Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Business advisor: Maximize your marketing efforts. A new way to think about promoting your facility to patients and surgeons.

What surgeons want in their gowns. Comfort, breathability and mobility are nice, but barrier protection is the most important attribute.

Address fire safety when patients are listening with this Idea That Works fom Rockford, IL.

Thinking of buying ... Pain pumps. Provide patients with consistent, long-lasting pain relief.

Ace your accreditation survey with this Idea That Works from Baltimore, MD.

Optimize your MH response. Closing gaps in your malignant hyperthermia drills now could be a lifesaver later.

Clear up confusion over covered and non-covered services with this Idea That Works from Garden City, New York.

Is that scope clean? No guarantees. Even rigorous by-the-book cleaning doesn't ensure that your flexible endoscopes will be free of bacteria and bioburden when you hang them to dry.

Create a culture of safety. You know you have one when every member of the surgical team feels comfortable speaking up whenever she sees a potentially unsafe situation.

Make sure nothing's left behind in a patient. Define the roles and responsibilities each team member has in the counting process.