March 2008 Table of Contents Administer Antibiotics Right on Time How to infuse your pre-op antibiotic protocol with precision. Behind Closed Doors Career Opportunities Business Advisor The Bus Stops Here Coding & Billing How to Get Paid for Corneal Tissue Editor's Page Enough With the Reimbursement Gimmicks How to Get the Most for Your Money When Buying Refurbished Equipment Facility managers share their experiences with the secondhand market. Ideas That Work A Pain Scale for All Patients Infection Prevention Flash Much? Is Accreditation Really Worth It? If it's true that a facility can provide excellent care without becoming accredited, why bother? The answers may surprise you. Legal Update Vetting Vendor Arrangements Letters & E-mails The Unknown RN is Named Making Phaco More OR-friendly These machines' innovations assist your staff as well as your surgeons. Medical Malpractice Patient Falls from Operating Table and Dies New Options in IV Delivery Innovative new designs are making manifolds easier to use, ensuring more accurate drug delivery and preventing infection. This Just In Aetna Postpones Propofol Policy Our Readers Come Clean on Home-laundered Scrubs Is home-laundering scrubs an easy place to save money without jeopardizing patient or staff safety? Path Lab How Would You Like to Receive Your Path Reports? Product News Sterilizer Promises Fewer Aborted Cycles Safety How We Created a Safety Society Staffing Let's Not Eat Our Young The Economics of Peripheral Nerve Blocks How to document, bill and actually get paid for regional blocks. Thinking of Buying...A Fluid Waste Disposal System Compare methods, cost them out and catch them in action Wipe Away Surface Trouble The proper delivery of disinfectants is as important as their bacteria-killing properties. DID YOU SEE THIS?
