If you are anything like me, you sighed out loud in hearing about the outbreaks this week at some care facilities linked to potentially contaminated […]
I just love writing, reviewing, and revising policies…said no one ever!
If you are anything like me, policy review and revision is something I tend to dread. Sometimes, there is an exhaustive thick policy book […]
Don’t make me turn this Operating Room Around!
Yes, I have actually said this. I did so in a kidding manner, but when I did, I truly felt it. I am sure […]
Sharing the Hats: Delegating those non-patient care tasks.
We have all heard it before: The key to effective management is delegation. But, if you are like me, sometimes it’s hard to let go. […]
Starting Cases on time: Don’t let the pans soak…
We can’t always get the surgeon there on time, but we can take steps to make sure we are ready when they […]
Preventing those High Noon Standoffs-making sure our policies work
We know that a facility’s policies are considered the “laws” of the center. Not completely unlike the days of the Wild West, they provide […]
The adventures of running a Surgery Center
It takes a certain kind of person to manage a surgery center. We have to be smart. We have to be great at multi-tasking, […]
Safety Data Sheets….who is keeping up the book, what needs to be included, and what happened to the “M”??
We have always called it the MSDS book. It typically lives somewhere in the facility where all can reference it, right? Did you know […]
The festering task list…
Doesn’t it feel like some days, it’s all about checking off the task list? That some things just get moved to the new list […]
Difficult Surgeons? Oh My.
Have you ever had an OR staffer come to you and say… I can’t work with (him/her)! I have. And, in all honesty, I […]