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- Angela M Bader, Bobbiejean Sweitzer, and Ajay Kumar.
- Weiner Center for Preoperative Evaluation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 Nov 1;76 Suppl 4:S104-11.
AbstractThree directors of dedicated preoperative assessment clinics share their experience in setting up and running their programs. Standardizing and centralizing all or part of the preoperative evaluation process--obtaining patient records; the history and physical examination; the surgical, anesthesiology, and nursing assessments; ordering tests; and documentation and billing--increases efficiency. The savings achieved from minimizing redundancy, avoiding surgery delays and cancellations, and improved reimbursement coding offset the increased costs of setting up and running the clinic.
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