Chapter 1: ASC Design and Construction
William R. Phillips, PhD
Chapter 2: Obtaining ASC Contracts and Responding to RFPs
Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC
Chapter 3: Nuts and Bolts of Ambulatory Anesthesia Billing
Jason Habeck, MD; Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FAAP
Chapter 4: Sterile Processing and Infection Control in ASCs
Rita Mack, RN, BSN, MHA; Niraja Rajan, MD
Chapter 5: Scheduling: Optimal Block Schedule, Improving Utilization
Mitchell H. Tsai, MD, MMM; David W. Sobel, MD; Jaspinder Sra, MD;
Steven D. Boggs, MD, MBA
Chapter 6: Lean Management: Inventory, Waste Management
Ahmad Elsharydah, MD, MBA; Maria A. Michaelis, MD, FASA; Niraja Rajan, MD, FAAP
Chapter 7: Perioperative Surgical Home Principles Applied to the Ambulatory Setting
Timothy Del Rosario, MD; Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA; Michael Guertin, MD, MBA; David S. Beebe, MD; Kumar G Belani, MBBS, MS
Chapter 8: Enhanced Recovery Program in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting
Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FFARCSI
Chapter 9: Medication Safety: Unique Aspects in ASCs
Neil S. Bailard, MD
Chapter 10: Sedation Guidelines
Rosalind Ritchie-Dabney, M.D., Uma Ramesh Parekh, MBBS, FRCA
Chapter 11: Monitors and Equipment for the Ambulatory Surgical Care Setting
Tjorvi E Perry, MD, MMSc, Kumar Belani, MD
Chapter 12: PACU Management: Unique Concepts to ASCs
Fatima Ahmad, MD, Niraja Rajan, MD
Chapter 13: EHR – Incorporating Into Practice – Using Data Meaningfully, Obtaining Benchmarking and Metrics Information
Stanford Plavin, M.D.
Chapter 14: Accreditation for the Ambulatory Surgery Center
Steven Butz, MD, Irving Hirsch, MD
Chapter 15: HR Issues: Sexual Harassment, Workplace Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Privileging, Credentialing, Denying Privileges, Difficult Conversations
Marjorie P. Brennan, MD, MPH, Niraja Rajan, MD
Chapter 16: Risk Management and Quality Improvement
Jeffrey W. Lee, MD
Chapter 17: Culture of Safety
Brennan, MD, MPH, Shaina Drummond, MD
Chapter 18: Education and Training: Staff and Facility
Catherine Chiu, M.D., Sakura Kinjo, M.D.
Chapter 19: Emergency Preparedness in Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Office-Based Anesthesia Practices
Shaina Drummond, MD, Michael O’Rourke, MD
Chapter 20: Office-Based Anesthesia and Surgery: Unique Aspects
Uduak Ursula Williams, MD; Antoinette Van Meter, MD; Pascal Owusu-Agyemang, MD
Chapter 21: Pediatric Anesthesia
Chhaya Patel, MD, Claude Abdallah, MD, MSc
