Outpatient Surgery Magazine

ORX Awards and the Winners Are ... - September 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine, providing current information on Surgical Services, Surgical Facility Administration, Outpatient Surgery News and Trends, OR Excellence and more.

Issue link: http://outpatientsurgery.uberflip.com/i/378604

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 109 of 170

1 1 0 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 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4 Linder. She confirms that her facility isn't a country club, despite the providers' preference to lounge between cases. "It's a frustrating situa- tion," says Ms. Linder. "I've expressed my concerns, so it's nothing new." But because she's not really their boss, Ms. Linder is limited in what she can do and finds it difficult to demand more. "Every article I read in this magazine is about anesthesia providers needing to be part of the team," says Ms. Linder. "We don't have that here. I wish we did." Is that a big deal? "On busy days it is," she says. "If they pitched in during room turnovers or helped with pre-op assessments, that would facilitate everything, speed things along and even help them with their efforts." She's obviously more than a little frustrated with wanting more value-added services from her providers, but she's also more than happy with the quality care they provide, especially for the numerous pediatric patients brought to the facility by a busy ENT practice. For now she's left weighing the pros and cons of asking for 3 new providers. Is the unknown worse than working with what they have now? What's more important: Taking great care of patients or helping to improve overall efficiencies? "It's all about the patients, says Ms. Linder. "The other stuff is nice, but patient care is most important." But what can be done to manage the daily frustrations? Write out all your expectations in anesthesia agreements or policies and proce- dures, and not just the ones centered on patient care, suggests Ms. Linder. Do you want them to help turn over rooms or run staff in-serv- ices? Mark that down in black and white. The director of a California surgery center whose providers also practice at the local hospital isn't happy with their tendencies to A N E S T H E S I A

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Outpatient Surgery Magazine - ORX Awards and the Winners Are ... - September 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine