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OS_1310_part2_Layout 1 10/7/13 10:27 AM Page 90 P A I N M A N A G E M E N T booming, you might consider hiring business staffers specifically to handle pain coding and billing.) Throughput is the key. You have to do cases efficiently and turn rooms over quickly to ensure reimbursement keeps well ahead of case and staff costs. We have 5 pre/post-op bays and 1 procedure room for pain patients, with which we can easily keep the case flow moving. After the injection, we wheelchair patients back to a bay for monitoring and nutrition. Sometimes we need to gently encourage relaxing patients to get up and get moving, though it's a good sign that they're enjoying relief from pain. Clearly we spoil them with comfort and care. OSM Ms. Casey (ccasey@northpoint surgery.com) is the administrator of Northpoint Surgery and Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. SCRIPT SECURITY An Easy Way to Safeguard Prescription Pads t our fast-paced pain center, we're concerned about the security of our physicians' individual prescription pads and the possibility that one may "wander off." Our solution: We purchased a compact disc carrying case and assigned each physician his own pocket. On days when physicians are scheduled to work, we discreetly secure their pads under a file folder at the nurses' station. We return the pads to their pockets at the end of each day when our narcotic counts are done, and store the CD case in a locked cabinet. This effectively assures us and our docs that their script pads aren't falling into the wrong hands. Sherrie Addante, RN, BS, BA Belmar Ambulatory Surgery Center Lakewood, Colo. SECURE SLEEVE A CD case is a good place to store prescription pads. saddante@pcoa.com A 9 0 O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | O C T O B E R 2013

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