Now that CMS has revamped its pain-management procedural codes and awarded pain management physicians a specialty designation, it's a propitious time to either add or expand your pain management services. But managers who are not familiar with this continually growing field should be aware that pain management is a little different than...

In recent years, laparoscopic and endoscopic technologies have stretched the limits of minimally-invasive surgery. In response to the demand, an ever-increasing number of facilities are building laparoscopy and/or "endo suites," which are ORs designed specifically for laparoscopy, arthroscopy and/or diagnostic procedures such as...

Surgical antisepsis is the application of microbicidal and/or microbistatic antimicrobials to prevent post-operative infections. In this article, we will be looking at the issues involved in present-day surgical antisepsis as well as the environmental factors associated with post-op infections.Aims of surgical antisepsisAll skin, whether...