8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • M A Y 2 0 1 6
On the Cover
The vaginal mesh controversy
continues to swirl. Why did the
FDA bring the mesh to market
without data from clinical tri-
als? Did mesh manufacturers
bet profits would outpace liabil-
ities? Did some surgeons
improperly place mesh
implants? When will the saga
end? No one knows for sure, but
it's close to certain that
patients will end up being the
ones who are hurt the most.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
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10 Editor's Page
When Cost-Cutting Jeopardizes Patient Safety
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
12 Ideas That Work
• DIY headrest for cataract surgery
• Calm the fears of pediatric patients
• Discharge instruction done right
26 Coding & Billing
Medicare's 2017 Outpatient Payment Update
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
31 Anesthesia Alert
Topical or Block: What's Best for Cataracts?
Perry Ruspantine, CRNA, APRN
94 Thinking of Buying …
Patient Warming Solutions
What's the best way to maintain
normothermia in your patients?
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
114 Infection Prevention
When Everyone's a Hand Hygiene Spy
Jeanie Brown, BSN, RN, CNOR,
Crystal Meyers, BSN, RN, CNOR,
and Gretchen Steelman, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
118 Product News
124 Cutting Remarks
Out to Lunch
John D. Kelly IV, MD
126 Behind Closed Doors
The Best of Paula Watkins
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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