Sometimes overlooked in the world of surgery, particularly in the faster pace and turnover of the outpatient setting, is the need to prepare patients' bodies for...

We've always known about the hidden bacterial threat in your OR's anesthesia work area, the microbes lingering on the anesthesia machine and the pathogens...

When your patients leave your facility, they should know all the do’s and don’ts of wound care. If their wound is changing colors, they should know what that means,...

In 2006, an outbreak of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) caused shockwaves in the ophthalmology community. Task forces were formed, studies were undertaken,...

Here's a look at 11 surgical apps that let you text your patients personalized pre-op alerts, post-op reminders and much more — without anybody at your busy facility having to...

We place many of our neuro patients in the prone position. Until recently, we were also re-positioning them in the prone position. Quite a bit. Not good. The more you move...

Most patients who are hooked on opioids know exactly when they started down the slippery slope of addiction, and many think back to heading home from surgery...

I’m not saying you must become a reimbursement guru, but in the business of surgery, where your revenue is generated by how you code your cases, you should at least...

Why are more patients asking their surgeons not to use mesh in their hernia repair? That’s how Sharon L. Bachman, MD, FACS, opened her presentation at the 16th World Congress...

I was a kid when I first learned about Will. He was the brother I never met. Will had been taken from my parents before I was born, when he was just 2 years old. One day,...

Our cataract surgery patients never have to move from their pre-operative stretcher chair. We’ve programmed our 4 chairs to the exact height needed, per station,...

Welcome to the world of time-release treatments — meds that you administer before or during surgery, but that keep working for days, weeks, months or even years,...

The 18-month-old in the recovery room wasn’t my case, but then his care took a sudden turn. When the toddler became hypoxic, the anesthesiologist looked at me and yelled...

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All About ENT; Our single-specialty surgery center serves as a model of efficient design and cutting-edge care.

Cancer Scare Continues to Inspire Patient-Friendly Designs; Q&A with Deborah Wingler, PhD, MSD-HHE, EDAC, patient advocate and creator of healing healthcare spaces.

7 Keys to Smart Sterile Processing Design; Bright and spacious areas are becoming centerpieces of instrument care.

Building the Perfect Eye Center; A top-down look at constructing a new ophthalmology facility from the ground up.

Make Your ORs Infection Proof; There are plenty of ways to build bacteria-free zones when you're working with a clean slate.

A Facility Fit for Orthopedics; We're set to open a surgery center built to meet the growing demand for outpatient spine and same-day total joints.