Month: February 2013
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Fulfilling the center’s goals and objectives
Are you documenting that the center is enforcing the policies and procedures? We are underway in the 1st quarter of 2013 so make sure during your Governing Body meeting that the board review and approve the surgery center policy and procedure manual for the current year. Document this in the meeting minutes and make reference…
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Inspection Focus on Medication Management
The surgery center must store medications according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Are you checking the temperature of your medications refrigerator once a day? You must show evidence that you are monitoring the temperature. Gone are the days of freezing a cup of water and sticking a penny on top of it to monitor the temperature along…
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Removal of Medications
Make sure you remove all expired, damaged and contaminated medications by using the proper disposal method. Here’s to you success, NB