Manager's Guide to
The New Quality Standards
FEATURES
4 Making Sense of
Reimbursement's New Reality
CMS is dangling better pay
for better care. Are you ready?
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
January 2013 | www.outpatientsurgery.net
17 No More Patient Burns
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Protect those in your care
from injuries that are 100% preventable.
Marilyn Burns, RN, BS, CNOR
22 Easy Fixes for Avoiding Wrong-Site Surgery
Identify and correct the
little things that lead to errors.
Kelli Ruiz
29 How Well Do You Manage Post-Op Pain?
Letting pain get the upper hand is a
sure way to sink your patient satisfaction scores.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
37 Administer Antibiotics On Time, Every Time
Check out my center's foolproof process for always
starting infusions within specified timeframes.
Cathy Reece, RN, CNOR
42 Stay Vigilant Against Deep Vein Thrombosis
Take No Airway for Granted
Prophylaxis should be the rule
for most every patient, not the exception.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
The ASA's newest guidelines provide
help for assessing, recognizing and 46 What Do Your Patients See?
Put yourself in their shoes to notice the
handling challenging intubations.
not-so-obvious ways to keep your facility clean.
Robert A. Caplan, MD
Donna Smith, MT, CASC
To Our Readers
You already strive to provide the best possible patient care. Now the government is going
to pay or penalize you based on your performance. Under the new health reform law, hospitals and ASCs will get paid better if they perform better on certain clinical measures and
patient satisfaction scores. Use the advice in the Manager's Guide to the New Quality
Standards to earn high scores and ensure you get paid what you deserve, and more.
Cover photo courtesy of Surgical Care Affiliates
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
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