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Archive > September, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 9

Ideas That Work

Ready charts to decrease delays

Edited by Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR

Our ambulatory surgery unit had been experiencing an unacceptable amount of delays and cancellations due to incomplete charts. Missing or unfinished lab work, pre-op testing and history and physical documentation resulted in gaps in the OR schedule, lost revenue and frustrated patients and families.

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