Ambulatory surgery: clinical issues. Introduction.
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C Sangermano
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The Patient Self-Determination Act.
The Patient Self-determination Act (PSDA) of 1990 mandates that individuals receiving medical care must be given written information about their rights under state law to make decisions about medical care, including the right to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment. The law applies to all health care facilities providing services and receiving federal reimbursement including nursing homes, home health agencies, clinics, and hospitals. This article discusses the impact of this legislation on ambulatory surgery facilities.
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Documentation: incorporating the nursing process.
The nursing process is a formalized, systematic approach to providing and documenting nursing care and is an integral component of any documentation. This article discusses the nursing process and its relation to ambulatory surgery documentation, as well as the impact of standards of health care organizations on the documentation process for the perioperative patient in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures↗
Twenty-three hour recovery: observation versus hospitalization.
In the wake of the rapidly changing health care delivery environment, it is becoming essential to health care organizations that unique, innovative methods of managing resources be implemented. Further, such developments must be achieved within the confines of those requirements and revisions occurring within the reimbursement structures of Medicare and Medicaid as well as other third-party payors in keeping with the delivery of quality patient care. The evaluation of patients in an outpatient environment for a period of time before a final decision regarding disposition is made creates the "observation concept." This article discusses the significance of 23-hour observation units for ambulatory surgery patients.
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