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Healthcare ITFacility Construction and DesignCardiology

Smart Integration for Your New OR

By: Michelle Hido, MSN, RN, CAPA, NEA-BC02/21/2022

When people think of “integrated” or “hybrid” ORs, they tend to think of huge monitors and innovative new features such as augmented reality, virtual reality and robotics....

Facility Construction and Design

Facility Spotlight: Inside Looks at Four Standout Centers

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors02/17/2022

Normally we profile one new or recently renovated facility in this section of the Special Edition on Surgical Construction, but this year we decided to try something a little...

OpinionFacility Construction and Design

Worth the Whirlwind

By: Darci Nagorski02/17/2022

My staff and I are just catching our breath after the completion of a 13-month expansion of our multispecialty surgery center — a whirlwind process that presented...

Regulatory AffairsFacility Construction and Design

So You Want to Build an ASC?

By: Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief02/17/2022

The state-of-the-art Shields Surgery Center opened last summer in Medford, Mass., four years after its developers devised a proof of concept. “Looking back, it’s hard to believe...

StaffingRegulatory AffairsIndustry TrendsCardiology

Capitalizing on Cardiology

By: Kelly Bemis, RN, BSN01/20/2022

The importance of same-day outpatient cardiology was on full display in 2020 — during the worst months of the pandemic — and I was fortunate enough to be in the thick...

Neurosurgery-SpineOpinionIndustry Trends

Eliminate All Variables

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors01/20/2022

What role does patient education play in moving more complex procedures to an ASC setting? It’s one of the key factors in a successful surgery. You want to give people the most information possible so there are no surprises....

StaffingIndustry Trends

Retain Top Talent in Any Climate

By: Carina Stanton | Contributing Editor01/20/2022

Outpatient facilities run lean by design, but shortages have created gaps along the front lines that are stretching existing staff thin at even the healthiest of facilities....

Industry TrendsPlastic Surgery

Inside the Plastic Surgery Boom

By: Natalie Hope McDonald | Contributing Editor01/20/2022

Two decades ago, most plastic surgeries were performed in hospitals. Patients, even those who underwent minimally invasive procedures, were usually required to stay...

OpinionIndustry Trends

Emerging Trends: The Velocity of Change

By: David M. Shapiro, MD, CHC, CHCQM, CHPRM, LHRM, CASC01/13/2022

I believe the velocity of change is more rapid in health care than it is in any other industry. That’s a good thing. It’s this exponential growth that has allowed ASCs and HOPDs to deliver care today that was unimaginable...

Infection PreventionIndustry TrendsCOVID-19Anesthesia

A New Era in Infection Control

By: April Smith, MPH | Contributing Editor01/13/2022

Sometimes it takes an unprecedented global event to help facilities refocus their efforts on the basic, tried-and-true protocols that fell by the wayside as pressing issues demanded immediate attention. COVID-19 was...

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