Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

The sooner you can start the next case, the better. Read about the dance of the turnover team and secrets to a speedier room turnover.

Silence meeting mutterers during meetings by stopping talking. An Idea that Works from Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America's Ann Geier.

Get great IV starts. With a 97% first-try success rate, we've ditched the Band-Aids.

Handling fluid waste and managing runoff after the Neptune recall.

Use sticky notes to flag surgical supplies that are soon to outdate. An Idea that Works from Orange City Area Health System in Iowa.

Big wheels improve transporation. Avoid struggling while pushing sedated post-op patients in recliner chairs. An Idea that Works from a Surgical Center in Minnesota.

There was plenty of cheer and learning at OR Excellence 2013 in Las Vegas.

You might want to kill disruptive physicians, but you can heal them with tough love.

Choose the right tourniquet every time, select a system that's safe and effective.

Killing two blurs with one stone, it might be worth considering combined cataract-glaucoma surgery.