Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - February, 2016

Safety: How safe are your medication practices? Reduce the risk of errors by reinforcing these 6 practice improvements.

Limit frantic activity in the pre-op area and help patients with this Idea That Works from Bismark, North Dakota.

Avoid lethal failure while delivering oxygen and/or medicine to surgical patients with this Idea That Works from Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Coding & Billing: Do your surgeons and coders work in sync? Tips to get your docs engaged with the business side of surgery.

Help staffers prepare for what to do in the event of a fire with this Idea That Works from Bloomington, Indiana.

Behind Closed Doors: Surgical nursing is more than a job. It defines us, which makes the prospect of stepping down so scary.

Why settle for unsafe airway management? Video laryngoscopes turn challenging intubations into routine procedures.

Avoid frustration for surgeons and patients with this Idea That Works from Vineland, New Jersey.

Reduce the risk of potential back and spine injuries with this Idea That Works from Garden City, New York.

Remind surgeons to sign and date documents with this Idea That Works from Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Your guide to orthopedic power tools. Give your surgeons what they want with smaller, stronger and smarter options.

Infection Prevention: 5 bad infection habits to break. These common practices might do more harm than good to your patients.

Opportunities in outpatient trauma. How orthopedic ASCs can handle walk-in fracture care and other same-day trauma.

First, do no harm. Practical steps you can take today to keep your patients out of harm's way.

Business Advisor: Saturday colonoscopies. The benefits of performing screenings on weekends.

The benefits of dropless cataract surgery. Patients no longer need to take drops before or after surgery.

Save money on oxygen with this Idea That Works from Hagerstown, Maryland.

Thinking of Buying ... Hip surgery tables and accessories. Their positioning abilities enable a less-invasive approach to joint repair.

Cutting Remarks: Just play it cool like The Fonz. You gots to chill when things go wrong in the OR.