Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Be more efficient and boost patient safety with this Idea That Works from Phoenix, Arizona.

SPECIAL REPORT: Compounding disaster: How the deadliest medication contamination case in U.S. history happened — and how it could happen again.

Thinking of buying ... Floor suction devices? Contain spilled fluids to reduce the risk of slip-and-fall injuries.

The whole truth about whole-room disinfection. Automated antimicrobial devices reach the corners and crevices that sprays and wipes sometimes miss.

Seat the LMA perfectly every time with this Idea That Works from Rockville, Maryland.

Behind Closed Doors: channel surfing. What if you could click away from a bad day?

Medical Malpractice: 5 lessons from the Joan Rivers lawsuit. Higher safety standards will reduce your exposure to liability claims.

Help prevent against being charged for a rep's newest gadget with this Idea That Works from Hackensack, New Jersey.

Special Report From DDW: 7 cool new gadgets your GI docs will love. A gastroenterologist tours Digestive Disease Week's exhibit hall.

How we've (nearly) eliminated flashing. The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai went from flashing nearly half of its instruments to hardly any.