Coding & billing: 10 revenue-cycle mistakes to avoid. These blunders could endanger more than just your reimbursements.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - August, 2017

Behind closed doors: Know any good surgeons? Only a surgical nurse knows who the real 5-star docs are.

5 strategies for whole-room disinfection. When time and resources are limited, efficiency is the key.

Reduce the risks of high-alert medication errors with this Idea That Works from Dallas, Texas.

8 ways to prevent pressure ulcers. How to maintain the integrity of each patient's skin.

6 secrets for cleaning lumened instruments. Follow these tips to keep your central sterile processing department running on all cylinders.

Avoid serious injury with this Idea That Works from Boston, Mass.

Are prefilled syringes worth it? Yes, you'll spend more, but you'll waste less medication and you'll spend less time drawing it up and labeling it.

Anesthesia alert: Coping with the boredom of anesthesia. Do occasional distractions help anesthesia providers stay sharper?

The case for robotic hernia. They're a minimally invasive opportunity for the vast majority of surgeons who haven't had a chance to master laparoscopic hernia repair.

Cataract surgery technology update. Forget the marketing pitches -- our reader survey reveals what's making a real difference in eye surgery today.

This safe injection surveillance worksheet is an Idea That Works from Eads, Tenn.

Reprocess single-use devices with this Idea That Works from Bryn Mawr, PA.

Warming up to Normothermia. A new CMS quality measure will require ASCs to track their ability to keep patients warm. Are you ready?

Don't forget to clean surfaces in a surgical facility, try this Idea That Works from Atlanta, Ga.

Police: Man shot pain management doctor because he refused to give wife Opioids. Todd Graham, MD, was murdered 2 hours after seeing the accused assailant's wife.

Hospital hit with $5M verdict after lap chole patient's post-discharge death. Woman, 49, died after she was discharged the same day she underwent an emergency gallbladder removal at a Philadelphia hospital.

Coffee enhances accuracy of image-guided ENT surgery. Vacuum-sealed grounds in a tight-fitting headpiece keep optical sensors solidly in place.

Is going rep-less the way to go? Why some facilities may be looking to usher vendor reps out of the OR.