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M A N A G E M E N T
Filling and billing
Pain pump innovations aren't limited to the patient's experience. Some
were developed to make providers' jobs easier, such as vendor-sponsored pump-filling services and third-party billing arrangements.
The primary appeal of purchasing pre-filled pumps is the convenience and operational efficiency it provides when it frees up surgical
staffers to other tasks. But a filling service offers a couple of other
advantages that may make its extra expense worth it, says Janice
Izlar, CRNA, DNAP, anesthesia administrator at the Georgia Institute
for Plastic Surgery in Savannah and president of the American
T he Ambu A C Tio n ™ P ain P ump is a
mo dular, c o nsist ent and c o nt inu ous
pain mana g ement s olu t io n, pr o mo t ing
f ast and su c c e ss f ul r ec o v er y.
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