Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Jessica Hovland, DNP, RN, CPAN, NE-BC, PMGT-BC, administrative director...

It’s not unusual for members of operating room teams and sterile processing departments to have strained relationships....

Patients expect stellar surgical care, but as years of satisfaction survey scores attest, they judge their overall experience on far more than that....

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column. This month, we sat down with Kathy W. Beydler, RN, MBA, CNOR, CASC, principal consultant for Whitman Partners...

As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, the transition to fall often mirrors the journey many new ASC administrators face: a season of change and challenge....

ASC Month may just have passed, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year because we all know how quickly these months fly by....

There was a time, long, long ago, when ASC administrators felt like referees caught in the middle of a frustrating bout between productivity and safety....

Lisa York, MSN, RN, CASC, CAIP, executive director at Hunterdon Center for Surgery, Flemington, N.J. Outpatient Surgery Magazine is posting these profiles to give the...

It’s not unusual for the turnover team at a surgery center to be compared to a NASCAR pit crew — a group of people working together quickly and efficiently to achieve the...

The bustling world of health care is characterized by its constant state of flux and unpredictability....

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Tosha Chapman, RN, ASC and MSCC director of nursing for...

Want to improve communication and collaboration among different staff members and departments?...

For the staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi, a perfect time out before every procedure is non-negotiable....

Aimee McFarlane, RN-BSN, CNOR, CST, suffered needlesticks twice — once as a nursing student and once after 12 years on the job....

For the past 15 years Outpatient Surgery Magazine has celebrated the top-performing facilities and outstanding OR teams that set the standard for high-quality...

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Jennifer Parrott, RN, clinical nurse educator, quality improvement manager...

In November of 2019, Outpatient Surgery Magazine published a Special Edition on Diversity in Surgery. It was our way of letting readers know that we believe...

Departments looking to foster professional development will often decide to start a journal club. But these departments tend to struggle with where to begin....

We’ve featured quite a few escape rooms over the years, focusing mostly on the camaraderie and fun they provide as staff education and training exercises....

A safety-first culture in your operating room includes protecting the staff as well as the patients....