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Ambulatory Surgery Centers
An Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is a health care facility that specializes in providing surgery, pain management, and certain diagnostic services in an outpatient setting. Ambulatory surgery centers do not provide emergency services. Many orthopedic, gastroenterology, eye, and other types of surgeries such as plastic surgery are now performed in ambulatory surgery centers.
Ambulatory surgery centers are used for performing surgery on patients who do not require hospitalization because the procedure should not require more than a total of 23 hours for preparation, surgery and recovery. However, some ASCs are staffed and equipped to care for patients overnight.
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exposures
- Failure to monitor or observe
- Failure to notify physicians or seek appropriate consultations
- Failure to provide or maintain equipment
- Failure to prevent falls or self-inflicted injury for at-risk patients
- Failure to hire qualified staff or supervise staff adequately
- Failure to adequately research credentials
- Failure to perform adequate peer or quality reviews
- Failure to promulgate or follow applicable policies and procedures
- Medical, surgical, medication, or anesthesia errors (Vicarious Liability)
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