Discussion
Purpose: Demonstrate understanding of how patient care is transforming in the ambulatory setting
Task: Ambulatory Surgery Center are becoming more popular with increased technology and improvement in anesthesia techniques. Identify a procedure that was once performed in a hospital and give two advantages to having this procedure performed in an ambulatory setting instead of an inpatient.
Criteria for Success: 5 points possible
· 3 points for identifying a procedure
· 2 points, 1 for each advantage of having the procedure performed in an ambulatory setting over an inpatient setting
· Provide details of what the advantages are
· Why are they an advantage?
· Who are they an advantage to?
· Why is this advantage present in an ambulatory setting over an inpatient setting?
