Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

The sterile processing department is not an easy place to work. If you want to make sure new sterile processing techs mesh well with the current team and...

Looking for a fun and effective way to weigh less? Hold your own "Biggest Loser" competition and award the staff members who shed the most pounds....

Our facility knew the benefits of administering IV acetaminophen preoperatively to reduce post-op pain, but it was always in short supply or cost prohibitive....

Editor's Page;Wait... What's a Mayo Stand?

The one- and two-gram IV piggyback infusion bags of the antibiotic cefazolin we were using exclusively in 2018 were almost always on backorder and delivery...

Counts Aren't Always Correct; Barcode scanning and RFID detection help to make sure no sponge is left behind.

There's always the possibility that a patient with an active infection will arrive at your facility for surgery. To prevent SSIs and stop the spread of multi-drug resistant...

Help Patients Pay for Surgery; Understanding how healthcare credit cards work will help you select the one that's best for your facility — and those who come to you for care.

Why continue to carefully cover instrument trays with blue wrap — making even folds, straightening the edges and neatly taping the package shut — when you can...

The disposable plastic bags we used to use to transport flexible cystoscopes to and from the sterile processing department cost $1.80 each. Each of our four...