Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Avoid spreading bacteria with this simple Idea That Works from Los Angeles, Calif.

Get patients out of PACU faster with this Idea That Work from Boston, Mass.

Flash forward. The unexpected benefits of abstaining from immediate-use steam sterilization.

Editor's page: when quality reporting becomes burdensome. Patient satisfaction surveys could be more trouble than they're worth.

Behind closed doors: Surgical superheroes. Imagine what we could do if we had extraordinary powers.

Are you ready for OAS CAHPS? Mandatory participation in CMS's patient-satisfaction program begins in less than 6 months (we think). Here's how to prepare.

Time to buy a new table? Features that matter most when buying your next OR bed.

7 hot, new GI devices. Check out these game-changers from Digestive Disease Week's exhibit hall.

Take our barrier protection quiz. Is your staff fully protected from harmful fluids and chemicals?

Patient positioning advances. Devices designed to improve the efficiency and safety of even the most complex cases.