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Archive > October, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 10
FEATURES
Is Your Coding in Sync with Your Surgeons?
Here are 10 strategies for getting and keeping your docs and coders on the same page.
RN Oversight of Moderate Sedation: Seven Tips for Playing it Safe
When RNs administer and monitor anesthesia care, err on the side of safety.
6 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Diamond Knife
Handled properly, you can begin to see a return on your investment in as little as six months and save tens of thousands of dollars in just a few years.
Improving Your Electrosurgery Safety
Here's how to develop effective policies and procedures for these high-use and high-risk devices.
Taking Total Hip Replacements Outpatient
The open-exposure characteristic of total hip arthroplasty is a luxury surgeons can no longer afford.
Surgical Hospitals Face a Grim Future
Sixty are in operation, 50 more in development. The future of these physician-owned, for-profit centers hangs in the balance.
How We Mix Our Own Dilating 'Cocktail'
By streamlining our eye-dilating process, we save time and money on every cataract case.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page
Man Enough or Smart Enough?
This Just In
Letters & Email
Jet Injectors: A Great Idea, But Too Invasive
Ideas That Work
Post Important Information at the Scrub Sink
Staffing
Why Nurses Leave Hospitals - And Why They Stay
Legal Update
Steps for the Smooth Sale of Securities
Coding & Billing
Getting Reimbursed for Orthopedic Implants
Ask Caryl
Five Ways to Verify Your Financial Statement
Thinking of Buying
Video Equipment
Safety
Lessons Learned in Safety-Device Implementation
Infection Prevention
How Should We Reprocess Our Endoscopes?
Site Visit
Do-It-Yourself ASC Improvement
My Turn
Treat Your Body More Like Your OR
October 2003