During a preoperative screening, a nurse learns that a patient scheduled for a hernia operation in your ambulatory surgery center (ASC) has several comorbidities, including cardiac disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The history and physical are sketchy.
Health systems are fundamentally capital intensive. They are regulated; depend…
Reduced costs, faster recovery, and other advantages can make outpatient…
A wave of policy and regulatory changes is shaking up…