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ries and communicate before the day of surgery what patients can expect from the
anesthesia care they'll receive helps to improve surgical outcomes.
They speak up
Unless anesthesia providers are willing to listen and respond to the contri-
butions of other surgical
team members, and offer
contributions them-
selves, they're not fully
engaged in your facility's
overall success. That's
why providers who
attend and actively par-
ticipate in committee
meetings are so valuable.
The same can be said for
providers interested in
creating and reviewing
policies and procedures,
evaluating equipment,
providing input on sup-
ply and drug purchasing
decisions, and planning
and evaluating patient
safety, infection preven-
tion and other quality
improvement efforts.
They bring
something
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