Perioperative teams keep patient and staff safety top of mind at all times, even during days with high volumes of cases that could pose distractions to providing safe care...

For decades, patients heading into joint replacement surgery have heard their procedure should be a simple, no-frills affair, only to experience a much different...

Most patients know to expect some pain following surgery, as their own common sense tells them that an operation will hurt....

The Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Spinal or general anesthesia? Each of these comparisons can spur heated debate....

During our latest annual salary survey, we added a question about the ongoing anesthesia staffing and payment crisis at ASCs, and it’s clearly on the minds...

Are you feeling overwhelmed, overworked and facing a never-ending to-do list? When was the last time you participated in discussions that include best practice solutions...

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Nikki Williams, RN, CNOR, executive director of Watson Clinic Surgery Center in ...

The name Karen Maloney, MSN, RN, BSN, CASC, is synonymous with ASC growth in the Western Pennsylvania region....

You know what we’re up against — 4.6 million nurses will retire by 2030, according to research by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)....

Few people understand the power of visual aids like sterile processing department (SPD) educators....

Are you caught in a whirlwind with challenges coming at you from all directions? You’re not alone.....

Seeing a concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville is a spiritual experience....

As a surgeon on the forefront of outpatient colectomies, Laila Rashidi, MD, FACS, FASCRS, assigns a high value to patient selection....

Prizes are a great way to reward pint-sized patients after procedures or appointments, but how you offer the prize is as important, if not more important, than what you...

You can create the best PowerPoint on the planet to educate your staff, but nothing beats a learning-by-doing approach. That’s why vendor education should be as efficient...

An inadvertent hypothermic event during surgery can turn a routine procedure into a case with multiple complications....

Bryanna D. Vesely, DPM, MPH, a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon with Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., is seven months out from her...

Hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) feel they’re being nicked financially from all directions, which could continue to result in the provision of less medical care to needy...

One of the most significant shifts in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape has been the rapid migration of cardiology procedures from hospital settings to ambulatory...

While there are many important considerations for running a top-notch outpatient total hips program, what happens in the OR is fairly straightforward and not necessarily on the...