Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Fixing our broken pre-admission process. We met our goal of 100% chart readiness by 6 p.m. on the night before surgery.

Clear out clutter with this Idea That Works from Atlanta, Georgia.

Coding & Billing: When payers demand refunds and takebacks. Strategies to fight back and protect what's rightfully yours.

Here is an Idea that Works from Hazelton, Pa for helping to ensure "never events" never happen.

Battling post-op pain without opioids. 5 multimodal approaches that work best when pain from surgery is at its worst.

Where there's smoke ... If you smell charred flesh in the OR, you're probably inhaling invisible toxic gases, too.

The sinking of Sedasys. What doomed the much-ballyhooed computerized sedation system to failure?

Make sure important information doesn't get lost with this Idea That Works from Corinth, Mississippi.

Offer comfort to waiting friends and family members with this Idea That Works from Dallas, Texas.

The case for pre-packaged medications. Patient safety is just one of many reasons you should use pre-filled syringes.