Letters & E-mails - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - December, 2013

Encourage your staff's best behavior with a prime parking spot to show your appreciation. An Idea that Works from Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital.

Have you automated these 5 areas yet? These folks only wish they'd done it sooner.

Recycle blue wrap to line storage shelves. An Idea that Works from Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Most readers we surveyed tout accreditation benefits, with a few caveats. How do you really feel about accreditation?

Thinking of Buying ... Retina Accessories for Ophthalmic Microscopes, get the big picture for posterior segment surgery.

A surgical songbook for the holiday season. See Paula Watkins's Christmas carols for OR Nurses.

Could any of these 10 labeling and storage accidents waiting to happen, be lurking in your facility?

Take a photo of loaner sets to prove the condition they were in when you received them by using an inexpensive digital camera. An Idea that Works from Midtown Surgery Center.

We walked the aisles with your OR efficiency in mind at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting. Here are 15 cool, new products for anesthesia.

Save a few minutes by bagging case supplies for the day. An Idea that Works from Mayo Clinic Hospital.

A nurse was fatally stabbed at a Texas ASC.

Reps from leading companies visited with high-volume administrators during our reverse trade show.

Personal electronic devices are distracting from patient care. Learn to fight the 'gizmo addiction' in your facility.

Exhibit Hall - ORX Proceedings - December, 2013

Take-home lessons came fast and furious during the ORX Power Hour.

Attendees pan government website during lively breakout session. Medicare's quality reporting sparks frustration.

Networking at night, the fun began when the learning ended at OR Excellence in Las Vegas.

The lead investigator of the deadly Las Vegas Hep C Outbreak, wowed the crowd -- and shared some breaking news.

Enforce screening guidelines to keep the surgical schedule on track. Start every case on time.