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6 Tips for Switching Distributors
Whom you contract this valuable service to might be your biggest sleeper in terms of cost and operational efficiency.
Judith Lee, Contributing Editor

Think fast: Name the top three things that have the ability to disrupt or even shut down your surgery schedule. What did you come up with? Patients who aren't prepared or who don't show up at all? Staffing shortages? An equipment breakdown?

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