The peer-to-peer orientation process for new nurses and surgical technicians at OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not only time-consuming but...

Optimal healing of surgical incisions is essential in total joint surgeries for several reasons....

International Infection Prevention Week is in October, and 2024 has already given those in the same-day-surgery industry much on which to reflect, including challenges...

In outpatient surgery, efficiency and precision are crucial not only for successful patient outcomes but also for maintaining smooth operational flow....

Multimodal pain management is one of those ubiquitous terms that is used so often that it’s easy for providers to lose sight of exactly what it means....

On any team, conflicts will occur. As a leader, you should set the tone on how conflict should be handled, particularly before it negatively impacts your operations or, worse...

Physician pay, specifically the fee schedule in which CMS reimburses providers for services, is at an inflection point right now....

Organizations are offering guidance to surgical facilities that might experience supply chain disruptions from the port workers’ strike and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....

Deb Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, CHL, an independent perioperative consultant based in Rochester, N.Y., has more than 50 years of healthcare leadership...

The phrase “personalized joint replacements” is used to mean different things....

Each year, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), shines the light on the demanding work preventionists do every day to keep...

If you haven’t had a sharps injury, you might be less inclined to speak up when you are directly handed a used sharp on the sterile field....

There are a lot of dedicated people working in hospital and surgery center operating rooms and one thing that’s certain among team members is there is never a question...

Pressure injuries (PIs) can range from a minor, localized area of non-blanchable erythema to full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed muscle, tendon, ligament...

Leaders often must make difficult decisions under pressure. While urgent, these should never be rushed. Instead, they call for the employment of your best critical thinking...

Over the years, Outpatient Surgery Magazine has written frequently about drills to prepare perioperative and support staff for extremely rare but potentially deadly...

Are employees kept free from harm because they work in a place that has a culture that places a high value on safety, or because a facility buys products with all the latest bells...

In May, Minnesota became the 18th U.S. state to pass a surgical smoke evacuation mandate into law....

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....

Observing your staff at work and seeing firsthand how various tasks are performed can sometimes prove to be extremely effective....