The Brave New World of Bundled Joint Payments - Outpatient Surgery Mag

Editor's Page; Are ASC Sleepovers a Good Idea?

Pediatric Pain Management; Reminder: Codeine Could Be Fatal to Children;

Give Your Patients the VIP Treatment; Treat patients like they're the only case of the day and watch your satisfaction scores soar.

Calculating the Cost of Prefilled Syringes; Go drug by drug to see if it's time to make the switch.

Infection Prevention; Rewriting the Rules of Cataract Reprocessing

Stop the Spread of MRSA; Nasal decolonization is a practical way to lower infection risks.

Scratch Beneath the Surface; Audit the effectiveness of OR cleaning by taking a big-picture view of the entire process.

Product News

5 Ways to Standardize Skin Prepping Practices; Applying preps the same way every time eliminates the variables that increase infection risk.

On the Move; Handoff Tool Improves Speed and Safety

Prevent Pressure Ulcers; 7 practical pearls to protect your patients' skin.

Former Chief Nursing Officer Alleges Firing Retaliation for Reporting Safety Concerns; Barbara McQuillan, BSN, RN, claims she was fired by Sparrow Carson Hospital for reporting "substandard medical care and treatment."

IV Drip Containing Formaldehyde Instead of Saline Kills Russian Woman, 28; Staff reportedly tell investigators they "did not read the name on the vial."

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Colon Cancer Doesn't Stand a Chance; Endoscope advances and new diagnostic tools are helping physicians find difficult-to-spot polyps.

7 Accreditation Standards You Might Now Know Exist; You might be unaware of some of these common deficiencies I cite as a surveyor.

Ideas That Work: Stay on Schedule; Give Us This Day Our Daily Huddle

Ideas That Work: Alternate Your Defibrillator Batteries

On Point: Give New Technologies a Chance