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6 Tips for
Efficient ENT
IS BIGGER BETTER? Surgeons are bringing more complex sinus cases to the outpatient setting.
How our center
maintains high
volumes, happy
patients and
quality outcomes.
Lynda Dowman Simon, RN
Springfield, Mo.
H
ere at Mercy Clinic: ENT Surgery
Center, ENT procedures are what we
do all day, every day — more than
2,200 procedures each year. Read on for 6 of
our tricks of the trade for achieving profitability, good outcomes and short turnover times.
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