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On the Cover
Many surgery centers are being
forced to raise their BMI or
weight limits in order to host
patients with expanding waist-
lines, according to our recent
reader survey. Is that trend
best for safe and appropriate
patient care? Maybe not. Some
surgical teams are struggling
to manage the equipment
needs, staff training and sensi-
tivity needed to treat super-
sized individuals with the same
care and compassion that all
patients deserve.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
Photos by Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN
10 Editor's Page
An Administrator's Work Is Never Done
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
12 Letters & E-mail
16 Ideas That Work
• Keep cell phones out of the OR
• Should patients go home in taxis?
• Keep laryngoscope blades from disappearing
30 Business Advisor
Get Patients to Pay in Full on the Day of Surgery
Monika Aldred
35 Anesthesia Alert
Take the Fear Out of Mask Induction for Kids
Diane Manzella Miller, MHS, CRNA
40 Medical Malpractice
Yes, Patients Can Directly Sue Your Facility
Christian W. Francis, JD, and Amy Redington Riley, JD
44 Coding & Billing
Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Prerna Gupta
110 Thinking of Buying …
Orthopedic Image Guidance
and Robotic Systems
Navigation can turn good hip
and knee replacements into great ones.
Bradford S. Waddell, MD
118 Cutting Remarks
Wanna Get Away?
John D. Kelly IV, MD
120 Product News
126 Behind Closed Doors
The Long and Lonely Road to Recovery
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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Departments