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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - Anesthesia - July 2017

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J U LY 2 0 1 7 O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T 9 running their own facilities or surgical departments; understand the billing side of surgery and have expertise in contracting; or know how to manage medication stocks and work with supply chain management. Ultimately, they understand the challenges of running a lean, mean surgical facility, take own- ership in optimizing patient care and constantly strive to exceed your expecta- tions. First the carrot, then the stick If you're frustrated with the performance of your anesthesia team, sit them down and ask how you can collaborate to improve the situation. Your providers will likely provide insightful ideas, and tapping into their expertise would give them ownership in the process improvements you decide to enact. If your anes- thesia team still can't contribute to the safe and efficient care that's necessary in the outpatient setting, it might be time to bring in different providers who can and will. OSM Dr. Durick (tdurickmd@gmail.com) is an anesthesiologist with Medical Anesthesia Consultants who practices primarily at Fremont (Calif.) Surgery Center.

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