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Barbara
Holder,
RN,
BSN,
LHRM,
CAPA
• AUTOGRAPH, PLEASE Hand surgeon Alexander Coleman, MD, signs a
stamp between cases at Andrews Institute ASC.
W
e customized stamps at a local office supply retailer. On the
day of surgery, we place the stamps on patients' H&Ps, lab
specimen sheets and pathology reports. The stamps serve
as visual reminders for surgeons to sign and date the documents, and
help us easily confirm that regulatory requirements pertaining to
physicians reviewing appropriate documents and clinical tests have
been met.
Barbara Holder, RN, BSN, LHRM, CAPA
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
bholder@andrewsinstitutesc.com
Stamp Reminds Surgeons to Sign Documents
