Whether you call it outpatient surgery, ambulatory surgery*, office surgery, or same-day surgery, it means the same thing: surgical procedures that
don't require an overnight hospital stay. Patients and their family members or friends are important members of the care team. The care team also includes the doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals who help take care of you. Your role in the care team is to take the time to learn about your surgery—how to prepare, what's going to happen, and what to expect afterward. If you have questions, ask! Speaking up if you are concerned about anything is one of the things you can do to
stay safe. Before any surgical procedure, your doctor might ask you to take certain steps to get ready for surgery. Here are some tips to make sure you're prepared. Health
care team members you may see in the ambulatory surgery center could include: Attending physician or surgeon: a medical doctor (MD) who leads the team. He or she has the final responsibility for your surgery. Other physicians, such as residents and fellows, may be involved in your care. Physician's assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP): a licensed professional who helps the physician and can perform some of the duties of a physician, including surgery and pre- and post-procedure care. Operating room nurse or circulating nurse: a registered nurse who is in the surgery/procedure room to make sure that the procedure runs smoothly and safely. Surgical technologists (scrub techs): personnel who set up the surgery/procedure room, prepare you for surgery, and assist the doctor by passing the instruments. Anesthesiology team: personnel who are responsible for giving you the drugs that make you sleepy or sedated. The members of the anesthesia team vary and might include nurses, anesthesiologists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). Recovery room or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse: a nurse who monitors you immediately after surgery. *Some procedures such as colonoscopies or endoscopies also are performed in ambulatory surgery centers. The tips in this booklet apply to surgeries and other procedures for which you don't spend the night in the hospital. Page last reviewed August 2017 Page originally created April 2017 Internet Citation: Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery. Content last reviewed August 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. What system schedules three or four patients every half hour who are seen in the order they arrive?Wave Scheduling
In this method, a practice schedules three or four patients every thirty minutes. Then, the practitioner sees each patient in the order in which they arrive. Patients are seen in waves, meaning there is always a patient waiting to be seen.
What is the process of separating patients by urgency?Triage is derived from the French word “trier”, which means separating, categorising or classifying, and refers to the categorization, classification, and prioritization of patients and injured people, based on their urgent need for treatment [1], [3].
Which of the following are included as established patients?An established patient is one who has received professional services from the physician or other qualified health care professional or another physician or other qualified health care professional of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.
Which method can be used to allow the physician to avoid falling behind or catch up with appointment times?Using the modified-wave technique helps prevent long patient wait times by giving physicians free time at the end of each hour to catch up if they've begun to run behind. In my experience, patients rarely complain when they have to wait from 15 to 25 minutes to see the doctor.
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