Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

7 steps to safer endoscope reprocessing. Are your techs cleaning your scopes the right way?

When faced to an active shooter situation, how would you respond?

Coding & Billing: Mixed Reviews for 2015 ASC Payment Rule - Outpatient

Know when your patient is ready for surgery with a simple addition to your schedule board and this idea that works from Sumter, South Carolina.

Make patients' prep directions simple with this kit, an Idea That Works from Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Avoid sliding during surgery with these comfortable, washable, breathable swiming shoes. An Idea That Works from Flint, Michigan.

Is there a hole in your warming strategy? Perioperative hypothermia is more common than you might realize. Find out why end-of-surgery temperatures don't tell the whole story.

The FDA is still weighing the pros and cons of using morcellation for minimally invasive hysterectomies.

Update multiple anesthesia providers with a dry erase board and this Idea That Works from Maryville, Tennessee.

Surveyor Says ... Dings that might surprise you. Our annual look at accreditors' odd and unusual dings.