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General Anesthesia Contributes to Post-op Pain

Some "noxious" general anesthetics excite sensory neurons that cause peripheral pain in patients once they wake from surgery, researchers say. I...

WHO Issues Surgical Safety Checklist

The World Health Organization and the Harvard University School of Public Health have created a new perioperative checklist for surgical team member...

Surgical Business Ethics in the Press

It's no secret that some leading orthopedic surgeons receive six- and seven-figure payments annually from the makers of artificial hips and knees. B...


	Archive > May 2003	Vol. IV, No. 5

FEATURES

What ASCs Should Learn from the HealthSouth Scandal

Not only can careful patient accounting improve your financial performance — it can keep you out of trouble as well.

New CPT Codes

How hospitals, office-based facilities and surgery centers will fare under the new ASC procedure list.

Staying a Step Ahead of Those Constantly Changing CPT Codes

Here are 10 things you can do to simplify a process that leaves even professional coders dizzy.

Stop Wasting Time in the OR

Here's how one hospital combats the most common OR time wasters.

Hospital's Expansion Plans Caught in Own Tangled Web

The very argument a health system made to keep three competing surgery centers on the drawing board has come back to haunt it.

Reader Survey: How Do You Economize Sutures?

Practical advice for managing this high-cost inventory item.

6 Ways to Fine-Tune Your Endoscopy Anesthesia

Tips to keep patients safe and adequately sedated during their procedure.

The Ins and Outs of Pain Pumps

Considering continuous analgesic infusions for post-op pain? Here's what you need to know about pain pumps.

New Technologies for Colonoscopy

A look at the innovative designs and technological advances that make performing a colonoscopy easier.

IOLs That Do More

Here's a look at the unique features of the newest IOLs.

Is Cost-Per-Case Leasing For You?

Today's innovative usage-based financing programs let you acquire costly equipment by linking your monthly payments to your procedure volume.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Pumping the Brakes

This Just In

Letters & Emails

If a Sterile Item Falls on the Floor

Ideas That Work

Use Sterile Wrapper to Cover Your Arm Boards

Staffing

Making the Leap from the Hospital to the ASC

Legislative Update

Stark Act Amendment Would Kill Surgical Hospitals

Infection Prevention

Do Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Pose a Fire Hazard?

Safety

Reducing the Risk of Scalpel-Blade Injuries

Product News

Site Visit

Central Montana Surgery Center, Great Falls, Mont.
Continuously Expanding to Meet the Needs of a Rural Community

My Turn

Bombarded by a Barrage of Rules and Regulations

May 2003