Just because an instrument has been reprocessed doesn’t mean that it’s clean. In some cases, that’s because reprocessing techs are rushing and forced...

Accreditation is much more than a simple stamp of approval. It’s evidence your facility has met meticulous, nationally recognized standards of quality, patient care and safety....

The number of unintended retained surgical items (URSIs) reported to The Joint Commission (TJC) continued to decline in 2022, with 88 events disclosed...

There’s nothing easy about cleaning flexible endoscopes. They’re fragile and expensive and one can argue the margin for reprocessing them safely is...

According to the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS), malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially fatal inherited...

If you’re serious about sustainability in the OR, then you’d better be focused on your glove purchasing practices....

The healthcare industry heard the jarring news in January: 7,600 people bought bogus nursing diplomas with cash from three South Florida schools and were now...

The opening ceremony of the 2023 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo, the 70th in the organization’s history, was an electric event...

Some people who find themselves in executive positions occasionally doubt their leadership skills, believing they aren’t “born leaders.”

Retention of staff is an ongoing, intensifying problem for many outpatient surgery facilities. Recently, some administrators shared their ideas with Outpatient Surgery Magazine on how to...

There are many ways to communicate with your people, so don’t burn them out by calling too many meetings. Better manage your time as well as theirs by innovating additional ways to connect....

The latest Gallup Poll (conducted Nov. 9 through Dec. 2, 2022) gave the healthcare profession high marks again for honesty and ethical standards, but nurses topped...

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) tracks the evolution of the ambulatory surgery market including ownership models that have developed over...

Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s New Surgical Construction Bulletin (NSCB) reports daily on the construction and renovation activities in the outpatient community...

The latest national survey commissioned by Avanza Healthcare Strategies, a leading expert on ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and outpatient services, found most hospitals...

Technology is driving the increases in the volume of surgeries in the outpatient setting, according to a recent report by BIS Research – and it will continue to influence the...

The latest industry figures reveal that the fastest growing procedure in outpatient surgery is cardiology as market leaders look to capture the wave and save dollars for certain cardiac procedures...

When Newsweek released their 2023 rankings for the best surgery centers in America, it drew major attention to what is happening in the surgery marketplace across the country....

The worry about staff shortages in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) environment did not dissipate as 2022 closed and OR leaders looked back at the past three turbulent...

More than a century ago, 3M started as a small-scale mining venture in Northern Minnesota. Now a global powerhouse, 3M’s products help improve the daily lives of people around the world. The spirit of innovation...