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    Same-Day Surgery

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    March 1, 2019

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    Document, Assess, Audit: Improving Infection Prevention Procedures

    ASCs can improve their infection prevention processes is by keeping their policies and procedures aligned with standards, regulations, and nationally recognized guidelines. Experts explain several additional steps centers could take to improve their overall infection prevention program.

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    Thanks to High-Deductible Plans, ASCs Must View Patient as Payer

    Interested in what the rise in patient deductibles means for surgery centers’ bottom line? Read on.

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    ASCs Can Improve Reporting Culture

    Recently, The Joint Commission issued four basic steps that healthcare organizations can take, starting with establishing trust.

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    Prescribers Have Contributed to Opioid Epidemic but Can Help Stop It

    Ohio's opioid prescribing initiative could serve as a blueprint for others looking to give doctors information about the dangers of opioid addiction, overdoses, and over-prescribing.

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    It Is the Little Things That Go a Long Way

    These small gestures can enhance and promote great customer service and set your organization apart from others.

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    Medicare’s Online Procedure Price Lookup Tool Could Be Useful for Patients

    ASC patients with Medicare coverage now can use a simple tool to compare total costs and what they will pay for procedures and surgeries in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.

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    The Joint Commission Focuses on Preventing Workplace Violence

    Healthcare workers, especially nurses, are at a high risk of violence, largely at the hands of patients. Research shows that healthcare workers are at greater risk from violence than almost every other worker, and the problem is on the rise. Recognizing the risk, healthcare organizations are developing and sharing resources to help mitigate workplace violence.

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    Management, Workplace Culture Key Elements of Violence Prevention

    There are no federal standards or regulations for workplace violence prevention; everything is advisory, but there are some key elements to prevention and actions healthcare organizations can take.

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    Two Recent Infection Breaches Highlight Danger of Complacency

    Surgery centers should refocus on infection prevention efforts in light of recent reports of breaches involving HIV, hepatitis, and the potentially fatal carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). These problems point to the need for ambulatory surgery centers to follow the highest level of infection prevention standards and guidelines.

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    Every Violence Prevention Program Starts With Reporting and Data Collection

    One barrier to preventing workplace violence is an organization’s failure to close the loop with healthcare workers by giving those employees information about what happened once they reported an incident.

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    Table Of Contents

    Document, Assess, Audit: Improving Infection Prevention Procedures

    Thanks to High-Deductible Plans, ASCs Must View Patient as Payer

    ASCs Can Improve Reporting Culture

    Prescribers Have Contributed to Opioid Epidemic but Can Help Stop It

    It Is the Little Things That Go a Long Way

    Medicare’s Online Procedure Price Lookup Tool Could Be Useful for Patients

    The Joint Commission Focuses on Preventing Workplace Violence

    Management, Workplace Culture Key Elements of Violence Prevention

    Two Recent Infection Breaches Highlight Danger of Complacency

    Every Violence Prevention Program Starts With Reporting and Data Collection

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    Financial Disclosure: Consulting Editor Mark Mayo, CASC, MS, reports he is a consultant for ASD Management. Nurse Planner Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN, reports she is a consultant for Ethicon USA and Mobile Instrument Service and Repair. Editor Jonathan Springston, Editor Jill Drachenberg, Editorial Group Manager Terrey L. Hatcher, Author Melinda Young, Physician Editor Steven A. Gunderson, DO, FACA, DABA, CASC, and Author Stephen W. Earnhart, RN, CRNA, MA, report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.

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