Coinciding with last month’s announcement from the World Health Organization of a global health emergency regarding mpox, the Association for Professionals in Infection...

Part of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s (HUP) entry that won the OR Excellence Pain Management Award this year includes the placement of an alert...

When Hunterdon Center for Surgery in Flemington, N.J., shifted from paper charting to EMR, it acquired wheeled desks for the laptops its nurses and other providers would...

When it came to surveilling SSIs, Baptist Health South Florida’s Outpatient Services unit was, in the words of its nurse leaders, “tracking everything, but tracking nothing....”

A poster from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) can help providers understand the differences in what to look for while staging pressure injuries...

Looking for tools and resources to better help seniors prepare for their upcoming procedures at your facility?...

Want to improve communication and collaboration among different staff members and departments?...

When it comes to SPD processes, remember this key task: “Washer spray arms must be cleaned out a minimum of once daily and inspected after each shift...

For the staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi, a perfect time out before every procedure is non-negotiable....

Departments looking to foster professional development will often decide to start a journal club. But these departments tend to struggle with where to begin....

It cannot be overstated that the management of allergy information is an essential part of both the patient experience and patient safety at your ASC....

If you’re looking for a good way to offer hard-working staff some stress relief and help the local community, you can’t go wrong with puppies....

We’ve featured quite a few escape rooms over the years, focusing mostly on the camaraderie and fun they provide as staff education and training exercises....

Some patients have a deep-seated fear of needles that can taint even the smoothest surgical experience....

Providers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Endoscopy Department know that the care of their patients begins well before they arrive for their appointments...

The business and administrative staff play a pivotal role in every surgery center’s success....

In a busy ophthalmic center, anything you can do to improve flow and simplify processes is worth its weight in gold. At Newsom Surgery Center of Sebring (Fla.)...

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and fluorescent markers are great ways to monitor how well your environmental services staff is cleaning your ORs....

If you want to reduce your supply costs, conventional wisdom says you need to reduce the number of items in your surgical packs....

As drug shortages continue to impact healthcare facilities across the country, global accreditation organization QUAD A offers helpful suggestions about what to do if...