Are your ORs obstacle courses? Take the necessary steps to reduce risks of slips, trips and falls.

Patients give thumbs-up to online post-op visits. Surgeons agree: Virtual consultations can be just as effective as in-person visits.

What to make of these Bair Hugger lawsuits. Should you be concerned that forced-air warmers could cause SSIs?

Hospital: No infections found in children treated with dirty iurgical instruments. The Seattle Children's Hospital says 2,000 of the 12,000 patients at risk have been tested and cleared so far.

New law tightens regulation of California surgical centers. Legislation calls for unannounced accreditation inspections, mandatory 2-year physician peer reviews and more sharing of information.

Florida health system settles Stark Law, False Claims allegations for $69.5 million. Broward Health allegedly rewarded physicians for referrals and penalized them for accepting charity cases.

Hospital terminates medical assistant, citing surgical wound as infection risk. Court rules hospital's "ambiguous" infection control policy not enough to terminate employee.

When patients have to pay the difference, they choose less expensive ASCs for care. Study shows the value of reference-based insurance.

UnitedHealthcare settles underpayment lawsuit. Improper rates stiffed California's out-of-network ASCs.

Alzheimer's may be transmissible, study finds. Prion proteins related to Alzheimer's stick tightly to metal surfaces and can survive extreme sterilization procedures.

Wireless sensor in implants may help battle against SSIs. Device would detect presence of pathogenic antigens.

Here are Outpatient Surgery Magazine's best of the best in surgery. These 7 facilities exemplify teamwork and collaboration in the OR.

Identify patients who require contact precautions with this Idea That Works from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Make EHR implementation run smoothly with this Idea That Works from Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

In Case You Missed It - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Behind Closed Doors: Can't we all just get along? Is on-the-job behavior bogging us down?

Patients will love getting this card. An Idea That Works from Bogalusa, La.

Cut overtime hours with this simple Idea That Works from Odessa, Florida.

Ideas That Work: Innovative ideas - get sensible about supplies.

Staff Safety: Honorhealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Thompson Peak Medical Center spares no expense to keep its staff safe.