Medical Malpractice: Are you getting the full picture on your docs? You have to look long and hard to verify a physician's credentials.

Prepare like a pro for your accreditation survey. 5 ways to stress less when the surveyor comes calling.

Surgeons' Lounge: Fluid in, fluid out. DIY urinals - Recycle sterile surgical fluid bottles to measure urine output.

Learning to love your EMR. A conversation with a surgeon who took his hospital paperless.

Staffing: Create a team of leaders. "Pit crews" give staff ownership in running the facility.

Ideas That Work: Empty your pockets. Ensure unused supplies find their way back to the storage room.

Ideas That Work: Charitable donations. Give expired supplies to those in need.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - February, 2015

Why not have scrubs professionally laundered? Research and common sense show the advantages are too many to ignore.

Busting 5 double-gloving myths. Crashing through the reasons surgeons and staff resist double gloves during surgery.

Secrets of high-volume vein centers. Experts share their tips on how to succeed in this growing field.

Does endoscope reprocessing keep you up at night? Following these 7 steps will ensure patient safety and extend the life of the delicate instruments.

The real hazards of surgical smoke. Are dangerous particles lurking in the air of your OR?

Surgeons' Lounge: Relative humidity levels. Dangers of letting OR humidity dip below 30%

Post-op pain summit. Leading pain management experts predict what analgesic regimens might look like in the not-so-distant future.

Ideas That Work: Blanket security. Tie warming blankets to bed posts.

Thinking of Buying ... A Phaco Machine? Is it time to replace your facility's phaco system?

Ideas That Work: Why it's not good to bend IV catheters.

Surgeons' Lounge: OR etiquette. In search of a surgical code of conduct.

Ideas That Work: Quick hitters.