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Office Based Surgery

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PC.02.01.01 The practice provides care, treatment, and services for each patient.
- EP10 Identifying patients for blood or blood component transfusion
PC.03.01.01 The practice plans operative or other high-risk procedures, including those that require the administration of moderate or deep sedation or anesthesia.
PC.03.01.03 The practice provides the patient with care before initiating operative or other high-risk procedures, including those that require the administration of moderate or deep sedation or anesthesia.
PC.03.01.05 The practice monitors the patient during operative or other high-risk procedures and/or during the administration of moderate or deep sedation or anesthesia.
- EP1 Intraoperative monitoring
PC.03.01.07 The practice provides care to the patient after operative or other high-risk procedures and/or the administration of moderate or deep sedation or anesthesia.

Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC) Standards

Office Based Surgery