Like so many aspects of outpatient care, clear and consistent communication is at the heart of the surgical time out....

Our annual salary survey produces a lot of data... and this year we couldn’t fit it all in our print publication....

The robotic platforms these two colorectal surgeons use almost exclusively allow them to work with greater precision, achieve superior outcomes and better reproduce...

The orthopedic industry is undergoing a seismic shift driven by innovative technologies that promise to revolutionize patient outcomes and surgical precision....

While the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did add 21 non-earth-shattering medical and dental procedures to its ASC Covered Procedures List...

The effort to pass mandatory surgical smoke evacuation legislation in statehouses across the U.S. continues in 2025 with the ultimate goal of removing toxic plume...

Eco-conscious facilities should always strive to practice sustainable health care.

As the nation enters a year of significant change, outpatient surgery leaders continue to expertly move their facilities forward into an uncertain future....

A sleeve gastrectomy, also known as a gastric sleeve, is the most common bariatric surgery in the U.S. It’s also a procedure that an increasing number of providers...

ASC leaders face many challenges in 2025 and increasing revenues will certainly be one of them....

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Jessica Hovland, DNP, RN, CPAN, NE-BC, PMGT-BC, administrative director...

It’s funny how some memories come back to you. One afternoon when I was about eight years old, my stepdad and I were out running errands and we decided to stop at a...

Countless articles have been written about the staffing crisis facing healthcare facilities. These pieces often focus on the dangers of the nursing shortage in America’s most...

Well, here we are, approaching the end of 2024. I am surprised at how quickly each year goes by, and how each year seems to go faster than the year before....

A concerning trend in ambulatory surgery is the growing need to subsidize anesthesia services....

From my position, there are only two types of bosses: Those who value editorial content and those who don’t....

Choosing the right work gear for your feet is far from a no-brainer when your job is in the perioperative arena....

As the year comes to an end and facilities take stock of their practices in 2024, it’s helpful to review concerns expressed by patient safety groups and consider the...

Tampa Surgery Center serves a large volume of patients who receive laser eye treatments, including YAG capsulotomy, superior and inferior selective laser...

Got a backlog of colonoscopy cases clogging up your center’s schedule? Blocking out just one Saturday a year to focus on the backlog can work wonders....