Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Can you pass our electrosurgery quiz. Find out how much your surgeons and staff know about the science of surgical energy.

Financial Management: This ENT center sees strength in numbers. The Surgery Center of Fort Wayne, Ind., takes a team approach to purging unnecessary costs.

Secrets to speedy OR turnover times. How to turn rooms over safely and efficiently.

Patient Safety: "Burning Bruce" drives home the reality of surgical fires. Frighteningly realistic drills are the norm for the Stony Point Surgery Center.

SSI Prevention: A bridge between infection prevention and the OR. A late career switch stamping out surgical site infections.

Pain Control: When total joint patients want to kick up their heels. At Houston Physicians' Hospital, a multifaceted initiative has dramatically improved pain scores and recoveries.

Know when a bay is cleaned and ready for a patient with this Idea That Works from Texas.

Staff Safety: Standing up for surgical smoke safety. The staff at Dosher Memorial Hospital banded together to protect themselves — and surgeons — from the dangers of toxic plumes.

Legal Update: Be smart about smartphone use. Mitigate the legal risks of cell phones in your facility.

Are those stethoscopes clean? You may be ignoring this common source of pathogens.