Legal Update: Are your GI lab services legal? Exclusive pathology contracts can attract anti-kickback scrutiny.

Make the switch to non-latex gloves. Your team will swear off latex gloves for good if you provide them with quality synthetic alternatives.

Business Advisor: How to measure your cash flow. AR days tell you how long it takes to collect on the case.

Patient Safety: Incredibly realistic drills and a staff of true believers protect patients at the Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco.

Environmental Stewardship: Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minn.,goes green for its community.

Calif. doc behind bars for supply theft. $25K Kaiser heist brings new charges for repeat offender.

Patient Satisfaction: The little extras add up to big satisfaction scores at Dakota Eye Surgery Center in Bismarck, N.D.

Reduce Endoscopy no-shows and save money with this Idea That Works from Portland, Oregon.

Avoid the icy mess of a Cryo/Cuff ice wrap with this Idea That Works from Portland, Maine.

Save patients a trip to the pharmacy with this Idea That Works from Portsmouth, Ohio.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Relieve some of the stress of a busy OR day with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

Editor's Page: pardon the disruption. Embrace the disruptive technologies that are changing surgery.

Cutting Remarks: Block time blues. Dedicated OR time is hard to get and harder to hold.

Pentax, hospital targeted in duodenoscope-related suit. Family of woman who died in 2013 claims wrongful death.

Microlaparoscopy: A shortcut to better outcomes. It's time to think small when it comes to certain procedures.

Anesthesia Alert: mastering adductor canal blocks. Done correctly, they can help control pain for up to 4 days.

Image-guided sinus surgery: The new standard of care? A growing number of surgeons and patients are demanding the game-changing technology.

Infection Prevention: 12 Post-op warning signs for patients. These are the symptoms that warrant a phone call to the surgeon.

Infection Control: A back-to-basics approach curbs the infection rate at Mercy Tiffin (Ohio) Hospital.