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Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

An Evidence-Based Guide

Editors:

  • Provides a comprehensive guide for medical directors, administrators, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perioperative leaders in the management of ASCs

  • Concise and evidence-based guide to common pitfalls and situations that arise during the running of an ASC or office-based practice

  • Resource for ASC and office –based practice leadership in addressing issues that arise during the management of these practices

  • Topics covered include ASC construction, anesthesia billing, sedation standards, protocols, and guidelines, the culture of safety, and outpatient pediatric anesthesia

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. ASC Design and Construction

    • William R. Phillips
    Pages 1-15
  3. Obtaining ASC Contracts and Responding to RFPs

    • Judith Jurin Semo
    Pages 17-44
  4. Nuts and Bolts of Ambulatory Anesthesia Billing

    • Jason Habeck, Kumar G. Belani
    Pages 45-51
  5. Accreditation for the Ambulatory Surgery Center

    • Steven F. Butz, Irving A. Hirsch
    Pages 53-61
  6. Monitors and Equipment for the Ambulatory Surgical Care Setting

    • Tjorvi E. Perry, Kumar G. Belani
    Pages 83-93
  7. Scheduling: Optimal Block Schedule, Improving Utilization

    • Mitchell H. Tsai, David W. Sobel, Jaspinder Sra, Steven D. Boggs
    Pages 95-112
  8. Lean Management: Inventory, Waste Management

    • Ahmad Elsharydah, Maria A. Michaelis, Niraja Rajan
    Pages 113-118
  9. Medication Safety: Unique Aspects in ASCs

    • Neil S. Bailard
    Pages 119-134
  10. Sterile Processing and Infection Control in ASCs

    • Rita Mack, Niraja Rajan
    Pages 135-144
  11. Perioperative Surgical Home Principles Applied to the Ambulatory Setting

    • Timothy J. Del Rosario, Jarrett Heard, Michael Guertin, David S. Beebe, Kumar G. Belani
    Pages 145-159
  12. Pediatric Anesthesia

    • Chhaya Patel, Claude Abdallah
    Pages 185-210
  13. Sedation Guidelines

    • Rosalind Ritchie-Dabney, Uma R. Parekh
    Pages 211-226
  14. PACU Management: Unique Concepts to ASCs

    • Fatima Ahmad, Niraja Rajan
    Pages 227-237
  15. Culture of Safety

    • Marjorie P. Brennan, Shaina Drummond
    Pages 253-271
  16. Education and Training: Staff and Facility

    • Catherine Chiu, Sakura Kinjo
    Pages 273-282

About this book

This key resource provides insight and guidance to managing ambulatory surgery centers (ACSs) from a broad spectrum of expertise. Intended for a wide audience of healthcare professionals, this book covers topics such as regulatory issues, outpatient pediatric anesthesia, inventory management, personnel training, the culture of safety, and sedation standards. The format found in each chapter is designed intentionally to function as an educational manual. Many chapters are supplemented by high quality figures and tables to aid in visual learning.

This text brings together authors from diverse professions including lawyers, administrators, surgeons, anesthesiologists and architects – all of whom have contributed their expertise to address the multitude of subjects that pertain to ASCs. Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers: An Evidence-Based Guide is a concise and evidence-based guide to successfully operating the modern health care facilities that have transformed the outpatient experience for millions of people.


Keywords

  • anesthesiology
  • practice management
  • ambulatory surgery centers
  • ASC
  • hospital management
  • ambulatory surgery
  • outpatient surgeries

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, USA

    Niraja Rajan

About the editor

Niraja Rajan, MD
Medical Director
Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Guide

  • Editors: Niraja Rajan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19171-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19170-2Published: 02 September 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19173-3Published: 02 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19171-9Published: 21 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 326

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Anesthesiology, Practice and Hospital Management

Buying options

eBook USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-19171-9
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)