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the required lenses from inventory and assign them to specific
patients so you're sure you have all needed implants in house —
including 2 of each lens in the event 1 is accidentally dropped or torn
during the procedure.
Proof positive
Managing a cataract service line where inpatient surgeries take place is
challenging, making it tough to compete with local surgery centers for
cases. Why don't we let the cases go so we can focus resources other
specialties? It's vitally important for us to maintain our presence in the
community as the go-to place for quality health care. Besides that,
we're ultra-competitive. Our high-volume cataract surgeon has been
approached to bring his cases to a local surgery center. He visited the
facility, but told us we're matching everything the efficiency-driven
ASC is doing, and saw no reason to throw away the loyalty he developed with our staff. Keeping his business in our ORs is the biggest
compliment he can give to the way we manage patients and cases, and
it's proof positive that our fast-track system truly works. OSM
Mr. Davis (dewig ht.davis@crmchospital.com) is the division director of
surgical and endoscopy services at the Cullman Regional Medical Center in
Cullman, Ala.
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