Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

As hospitals and ASCs across the country struggle to staff their anesthesia departments, some forward-looking groups are recentering their anesthesia models and culture...

When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a wide-reaching ban on noncompete employment agreements in April, companies everywhere went into a tizzy....

My seven-year-old son is keeping his promise and sitting quietly next to me on his tablet while I conduct an after-hours interview video with Michelle Caird, an orthopedic...

Departments looking to foster professional development will often decide to start a journal club. But these departments tend to struggle with where to begin....

It cannot be overstated that the management of allergy information is an essential part of both the patient experience and patient safety at your ASC....

If you’re looking for a good way to offer hard-working staff some stress relief and help the local community, you can’t go wrong with puppies....

We’ve featured quite a few escape rooms over the years, focusing mostly on the camaraderie and fun they provide as staff education and training exercises....

Some patients have a deep-seated fear of needles that can taint even the smoothest surgical experience....

Providers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Endoscopy Department know that the care of their patients begins well before they arrive for their appointments...

While the jury may still be deliberating on how effective some whole-room disinfection and/or air purification systems are in reducing healthcare-associated infections...