Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine www outpatientsurgery.net September 2017 The Legal Risks of Smartphones in the OR Can You Pass Our Electrosurgery Quiz? Shopping for a Video Laryngoscope You Might Work in the OR If ... Announcing the 2017 OR Excellence Award winners. WE'RE # 1

• Cover: Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September 2017
• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: FDA's Forced Air Letter Seems a Little Forced
• Ideas That Work: Patients Mark Their Sites Before They Leave Home
• Ideas That Work: Reduce Medication Errors With "Red Zone" Reminders
• Ideas That Work: Check Patients' Blood Sugar With Safety Lancets
• Ideas That Work: Little Things You Can Do for Your Surveyor
• Ideas That Work: Has that Pre-op Bay Been Cleaned?
• Ideas That Work: How to Respond in an Emergency
• Ideas That Work: Keep Strangers Out of Restricted Areas
• Ideas That Work: Stop, That Patient's Not Yet Ready to Go to the OR
• Infection Prevention: Are Those Stethoscopes Clean?
• Medical Malpractice: The Limits of Informed Consent
• Safety: Are You Ready for a Disaster?
• OR EXCELLENT AWARDS 2017
• PATIENT SAFETY: "Burning Bruce" Drives Home The Reality of Surgical Fires
• PAIN CONTROL: When Total Joint Patients Want to Kick Up Their Heels
• SATFF SAFETY: Standing up for Surgical Smoke Safety
• PATIENT SATISFACTION: Hired to Exceed Expectations
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: This ENT Center Sees Strength in Numbers
• SSI PREVENTION: A Bridge Between Infection Prevention and the OR
• ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: How to Become a Green Machine
• Can You Pass Our Electrosurgery Quiz?
• Deep Dive Into VTE Prevention
• Secrets to Speedy OR Turnover Times
• Time to Add Bariatric Surgery?
• 4 Game-Changing Advances In Surgical Video
• Exciting Advances in Ophthalmic Laser Therapy
• Thinking of Buying ... Video Laryngoscopes
• Staffing: 7 Simple Staff Appreciation Ideas
• Legal Update: Be Smart About Smartphone Use
• Product News
• Behind Closed Doors: You Might Work in the OR If...