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Comfy ORs - June 2014 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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7 9 J U N E 2 0 1 4 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E through their (and your) physicians. Among other things, that's where they'll get their initial infor- mation on what to expect and what's expected of them in advance of their pro- cedures, which primes them (and you) for the day of surgery. So it's to your benefit to keep in touch. "You need to have a good rapport with your physicians' offices, and to stay abreast of their doings," says Pam Ertel, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA, CASC, FABC, administrative director of the Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge in Wyomissing, Pa. To facilitate this relationship, she rec- SOIX: The Premiere Benchmarking Company SOIX does procedure-level benchmarking in all major specialties, including pain management, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and more! Toll Free 877.602.0156 www.soix.com DELAYS RETURNS TO SURGERY TRANSFER TO HOSPITAL POST-OP PAIN POST D/C CARE PAIN AT HOME PERCEIVED EXCELLENCE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Complication Delays Returns Transfer Post-Op Post D/C Pain at Perceived to Surgery to Hospital Pain Care Home Excellence Benchmark 2.3% 4.8% 0.8% 1.2% 7.8% 99.4% 62.5% 89.9% Your Center 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 5.5% 100.0% 72.8% 95.2% Procedure-Specific Benchmarking P E R C E N T A G E Try us FREE for 30 days! Go to SOIX.com and sign up for "FREEmium" Benchmarking. OSE_1406_part2_Layout 1 6/13/14 11:41 AM Page 79

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