April 2004 Table of Contents 5 Fast Fixes for Your Anesthesia Budget You can ease the pain of anesthesia costs at your facility with some simple, often overlooked curbs. 5 Tips for Buying Surgical Lights You can't afford to make a poor decision when it comes to this key element of outfitting your OR. 5 Ways to Crack Down on Supply Loss Simple steps you can take to prevent surgical supplies from jumping off your shelves. 6 Ways That Hospitals Can Recapture Cataracts Advice on how to compete with alternative-site surgery centers. Arthroscopy Equipment Update Sharper scope and camera systems provide better visualization. Can Surgery Centers Profit from Anesthesia? The short answer to this question is yes, but participating in anesthesia profits is fraught with regulatory peril. Coding & Billing Anatomy of a GI Operative Report Editor's Page A Fresh Look; A Fierce Battle Endoscope Disinfection Product Update These four products may help do the job faster and more safely. Ideas That Work Paying Staff Not to Work Infection Prevention Reducing the Risk Of Patient Infection Is It Time to Cash Out? Key questions to answer before deciding to sell equity to a corporate partner. Is the Sky Falling on Physician-Owners? Emboldened by their success in harassing physician-owned surgical hospitals, hospital lobbyists are now lining up physician-owned ASCs in their crosshairs. Legal Update Do You Have a No-Drive Policy? Letters & Email Office Surgery Deaths Blown Out of Proportion My Turn The Problem I Have with Specialty Hospitals This Just In Highlights of MGMA's Ambulatory Surgery Performance Survey Product News Better Endoscopy Imaging? Safety Help Your Surgeons Adapt to Safety Devices Site Visit Surviving On Surgery One Day A Week Staffing Learning to Love Employee Evaluations If You're Thinking of Buying... Automated External Defibrillators What's New in Sutures New materials and needle designs may make wound closure faster, safer and stronger. DID YOU SEE THIS?
