TY - JOUR
T1 - Nuts and bolts of preoperative clinics
T2 - The view from three institutions
AU - Bader, Angela M.
AU - Sweitzer, Bobbiejean
AU - Kumar, Ajay
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Three directors of dedicated preoperative assessment clinics share their experience in setting up and running their programs. Standardizing and centralizing all or part of the preoperative evaluation process-obtaining patient records; the history and physical examination; the surgical, anesthesiology, and nursing assessments; ordering tests; and documentation and billing-increases effi ciency. The savings achieved from minimizing redundancy, avoiding surgery delays and cancellations, and improved reimbursement coding offset the increased costs of setting up and running the clinic.
AB - Three directors of dedicated preoperative assessment clinics share their experience in setting up and running their programs. Standardizing and centralizing all or part of the preoperative evaluation process-obtaining patient records; the history and physical examination; the surgical, anesthesiology, and nursing assessments; ordering tests; and documentation and billing-increases effi ciency. The savings achieved from minimizing redundancy, avoiding surgery delays and cancellations, and improved reimbursement coding offset the increased costs of setting up and running the clinic.
KW - Accreditation
KW - And payer requirements and guidelines are met
KW - Standardizing the preoperative assessment process helps ensure that regulatory
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.17
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.17
M3 - Article
C2 - 19880827
AN - SCOPUS:74349099299
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 76
SP - S104-S111
JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
IS - SUPPL. 4
ER -