Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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• Contents: Feautres
• Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: Cures for Creaky Knees
• Ideas That Work: Text Your Surgeons Tomorrow's Start Times Today
• Ideas That Work: Stamp Reminds Surgeons to Sign Documents
• Ideas That Work: Use the Fire Cone For Emergency Drills
• Ideas That Work: Let Patients Comfortably Position Themselves
• Ideas That Work: We Did Away With Oxygen Deliveries
• Ideas That Work: Pre-op Assignments Ensure Continuity of Care
• Ideas That Work: Innovative Ideas
• Ideas That Work: Latex-Free Tackle Boxes Keep Patients Safe
• In Case You Missed It... Top 10 viewed features on outpatientsurgery.net
• Ideas That Work: Don't Charge your Phone in Medical Device USB Ports
• Business Advisor: Saturday Colonoscopies
• Infection Prevention: 5 Bad Infection Habits to Break
• Coding & Billing: Do Your Surgeons and Coders Work in Sync?
• Medical Malpractice: Beware the Risks of Secondhand Equipment
• The Future of Knee Repair
• opportunities in Outpatient Trauma
• Your Guide to Orthopedic Power Tools
• Practical Pearls for Surface Disinfection
• Reduce Your Radiation Exposure
• Squeaky Clean Surgical Instruments
• First, Do No Harm
• Out of the Closet and Into the Cloud
• Why Settle for Unsafe Airway Management?
• Post-op Pain in 2016
• The Benefits of Dropless Cataract Surgery
• GERD Treatments Move Forward, But Will You Get Paid?
• Thinking of Buying... Hip Surgery Tables and Accessories
• Safety: how Safe Are your Medication Practices?
• Anesthesia Alert: A New Nerve Block for Posterior Knee Pain
• Product News: Great ideas for your OR
• Cutting Remarks: Just Play It Cool Like The Fonz
• Behind Closed Doors: Surgical Nursing Is More Than a Job