October 2024

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column. This month, we sat down with Kathy W. Beydler, RN, MBA, CNOR, CASC, principal consultant for Whitman Partners...

As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, the transition to fall often mirrors the journey many new ASC administrators face: a season of change and challenge....

The phrase “personalized joint replacements” is used to mean different things....

Deb Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, CHL, an independent perioperative consultant based in Rochester, N.Y., has more than 50 years of healthcare leadership...

Physician pay, specifically the fee schedule in which CMS reimburses providers for services, is at an inflection point right now....

Multimodal pain management is one of those ubiquitous terms that is used so often that it’s easy for providers to lose sight of exactly what it means....

In outpatient surgery, efficiency and precision are crucial not only for successful patient outcomes but also for maintaining smooth operational flow....

International Infection Prevention Week is in October, and 2024 has already given those in the same-day-surgery industry much on which to reflect, including challenges...

Optimal healing of surgical incisions is essential in total joint surgeries for several reasons....

The peer-to-peer orientation process for new nurses and surgical technicians at OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not only time-consuming but...

The environmental services (EVS) team at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., found that using a product that turns their standard wipes from white to blue resulted in rooms...

ASC Month may just have passed, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year because we all know how quickly these months fly by....

Here’s a free resource you’ll want to let your staff know about: The MH App is a simple yet valuable tool for handling a malignant hyperthermia (MH) crisis....

On August 10, I was mowing the lawn like I do when the grass gets to a level unsightly enough for my wife to demand action when I inadvertently steered my trusty...

We know that the presence of healthcare-associated pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci and gram-negative organisms is associated with a heightened risk...

I’ve been writing for Outpatient Surgery Magazine for several years about everything from 4K monitors to steep Trendelenburg (as you can see from the photo, I went full...

ASCs are on the brink of significant transformation thanks to the upcoming mandatory implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of...

ASCs face a broad range of challenges, including staffing, regulatory compliance, technology integration, financial challenges, patient volume management and much...

As a healthy man in his 40s, I’ve been lucky enough to not need to think much about my overall health....