Smoother IV starts. Advice from the nurse who can do 10 sticks a day for a month without missing.

3 key debates in same-day knee replacement. Experts discuss the roles of robotics, vendor reps and anesthesia in the outpatient evolution.

Legal Update: Are you paying your medical director fairly? The feds are clamping down on physician compensation arrangements.

Microlaparoscopy: A shortcut to better outcomes. It's time to think small when it comes to certain procedures.

Editor's Page: pardon the disruption. Embrace the disruptive technologies that are changing surgery.

Relieve some of the stress of a busy OR day with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

Cutting Remarks: Block time blues. Dedicated OR time is hard to get and harder to hold.

Image-guided sinus surgery: The new standard of care? A growing number of surgeons and patients are demanding the game-changing technology.

Anesthesia Alert: mastering adductor canal blocks. Done correctly, they can help control pain for up to 4 days.

Save patients a trip to the pharmacy with this Idea That Works from Portsmouth, Ohio.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Avoid the icy mess of a Cryo/Cuff ice wrap with this Idea That Works from Portland, Maine.

Identify patients who require contact precautions with this Idea That Works from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Make EHR implementation run smoothly with this Idea That Works from Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

Behind Closed Doors: Can't we all just get along? Is on-the-job behavior bogging us down?

In Case You Missed It - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Your primer on plasma cutting and coagulation devices. These little 'lightsabers' let your surgeons gently slice and seal tissue.

Infection Control: A back-to-basics approach curbs the infection rate at Mercy Tiffin (Ohio) Hospital.

Infection Prevention: 12 Post-op warning signs for patients. These are the symptoms that warrant a phone call to the surgeon.

Standardize your scope pre-cleaning kits with this Idea That Works from New Haven, Conn.