In Case You Missed It - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

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.

Image-guided sinus surgery: The new standard of care? A growing number of surgeons and patients are demanding the game-changing technology.

Anesthesia Alert: mastering adductor canal blocks. Done correctly, they can help control pain for up to 4 days.

Cutting Remarks: Block time blues. Dedicated OR time is hard to get and harder to hold.

Editor's Page: pardon the disruption. Embrace the disruptive technologies that are changing surgery.

Relieve some of the stress of a busy OR day with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

Microlaparoscopy: A shortcut to better outcomes. It's time to think small when it comes to certain procedures.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Medical Malpractice: Lessons from the insulting anesthesiologist. She was caught on a smartphone mocking her sedated patient.

Save on shredding costs with this Idea That Works from Fayetteville, New York.

Legal Update: Are your GI lab services legal? Exclusive pathology contracts can attract anti-kickback scrutiny.