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Include docs in decisions
While we were changing products and practices, we knew it
wouldn't be successful if we didn't have the entire surgical
team on board, especially surgeons and anesthesia. We collaborated
with the doctors to ensure that when purchasing the new skin-saving
equipment, the surgeons would have proper exposure and anesthesia
would have proper airway access.
One of the best things we did to get doctors on board was to take
ideas directly from them. For example, we had a newer orthopedic
surgeon who at a previous facility used positioning tools. At the time,
we were just using blankets, but knew that we wanted to get away
from that practice. We ended up taking his suggestion and looked into
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