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General Anesthesia Contributes to Post-op Pain

Some "noxious" general anesthetics excite sensory neurons that cause peripheral pain in patients once they wake from surgery, researchers say. I...

WHO Issues Surgical Safety Checklist

The World Health Organization and the Harvard University School of Public Health have created a new perioperative checklist for surgical team member...

Surgical Business Ethics in the Press

It's no secret that some leading orthopedic surgeons receive six- and seven-figure payments annually from the makers of artificial hips and knees. B...

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What's Inflating Your Case Costs?
Understanding the factors that determine your case costs will help keep them in check.
Beverly Kirchner, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC

To ensure a healthy bottom line, you need to treat case costs as you would infection control or risk management: as if they were a continuous quality improvement initiative. And to do that, you need to know what to measure and how your facility stacks up against those numbers. Focus on these five financial benchmarks.

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