A New York court has dismissed a tech's lawsuit that her supervisor assaulted her while checking if she was wearing artificial fingernails.

Berchtold pays $3.6M to settle whistleblower case. Sales rep could see jail time for overcharging Army hospital for surgical tables.

Anesthesiologist mistakenly administers fatal dose of lidocaine. Death is blamed on medication mix-up.

Ontario Study: Checklists may not improve patient outcomes. Study finds no "measureable improvements" in surgical safety records.

Relax patients and free them of fear with this Idea That Works from Beverly Hills, California.

Ask the Etiquette Doctor: Help! I don't know which dinner roll is mine. Good table manners make a favorable impression. Think 'BMW.'

The easy way to add laser cataracts. Cataract outsourcing companies will bring the femtosecond laser to you.

Save time and money by replacing rolled sheets with saline bags for shoulder rolls. An Idea That Works from Warren, Ohio.

Stop chatter during counts using this polite phrase. An Idea That Works from Venice, Florida.

Managing radiation exposure in the OR. 5 steps to safe C-arm use.

Cutting Remarks: Don't you just hate confusing post-op orders? The clearer that I can make my discharge instructions, the better.

Behind Closed Doors: Traveler in a tundra state. And you thought your ORs were cold?

A surgery center is doing 40-minute hip replacements and sending patients home in 3 hours with remarkable results. Yes, you can do same-day hips.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - March, 2014

The industry suffers every time an ASC is converted to an HOPD.

Try this cost-effective irrigation alternative to BSS. An Idea That Works from Carlsbad, California.

Implement this time saving tip with color coded charts. An Idea That Works from Racine, Wisconsin.

This quick and easy idea gives you a way to mask surgical orders. An Idea That Works from Phoenix, Arizona.

Upgrades to imaging, instruments and intraoperative monitoring improve outpatient outcomes. The backbones to successful spine.

New pediatric surgery standards have been issued. Facilities will be categorized based on advanced resources and certified caregivers.