Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Your primer on plasma cutting and coagulation devices. These little 'lightsabers' let your surgeons gently slice and seal tissue.

Infection Control: A back-to-basics approach curbs the infection rate at Mercy Tiffin (Ohio) Hospital.

Infection Prevention: 12 Post-op warning signs for patients. These are the symptoms that warrant a phone call to the surgeon.

Standardize your scope pre-cleaning kits with this Idea That Works from New Haven, Conn.

Financial Management: Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates is dedicated to its financial mission.

Increase hand washing compliance with this Idea That Works from Houston, Texas.

Space limitations? Try this Idea That Works from South Jordan, Utah.

Coding & Billing: Your last-minute ICD-10 checklist. 13 steps to take before the new coding system kicks in next month.

Pain Control: 20,253 regional blocks later, the Andrews Institute's patients are free of pain and opioids.

The best of the best. Here are your 2015 OR Excellence Award Winners.