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that all rooms have the same supplies in the exact same locations.
"There should be no reason to leave the room to go get something,"
says Mr. Chapman.
3. Scheduling
Patients don't always arrive on time for their GI procedures.
Sometimes they cancel without notifying you. If this is a problem at
your facility, consider double-booking a procedure every morning and
afternoon to keep the room running in the event of a late cancellation
or a no-show, says Mr. Collins.
Have patients come in 45 minutes before their procedure time, says
Ms. Bedford. "If one is
late, take the next
patient," she says. It's
standard to schedule
30-minute procedures.
If you have 2 docs
working, give the
faster of the 2 a second room, so you have
the next patient ready
and waiting in the
third room, says Ms.
Bedford.
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