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To help ensure basic safety standards and improve patient care, the World Health Organization (WHO) prepared a surgical safety checklist in 2008 that, according to findings in more than 20 studies, has shown to dramatically improve patient outcomes when properly implemented. One study indicated a decrease of 47% in perioperative mortality and a second study …

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In the last two years, the FDA has received 458 reports associated with medical bed mattress covers failing to prevent fluid ingress, posing a significant risk of infection to patients. The reports were filed between January 2011 and January 2013. In response, the agency has issued a Safety Communication to “Nurses, Caregivers, Infection Control Professional …

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Accounts receivable Accounts Receivable is the revenue center of the ASC. Accounts Receivable should be closely monitored to ensure claims are not sitting unpaid at insurance companies and funds are coming in on a timely basis. Goals should also be set for how long claims are idling in A/R, and that revenue milestones are met. …

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