The year started with a lot of new activity in the outpatient surgery environment as the editors of Outpatient Surgery Magazine tapped industry experts to learn what key...

A new study published in Jama Network Open reported the continuation of the shift of surgical procedures to the outpatient environment....

According to ASCA’s spring ASC Physician Brief, on February 26-28, ASCA members representing 28 states visited 161 Capitol Hill offices as part of National Advocacy Day....

The world of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) relies on solid partnerships with companies to provide their patients with a safe surgical journey during the wide range...

Carpal tunnel surgery is a common and exceedingly effective intervention for the numbness, tingling and outright pain that can be maddening for those suffering...

We’ve long heard about the dangers of surgical smoke exposure and how it can threaten the long-term health of staff and patients in the OR, but what about its...

We all have lofty goals and high expectations for success in the workplace....

The days of the tyrannical boss who squeezes results out of an ever-fearful staff are over....

For some generations, the importance of multitasking and the ability to successfully apply it was drilled into your subconscious....

On Mar. 22, the Mountain State’s Republican governor, Jim Justice, signed HB 4376 into law....

From the San Diego Convention Center to a medical center in Maine – and dozens of spots in between – buildings and other landmarks are illuminated to in support...

The state in which nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of a homicide charge after a 2017 medication error has passed the first-ever state law that decriminalizes...

A doctor at an ambulatory surgery center was convicted last month of injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, acts that lead to the death of a colleague...

Voicing sincere appreciation of a “job well done” is never a hollow task....

Having had my new knee, Laverne, for exactly one year, it was time to replace the other one. Same surgeon, hospital and robotic-assisted surgery....

If you’re looking for objective, meticulously sourced data to benchmark your surgery centers against similar facilities, you’re in luck....

Maintaining a proper work-life balance is particularly difficult for surgical nurses like me....

As the frontline defenders against pathogens, infection preventionists (IPs) play a significant role in safeguarding patients and staff....

Stamford ASC, an orthopedic and spine center in Connecticut, has grown steadily since opening in 2016 and they wanted that upward trend to continue....

As soon as the speaker thanks attendees and steps offstage to conference-appropriate applause (a sound a few decibels above a golf clap), I rush toward the front of a packed...