. The affected products include the System 83 Plus Washer/Disinfector, the System 83 Plus MiniFlex Washer/Disinfector, and all accessories.
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By locating a social worker in hospital emergency departments to help members overcome barriers to primary care, Horizon NJ Health was able to decrease ED visits by 45% among members who had a face-to-face conversation with the social worker.
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A new web site, www.CalHospitalCompare.org, enables Californians to compare the performance of more than 200 hospitals statewide on a variety of quality measures from maternity services to cardiac treatment.
