Regulatory compliance — what does that mean and how can I be compliant with something I am clueless about?

One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic did was put infection preventionists (IPs) front and center....

I spent my college summers painting houses. I’d load up my teal-green Saturn with my meager belongings — including the strange lawn gnome...

One thing accreditation surveyors look for when they visit your facility is if your OR is housing any lingering expired medications and supplies....

If you’re looking to boost patient satisfaction and word-of-mouth about your facility’s surgical experience, you may want to steal a page from...

Like many ASCs, OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., is concerned about unnecessary traffic going in and out of its ORs....

Getting your OR to remember all relevant surgical site infection (SSI) prevention protocols isn’t always easy — especially for the facilities with...

From proper cleaning at the bedside to managing a trying maintenance and repair schedule, properly caring for the surgical instruments your...

Necessity is the mother of invention, which is something anesthesiologist Brian Kashin, MD, FRCPC, and his colleagues experienced firsthand while...

In the past five years, a flood of literature on surgical smoke hazards has confirmed what nurses and surgeons have been complaining about and, in extreme cases...

Already common in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), urology has become a profitable high-volume line for a relatively small but...

Though revision is sometimes seen as a partner to traditional knee arthroplasty, the two are very different....

A patient experiences numbness, tingling or pain in their hand, and seeks answers on the cause from a provider. Chances are they’re suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome...

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are an odd beast. They are an enigma to the novice operator, often resulting in failure on multitudinous fronts....

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) recently released the first U.S. guidelines on cannabis use in relation to surgery....

The healthcare industry is highly regulated and all organizations must adhere to specific requirements to ensure they are providing high quality...

In this inaugural online column, A Day in the Life of an Administrator, we sat down with Karen Reiter, RN, CNOR, RNFA, CASC, vice president...

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has....”

A healthy patient population is a cornerstone of outpatient surgery. Those fortunate enough to be greenlighted for same-day procedures get to...

I’m speaking with Bill Duffy — past AORN president, current board member, director of a nursing school and proud nurse...