Subscriptions Advertising Resources About Us Contact Us
Create An Account Forgot Your Password?
Trouble logging in or creating an account? click here
Home This Month E-Weekly Newsletter Building a Facility Article Archive Products & Services
Search OSM
Accrediting/Quality
Anesthesia
Bariatric Surgery
Building/Renovating
Business Management
Code/Bill/Reimburse
85
Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

The application of an acupressure bead between a pediatric patient's eyebrows can reduce their pre-op anxiety, according to researchers. In a stu...

Police Bust Bogus Clinic

Two brothers who ran an illegitimate medical clinic in Canton, Ga., were unqualified for the surgical procedures they performed and the medications ...

Alaska Gov. Palin Attempted CON Repeal

Before she shot onto the national scene as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tried to repeal her...

Home > Archive > May 2005
Ideas That Work
Narrated Videotapes of Cataract Surgery
Edited by Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR

Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR We send each cataract patient home with a narrated videotape of his procedure. It costs about $25 to do this when you consider the expense of the recording equipment, on-site narrators (yes, that's right - narrators) and blank videotapes. Multiply that by the 5,000 cataract cases we do per year and $125,000 might seem like a hefty number, but it's proven to be a great way to market our vision care and cosmetic facial surgery practice in southwest Florida. We also use our sophisticated video equipment to conduct live surgery seminars for the public in an effort to help demystify cataract surgery. Here's how we've set up to do this.

Already have an account? Please sign in:
Email Address:
Password:
Categories: Ideas That Work
PRODUCT & SERVICE RESOURCES
Product & Service Showcase
A showcase of products and services geared to make your facility better.
Professional Services Platinum Pages
A guide of people and companies to help make your facility better.
Facilities on Parade
A portfolio of opportunities helping you assess how your facility might look and work.
44
Products In This Issue
Other Articles That May Interest You
Ideas That Work
Let Surgical Techs Intern at Your Facility
Ideas That Work
One-two Punch Is Key to Room Turnover
Ideas That Work
No Forms to Fill Out on Day of Surgery
Comment on this Article
You must be logged in to leave comments.
Recent Comments
This article has 1 comment(s).
You must be logged in to view them.