A successful total joints program requires careful attention to many aspects of care, from preoperative optimization to postoperative pain management — but the actual...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition for men older than 45....

Most facilities struggle with turnover times that are higher than leadership would like....

Two months ago, a patient visited the surgical experts at NYU Langone Health. After being diagnosed with necrosis of his entire forearm due to complications from COVID...

There are plenty of characteristics stakeholders should look for in the architect they select to design their new surgery center and ensure the vision remains intact....

All surgery centers will experience a cyberattack at some point in the future, and chances are it won’t be a targeted attack....

The leadership roles in the ambulatory setting are critical to the overall success of the facility. It’s a constant challenge to find better ways to accomplish the organization’s...

As the old saying goes, “go big or go home.” UC Davis Health has selected the first option....

The annual performance review, which has served as the cornerstone of leader-to-staff feedback for decades, simply isn’t enough in today’s ever-changing work environment....

The Hall® Titan® Power Series is today’s most refined and up-to-date toolkit for surgeons to use in the operating room....

When otherwise trustworthy staff members make mistakes — and let’s face it, they will because they are human — leaders often fall into the trap of micromanaging their...

Erosion of trust. Decreased productivity. Poor morale. Abysmal engagement. Even a revolving-door culture of turnover. These are only a handful of the side effects that can...

As The Joint Commission’s annual report on sentinel events shows each year, the problem of wrong-site surgeries is never solved....

Most leaders wholeheartedly believe in the power of coaching. Unfortunately, it often falls into the “important but not critical” category of an endless to-do list....

Do you usually read instructions? I rarely do unless I’m stuck. Take cooking, for example. Once I find a recipe I like, I tend to make it from memory, skipping the instructions....

SC leaders are facing unprecedented challenges. Many of you are juggling conflicting priorities, such as meeting regulatory requirements, increasing revenue and reducing...

In the Nov./Dec. 2024 issue of this magazine, I provided a list of 10 best practices your ASC can implement to become more environmentally sustainable....

In early April, the Outpatient Surgery Magazine editorial team headed north to attend AORN’s 72nd annual Global Surgical Conference & Expo....

I just finished reaching out to all the people I connected with at AORN Expo (see page 10 for some highlights from the show), and I’m getting ready to hit the road once again to...

It’s a common practice for surgical facilities to celebrate number-specific milestones — the first robotic surgery, the 100th, 500th or 1,000th total joints case, and so on....