Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Innovations in surgical imaging. National experts discuss the eye-popping images on display in today's ORs and what surgery might look like in the near future.

Thinking of buying ... smoke evacuators. Today's innovative devices evacuate surgical smoke right at the source.

Staffing: A spreadsheet that spits out a staffing budget. It gives you an hours-per-case analysis and sets realistic staffing levels.

Coding & billing: Cuts to 2016 colonoscopy rates run deep. The physician work values for the colonoscopy family are cut up to 17%.

Reduce the risk of pressure ulcers. Skin injuries can occur without preventative measures in place.

Ideas that work: collections. Ensure patient payments every time.

The new world of drug compounding. New regulations have improved safety, but some key distinctions are both subtle and important.

5 Ways to make your ORs safe and comfortable. Keep your surgical teams happy and healthy with these ergonomic products.

No more dirty duodenoscopes. Recent superbug outbreaks have hammered home the importance of proper manual cleaning.

Strategies to prevent retained objects. What you can do to ensure that nothing's left behind.