Nicole Brown

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  • Surgery Center Disaster Preparedness Plan

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    On my March 18, 2012 post Fire Safety and Emergency Drills I briefly talked about fire drills and the necessary drills that have to be documented to maintain your surgery center accreditation, certification and/or licensure.  I would like to take the time now to go into more detail about the Disaster Preparedness Plan.  This is…

  • Tools and Strategies for Infection Control

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    The accrediting body wants to see that you maintain an active and on-going infection control program by utilizing and implementing nationally recognized infection control guidelines such as AORN, CDC, or WHO. The CDC Desktop Reference Tools and Strategies for Infection Control Best Practices CD-ROM is designed to help you retrieve key infection control guidelines from…

  • What Postings Are In Your Surgery Center Lobby

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    There are key signage postings surveyors look for upon entering into your surgery center on survey day.  These postings should be in a visible area in your lobby/waiting room.  You should have postings of Patient Rights and Responsibilities, Notice of Privacy Practices, Advance Directive, Grievance and Ownership Disclosure. Those of you who operate a C-Arm…