Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Business Advisor: How to measure your cash flow. AR days tell you how long it takes to collect on the case.

Patient Safety: Incredibly realistic drills and a staff of true believers protect patients at the Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco.

Patient Satisfaction: The little extras add up to big satisfaction scores at Dakota Eye Surgery Center in Bismarck, N.D.

Reduce Endoscopy no-shows and save money with this Idea That Works from Portland, Oregon.

Infection Prevention: battling biofilm. Are your reprocessing practices up to the task?

Save money in payroll with this Idea That Works from Columbia, South Carolina.

Breaking bad. The pressure to meet Wall Street expectations blinded a medical device executive to participate in an elaborate channel-stuffing scheme to defraud investors.

Anesthesia Alert: Reduce PONV by "Bookending" Propofol. The key is to get gas out of the patient's system.

Identify drug expiration date easily with this Idea That Works from Melbourne, Florida.

Cutting Remarks: Famous last words. Classic pre-induction comments from patients.