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Three dozen Medicare patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at a single surgery center showed no increases in complication rates compared to data from...

A new Pennsylvania law eases restrictions that have limited the kinds of procedures allowed to be performed in ASCs. Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 818, which amends the state’s Health Care Facilities Act,...

In his previous life, Dennis Snow taught Disney cast members and other execs how to center on service excellence, and is the coauthor of two books that share...

A bill introduced in Congress this month would create new legal penalties for people who intimidate or assault healthcare employees. The Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act is modeled after protections in place for flight crews and aircraft attendants...

Northwell Health broke ground on a $10M surgical center on Long Island, N.Y., that will exclusively serve female patients throughout their surgical journeys. The Katz Women’s Surgical...

The speakers lined up for this year’s OR Excellence conference will be sure to entertain and inform when the meeting returns to in-person learning for the first time...

Taking a time out before surgery is enough to ensure the right procedure is performed at the right location and on the right patient. To emphasize the importance of this...

A patient who grew frustrated with the amount of pain he was experiencing after undergoing back surgery gunned down four people on Wednesday in a medical building...

RaDonda Vaught, the former nurse at the center of a case that sparked national outrage and debate over whether healthcare workers should face criminal charges...

Surgical professionals in Georgia are breathing a bit easier this week after Gov. Brian Kemp signed surgical smoke evacuation legislation into law. Georgia joins...

It’s National Nurses Month and team of nurses deserves to be honored for their constant dedication to delivering excellent patient care. Their demanding work...

A Colorado woman who says she experienced intraoperative awareness for 35 minutes during a 2019 hernia surgery has sued the anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist...

Dr. Rodriguez is managing partner of Arizona Anesthesia Solutions in Phoenix, which partners with 150 providers across three markets. He has seen many competing groups...

The future revenue growth and profit margins of hospitals will be constrained in part due to the continuing shift of patient care to cost-effective outpatient settings,...

AORN Expo Kicks Off With A Bang; Perioperative nurses gathered in New Orleans to celebrate the return of in-person learning. - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

White House Asked to Investigate Travel Nurse Pay - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Mass General Settles Overlapping Surgery Lawsuit - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Surgeon Fired for Prescribing ‘Off-Label’ COVID-19 Treatments - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

New Book Honors Black Surgeons; The publication provides a historical perspective on today’s healthcare inequalities. - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Supreme Court Upholds Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Workers; The ruling requires facilities to have a fully vaccinated staff by the end of next month.