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Archive > October, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 10

How Does Your Cataract Service Compare?

Check out these national benchmarks and ways to improve the areas where you're lacking.

Daniel Cook, Managing Editor

We wanted to know how you keep your cataract services running smoothly and economically. We also wanted to provide you with national benchmarks in a few performance categories so you can compare your ability to attract surgeons, control supply costs and streamline patient flow against some of the nation's best performing facilities. The Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society recently concluded its baseline benchmarking survey of 62 ophthalmic surgery center facilities. Here are just a few of their findings and some tips on how you can improve those areas in your facility.

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