There’s more to patient satisfaction than providing stellar outcomes for the problems they sought surgery to fix....

Procedures like carpal tunnel release are among the many that are moving from hospitals and ASCs to physician offices as more robust data continues to emerge...

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

Foot and ankle surgeries have long been performed same-day, but advances in technique and reimbursement have driven them increasingly to ASCs....

When it comes to making big-ticket purchases, two clinicians with decades of experience in ambulatory surgery centers like to ask questions in sets of three...

For patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), visiting a surgical facility can be a harrowing experience....

Surgery is still largely a male-dominated profession across all service lines, but nowhere in the industry is the disparity more pronounced than orthopedics....

Occasional perks like awards and gift cards, although appreciated, aren’t usually enough to keep most employees fully and consistently engaged with your organization’s mission...

Almost exactly a year ago, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), one of the 20 largest health systems in the U.S., and ASC management company...

The CORI◊ Surgical System by Smith+Nephew promises to make surgery more efficient and smarter for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) nationwide....

Enough holes have been poked into the longstanding notion that certain people are “born to lead” while others are “born to follow” that the very idea is obsolete....

Many options exist for operating room table linens including fabric linens, disposable linens, and antimicrobial disposable linens....

The staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi considers a perfect time out before every procedure to be non-negotiable....

One of the most active areas in the outpatient world today is the specialty of orthopedics. Advanced orthopedic surgeries performed in outpatient surgery centers...

People in high-stress jobs should consider how to restore their equilibrium on a regular basis.

In a spring blog focused on AI, Andrew Rebhan, Director on Sg2’s Intelligence team, offered perspectives on this emerging trend. He sets the scene with this review of the...

The shift of ownership in the ambulatory surgery community revolves around many factors including the aging of physician-owners and the dynamics of the challenges that...

The numbers show the extent of the ambulatory surgery center market that continues to evolve post-pandemic as new service lines are added to facilities across the country....

Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s New Surgical Construction Bulletin (NSCB) reports daily on the construction and renovation activities in the outpatient community across the...

The latest VMG’s 2024 Healthcare M&A Report provides a close look at the market’s make-up – and it continues to favor independent, freestanding centers....