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Use Data to Improve Patient Safety in Your ASC

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Looking at everything from falls and surgical site infections to hospital transfers and emergency room visits within 24 hours, Surgery Center Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tracks data on more than 20 patient safety metrics. It gathers that data from occurrence reports written by team members, information obtained on postoperative phone calls to patients, infection control and complication reports sent to physicians, and reports generated from its electronic medical records system.

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