On August 10, I was mowing the lawn like I do when the grass gets to a level unsightly enough for my wife to demand action when I inadvertently steered my trusty...

Here’s a free resource you’ll want to let your staff know about: The MH App is a simple yet valuable tool for handling a malignant hyperthermia (MH) crisis....

ASC Month may just have passed, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year because we all know how quickly these months fly by....

The environmental services (EVS) team at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., found that using a product that turns their standard wipes from white to blue resulted in rooms...

The peer-to-peer orientation process for new nurses and surgical technicians at OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not only time-consuming but...

Optimal healing of surgical incisions is essential in total joint surgeries for several reasons....

International Infection Prevention Week is in October, and 2024 has already given those in the same-day-surgery industry much on which to reflect, including challenges...

In outpatient surgery, efficiency and precision are crucial not only for successful patient outcomes but also for maintaining smooth operational flow....

Multimodal pain management is one of those ubiquitous terms that is used so often that it’s easy for providers to lose sight of exactly what it means....

Physician pay, specifically the fee schedule in which CMS reimburses providers for services, is at an inflection point right now....

Deb Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, CHL, an independent perioperative consultant based in Rochester, N.Y., has more than 50 years of healthcare leadership...

The phrase “personalized joint replacements” is used to mean different things....

When I transitioned into the role of ASC Administrator, the prospect of an unannounced survey loomed as one of the most daunting challenges....

Lisa York, MSN, RN, CASC, CAIP, executive director at Hunterdon Center for Surgery, Flemington, N.J. Outpatient Surgery Magazine is posting these profiles to give the...

Congratulations, ASC leaders! You survived the summer vacations, volume fluctuations, lack of daycare and listening to physicians complain about the number of holidays that...

Should anesthesia providers in areas where wildfires are burning change their practices to account for the possible effects of extremely poor air quality on their patients?

Is the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) spineless, heartless or both?

One summer in my late teens, I temped at a giant medical billing company for a short stint before eventually finding more suitable work painting houses....

Coinciding with last month’s announcement from the World Health Organization of a global health emergency regarding mpox, the Association for Professionals in Infection...

Part of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s (HUP) entry that won the OR Excellence Pain Management Award this year includes the placement of an alert...