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Let’s Make Surgical Coordinators Day A Thing

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In the very busy world of healthcare administration, a silent force works tirelessly behind the scenes, orchestrating the intricacies of surgical procedures: Surgical Coordinators (who may also go by the titles of medical assistants, administrative assistants, or medical receptionists).

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Hard Conversations: What Is the Best Approach to Handling Patient Cancellations

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Educate Patients with Clear Communication Educate patients early in the process and emphasize the importance of keeping their scheduled surgery appointments. Even better – provide multiple options and communication channels. In a strong relationship with lots of trust, patients are more likely to listen, connect, and communicate.

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Athenahealth’s Remarkable Interoperability: The Key to Efficient Surgical Scheduling

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It ensures that surgical coordinators have the most updated information in the Surgimate platform. Surgimate also simplifies the communication between surgeons and billing teams. Surgical practices can operate more efficiently. Surgical coordinators can experience less burnout.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Surgery Cancellation Policies

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It’s like a cheat code for surgical coordination – saving you from headaches and keeping the drama to a minimum. It’s not just for surgical coordinators. The last thing anyone wants is to be confused when things need to be communicated quickly. No show and no communication? Yes, yes, and yes.

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When patients delay surgery: A proven 4-step follow-up plan

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Simply including a note like awaiting second opinion or checking facility availability gives surgical coordinators the insight they need to make their follow-ups personalized, timely and effective. By recording a reason for delay, you’ll make your team’s follow-up calls more informed, patient-centered and meaningful.

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Sick of scheduling chaos? These 10 fixes can help.

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All communication around each surgery should be stored in this system so any user can access it at any time and know the status of each surgery. Implementing a digital checklist means having one place accessible from anywhere to keep track of each step and whether its been completed or not.

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