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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

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 > August, 2009 Vol. X, No. 8

Make Your GI Endoscopy Service More Efficient

Tips on how to shave minutes and dollars off of procedures, turnarounds and cleaning.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

To the penny and to the minute, Monica Clayton, BS, CGRN, the center director of the Endoscopy Center of Colorado Springs (Colo.), can tell you her monthly cost per procedure ($273.48), monthly employee costs per procedure ($122.47) and clinical hours per procedure (3.1).

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