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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...

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Archive > August, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 8

Staffing

How to Convert to a Four-day Workweek

Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC

Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR You get paid by the patient, not by the hour. So why are you bound to the traditional five-day workweek? If you compress your surgery schedule and eliminate one day of surgery, converting your facility to a four-day workweek - especially during the startup of a new center - can greatly improve in efficiency.

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