Simple steps to head off confusion about patients' insurance coverage.

Optimizing pre-op nutrition prepares patients for the physical stress of surgery, lowers risk of complications and improves clinical outcomes.

Stand Out With Color-coded Labels

Compounders are engineering safety features into their prefilled products.

What AORN's acquisition of Outpatient Surgery means to you [it's all good].

What If a Patient Brings Her Service Dog?

"License PLates" Put Patients' Info Front and Center

Monitor Makeovers - Imaging system upgrades put the finishing touches on new-look ORs.

It's Time to Build a Better OR

Everything You Need for ENT - With the right image-guided platform and microscope, you can set your facility up for future success.

How to Outfit for GI - 5 design and equipment tips for efficient endo suites.

Architectural masterpieces offer stunning examples of how incredible your facility can look and how well it can function.

A Smarter Way to Sterilize Instruments - Sterile processing departments should be built to bridge the gap between reprocessing techs and OR teams.

Outfit Eye-Popping Eye ORs - Pay attention to the details when preparing versatile rooms for a full complement of cases.

Now's the Time to Add Same-Day Joints - Design your ORs to capitalize on the untapped potential of outpatient joint replacement.

Reimagining and Reinventing Surgical Workspaces

Set Up for Same-Day Spine - A new 50,000-square-foot surgery center will help our surgeons keep pace with an expected jump in case volume.

Design Flaw Could Keep Bair Hugger Warming Blankets From Fully Inflating. 3M has voluntarily recalled more than 33,000 cases of underbody warming blankets.

Staffing: An Internship Program for New Surgical Nurses. A look at our immersive, hands-on training course for new RNs.

Coding & Billing: Yes, You Can Overturn Medical Necessity Denials. 3 keys to challenging - and collecting on - unfair claim denials.