It takes a certain kind of person to manage a surgery center. We have to be smart. We have to be great at multi-tasking, […]
Safety Data Sheets….who is keeping up the book, what needs to be included, and what happened to the “M”??
We have always called it the MSDS book. It typically lives somewhere in the facility where all can reference it, right? Did you know […]
Adventures in Gastro Quality Reporting # 9
Whether you are single specialty Gastroenterology or multispecialty with Gastro cases, you are among many of us who have 2 new measures to track.
The festering task list…
Doesn’t it feel like some days, it’s all about checking off the task list? That some things just get moved to the new list […]
Conscious Sedation…just a little Versed…
Conscious Sedation can be an appropriate way to provide comfort to a patient during certain procedures. Doing it safely means that you implement processes and […]
Difficult Surgeons? Oh My.
Have you ever had an OR staffer come to you and say… I can’t work with (him/her)! I have. And, in all honesty, I […]
The Big Rocks
We all start our day with the well intended “task list”. Then …we get into the day and find ourselves quite busy. This busy […]
Care Communication…Are your staff “handing off” effectively?
Not only is care communication important, it is also a AAAHC requirement. Here are some thoughts you may want to consider to improve the process […]
CMS Quality Reporting. No, it was not created just to add one more thing to our plates.
CMS describes it as a way to promote more efficient health care for Medicare beneficiaries. It can be overwhelming. Between registering for access, understanding […]
Credentialing Tip of the Day
Credentialing. Always fun, right? Whether you do it yourself, supervise the process, or outsource it, it is an integral part of recordkeeping in the […]