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OIG Report on VA Operating Rooms Reveals Best, Worst Practices
A recent Office of Inspector General report on Veterans Health Administration ORs paints a clear picture of what makes an OR run efficiently, and what makes it more chaotic.
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COVID-19 Vigilance Must Continue in 2021
Whatever roles ambulatory surgery centers play as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, leaders should prioritize securing supplies in the event of another worldwide supply chain disruption.
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More Hospitals, Health Systems Want to Call the Shots on ASCs
From 2019 to 2020, hospitals and health systems planning to increase their investments in ambulatory surgery centers rose from 44% to 67%, according to a recent survey.
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Creating a Good Marketing Video Can Attract and Inform Patients
Most people will research their condition and treatment options before visiting a surgeon. Centers can educate potential patients about their medical issue and attract them to learn more through video marketing.
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Boost 2021 Marketing Campaign with Visual and Audio Elements
Surgery centers can improve their outreach and marketing by focusing on techniques that have become more popular in recent years, including video stories and podcasts.
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Quality Improvement Project Reduces Sharps and Biomedical Waste, Saves Money
What started as a small quality improvement project led to a major reduction in sharps and biomedical waste and serious cost savings.
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Save Money by Embracing Green Techniques in the Operating Room
ORs are major generators of waste, leaving a large energy use footprint. By focusing on practical green techniques, surgery centers can save money and help the environment.
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IRB Websites Can Offer a Wealth of Useful Tools
An important and useful function of an IRB’s website is its ability to give researchers — as well as the public — access to a wide variety of forms, guidance, and tools. When created well, an IRB’s website can be easy to navigate. It also should be updated with new and revised information regularly. Like crowdsourcing websites and with permission, an IRB’s website also can adopt and adapt tools that researchers and other IRBs have found useful.
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Investigators Benefit from Using Online Self-Auditing Tools
One method to improve regulatory compliance while maintaining IRB efficiency lies in teaching investigators how to conduct self-audits of their protocols and studies.
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Self-Assessing IRB Operations Can Help HRPPs Stay Compliant, on Track
If an IRB sets a goal of greater efficiency, then giving researchers self-assessment tools and using self-auditing tools on IRB operations is a method that can work. These tools can help study coordinators and investigators turn their study protocol submissions from a hot mess into a submission that is mostly compliant and easier to pre-review.