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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing its emphasis on discharge planning and has developed a worksheet for surveyors to use to determine if hospitals are in compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
