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I've costed our cataract procedures down to the tape (3¢) that we use to cover the patient's non-procedural eye, to the warm blanket (41¢), to the retrobulbar injection (29¢), to the surgeon's cap (4¢) and gloves ($2.75). I know this might seem a tad obsessive, but in a business where income is largely pre-determined by private or government reimbursements, the greatest opportunity to increase profitability is through effective cost management. And when you host thousands of patients, a few cents here and a few cents there can really add up.
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