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| Describe the growth in office based practice and why is there so much growth? |
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Definition
| 8 million procedures/year in offices due to doctor and patient preference |
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| What does the ASA closed claim data show? |
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Definition
| severity of injury is worse in office based practice - all office based claims were serious and death occurred in 64% of claims |
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Term
| Are adverse outcomes preventable in office based practice? |
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Definition
| Yes - USE A PULSE OX!! and higher percent were deemed preventable if better equipment had been used |
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Term
| What about our anesthetic practice in office based settings? |
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Definition
| may be judged substandard in liability claims (50% of cases are); payment is made out to the client in 92% of office based claims versus 59% in other settings; higher payout in office based setting |
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| Is regulation of office based practice required? |
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Definition
| NO - only 3 states require it; some choose to voluntarily be regulated |
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