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Archive > October, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 10

Business Advisor

When Should You Stop Scheduling Elective Cases?

Franklin Dexter, MD, PhD

Does your surgical center refuse to add elective cases to the schedule unless you receive at least 72 hours' notice? Even though I fully appreciate the pain of preparing patients and planning equipment requirements on short notice, I'm still going to tell you why having a threshold minimum number of hours after which you won't schedule an elective case is a poor policy.

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