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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

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Archive >  Surgical Supplies 2005

Three Quick Improvements

Designate buying days, take advantage of Newton's Law and reduce your inventory

Only Order Supplies on Certain Days
How many times have you urged your staff to keep an eye on supply levels and to put in a request when they're low? How often have you risked running out because staff members didn't? For us, this was especially a problem because our purchasers and our receiving storeroom aren't in our medical arts building, but in the separate administrative building, which doesn't keep the same hours as we do and is closed on weekends.

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