What Should Be Included in a Modern Preoperative Patient Assessment?
A modern preoperative patient assessment is the structured process of determining whether a patient can safely undergo anesthesia and surgery, identifying modifiable risks, and developing a perioperative plan that supports recovery. Preoperative…
How Surgery Centers Can Improve Patient Readiness Before Procedures
Surgery centers succeed when patients arrive on the day of a procedure informed, prepared, and medically optimized. Yet “ready” can mean different things across clinical teams, schedulers, and billing staff. A patient may be clinically cleared but…
How AI Is Improving Surgical Patient Preparation and Preoperative Readiness
Surgical patient preparation is no longer a single preoperative appointment and a packet of printed instructions. Today, readiness is a coordinated process that spans scheduling, insurance and financial clearance, clinical history capture,…