"Some might wonder where they can make up the additional $23,"
says Dr. Greenwood. "Well, I think that can be made up in reducing
the staff time needed to start IVs and avoiding delays caused by failed
IV sticks. On the front end it looks like the tabs add to case costs, but
you make that up in convenience and also in improved patient experi-
ence, which is difficult to quantify."
Using sedation tablets to improve efficiencies by eliminating the
time it takes to start IVs is a break-even proposition, according to Dr.
Wiley. But, he says, you can't discount the improved patient experi-
ence that will increase the likelihood that patients will return to have
their second eye done and refer friends and family to your facility. "In
those ways, oral sedation pays for itself," says Dr. Wiley.
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