Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine www outpatientsurgery.net August 2017 Are You Warming Patients? Prove It 8 Ways to Prevent Pressure Ulcers Robotic Hernia Repair Fecal Transplants: Cure for C. diff Coding in Sync With Your Surgeons Coping With the Boredom of Anesthesia Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery Running a Staff Meeting Like a Pro + of Prefilled Syringes The Economics What's it worth to you to have your medications already drawn up and labeled? P. 38

• Cover: The Economics of Prefilled Syringes - Outpatient Surgery Magazine
• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor' Page: As One Surgical Center Closes, Another Opens
• Ideas That Work: Kids Love to Drive Themselves to Surgery
• Ideas That Work: Is That Case Cart Complete?
• Ideas That Work: Protect SCDs From Fluid
• Ideas That Work: Did You Forget to Clean That?
• Ideas That Work: Bins Instead of Case Carts for Supplies
• Ideas That Work: Success With Reprocessing Single-Use Devices
• Ideas That Work: Self Check-In for Patients
• Ideas That Work: Put a Lid on High-Alert Meds
• Ideas That Work: Give Sterilized Instruments a Chance to Cool Off
• Ideas That Work: Are Your Medication Injection Practices Safe?
• Ideas That Work: Hot Packs Make IV Starts a Breeze
• Coding & Billing: 10 Revenue-Cycle Mistakes to Avoid
• Staffing: 5 Tips for Meaningful Meetings
• Anesthesia Alert: Coping With the Boredom of Anesthesia
• Are Prefilled Syringes Worth It?
• Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery
• Warming Up to Normothermia
• 5 Strategies for Whole-Room Disinfection
• Cataract Surgery Technology Update
• 8 Ways to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
• The Case for Robotic Hernia
• Improve Your Polyp Detection Rates
• 6 Secrets for Cleaning Lumened Instruments
• Infection Prevention: A Gross Cure for Recurrent C. diff
• Product News
• Behind Closed Doors: Know Any Good Surgeons?