Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Say yes to opioid-free surgery. A hospital eliminated opioids from surgery and removed prescription painkillers from its post-op pain control protocol.

ID dirty scopes during transport with this Idea That Works from Baltimore, MD.

Torn between two meshes. Hernia mesh options are no longer just biologics or conventional — you have new options for more complex cases.

Business Advisor: We posted our prices online (you can, too). Pricing transparency is the surest way to appeal to self-pay patients.

Behind closed doors: Saving the shrew. Don't be a Grinch this holiday season.

Editor's page: follow the money. The math can be tricky in the business of surgery.

Staffing: vendor reps are people, too. Treat your surgical salespeople as strategic partners.

Warming trends. What are your rules for keeping patients normothermic?

Make it easy to tell if your anesthesia equipment has been cleaned with this Idea That Works from Bloomington, MN.

Store endoscopes and their parts together with this Idea That Works from Seaford, DE.