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Why Do ASCs Fail? - August 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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1 1 A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 | O U T P AT 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 E D I TO R I A L STA F F Editor-in-Chief Dan O'Connor | doconnor@outpatientsurgery.net Executive Editor Daniel Cook | dcook@outpatientsurgery.net Art Director Ethan Anderson | eanderson@outpatientsurgery.net Senior Associate Editor David Bernard | dbernard@outpatientsurgery.net Associate Editor Jim Burger | jburger@outpatientsurgery.net Associate Editor Kendal Gapinski | kgapinski@outpatientsurgery.net Photographer Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN | pamelavit@gmail.com B U S I N E S S STA F F Publisher Stan Herrin | sherrin@outpatientsurgery.net Vice President of Sales Michael Woodhull | mwoodhull@outpatientsurgery.net Account Manager Chad Kemplin | ckemplin@outpatientsurgery.net Account Manager Jim Boston | jboston@outpatientsurgery.net Director of Marketing Stephen Archibald | sarchibald@outpatientsurgery.net Webmaster Brian Willison | webmaster@outpatientsurgery.net Interactive Media Manager Christine Reyes | creyes@outpatientsurgery.net Production Manager Linda Moretti | lmoretti@outpatientsurgery.net Director of Audience Development Bob Paes | rpaes@outpatientsurgery.net Circulation Associate Margaret Lundien-Skinner | margarets@outpatientsurgery.net E D I TO R I A L B OA R D Marlene Brunswick, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA | Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio Nancy Burden, RN | BayCare Health System, Tampa, Fla. Gregory P. DeConciliis, PA-C | Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, Waltham, Mass. Vangie Dennis, RN, BSN, CNOR, CMLSO | Spivey Station Surgery Center, Jonesboro, Ga. John F. Dombrowski, MD, PC | Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Lynda Dowman Simon, RN | St. John's Clinic: Head & Neck Surgery, Springfield, Mo. Eric Donnenfeld, MD | NYU Medical Center, New York, N.Y. Pamela J. Ertel, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA | SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge, Wyomissing, Pa. Jerre Freeman, MD | Memphis Eye & Cataract Assoc., East Memphis, Tenn. Ann Geier, RN, MSN, CNOR | Source Medical, Charleston, S.C. C. David Geier Jr., MD | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. Jay Horowitz, CRNA | Quality Anesthesia Care Corp., Sarasota, Fla. Jeffrey Katz, MD | Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago, Ill. Robert Kershner, MD, FACS | Eye Laser Consulting, Boston, Mass. David B. Renton, MD, MPH | Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio Dennis Shepard, MD | Shepard Eye Center, Santa Maria, Calif. Margaret Sherman, RN, BSN | Hamilton Endoscopy & Surgery Center, Hamilton, N.J. Ashish Sinha, MD, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. Donna Smith, MT (ASCP), CASC | Nexus Surgical Partners, Macon, Ga. Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP | Centre for Medication Safety, Newington, Conn. Mary Wilson, RN, BSN, CNOR | West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va. Dawn Yost, RN, BSN, CNOR | West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va. Subscriptions are $68 per year in the US, $75 in Canada and $100 in all other countries. Send subscriptions to 255 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Postmaster: Send address changes to Outpatient Surgery, 255 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Canada Post Publication Mail Agreement No. 40612608. Canada returns to be sent to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Outpatient Surgery (ISSN 1528-8137) is published monthly by Herrin Publishing Partners, LP, at 255 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Periodical postage paid at Malvern, PA 19355 and additional mailing offices. where leaders meet, learn and grow together 255 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355 p: (610) 240-4918 f: (610) 240-4919 outpatientsurgery.net WEBSITE : Breaking news alerts, searchable archives and digital editions at outpatientsurgery.net E-MAIL NEWSLETTER: To receive our free weekly newsletter, e-mail subscribe@outpatientsurgery.net MAGAZINE: Manage your print subscription (610) 240-4918, ext. 309 rpaes@outpatientsurgery.net Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio, Texas Oct. 14-16 orexcellence.com Best Practices in Reprocessing Reusable Medical Devices Instrument sterilization is more complex than ever (can you say duodenosopes?). Are your techs up to the task? Sterile processing expert Rose Seavey, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, will help you tackle the chal- lenges surgical facilities face and update you on the latest standards in her OR Excellence presentation. "In addition to constantly changing standards and recommended practices, one of the biggest problems out there is a lack of competency and training for reprocessing techs," says Ms. Seavey. Register now at orexcellence.com to see Ms. Seavey live at the beautiful Marriott RiverCenter in San Antonio.

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