Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Discover errors before the patient is on the table with this Idea That Works from Fairfax, Va.

Thinking of buying ... Patient warming solutions. What's the best way to maintain normothermia in your patients?

Beating back bacterial biofilms. Tips to prevent the growth of the slimy coating that lets bacteria survive and thrive.

Capture your share of same-day spine. What factors will influence where your surgeons will bring their cases?

Decisions, Decisions: sorting through your options in surgical video. It's hard to pick the best surgical video system when the technology keeps changing.

Editor's Page: compounding the compounding disaster. Was a callous disregard for people the Rx for medication contamination?

Coding &'Billing: ICD-10 grace period is nearly over. Come October, you can expect to see a resurgence in claim denials.

Recycle blue wrap and help the homeless with this Idea That Works from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Don't let unlocked carts lead to undetected abuse. Try this Idea That Works from Newington, Conn.

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.