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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > May, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 5

Thinking of Buying...Scheduling Software

Ten key features to look for in your program.

Edited by Jayne Mitton, RN

When you consider that a surgical facility's revenue stream starts with the scheduling process, you're struck by how the limitations of phone, fax and e-mail can slow that stream to a trickle and how easy it is to lose cases when you play telephone tag with a physician's office staff. There's no escaping the fact that some cases will go elsewhere when your scheduler is in a meeting or at lunch.

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