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Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

The application of an acupressure bead between a pediatric patient's eyebrows can reduce their pre-op anxiety, according to researchers. In a stu...

Police Bust Bogus Clinic

Two brothers who ran an illegitimate medical clinic in Canton, Ga., were unqualified for the surgical procedures they performed and the medications ...

Alaska Gov. Palin Attempted CON Repeal

Before she shot onto the national scene as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tried to repeal her...


	Archive > March 2004	Vol. V, No. 3

FEATURES

Troubling Times for Office Surgery

Will the growing regulation of office surgery set office surgeons back or elevate the profession?

Maintaining the Profitability of Cataract Surgery

With financial pressures mounting, HOPDs and ASCs are on a mission to keep cataract extractions profitable.

7 Advances in Surgical Gloves

Today's surgical gloves fit better, feel better, work more safely - and moisturize your hands in the bargain.

How to Assess Pain In Pediatric Patients

Simplify and standardize your approach to pediatric pain assessment.

Eight Steps to Better Scope Reprocessing

Ready to brush up on your reprocessing technique? Our infection control experts identify the areas you're most likely to neglect.

How We Made Benchmarking Work for Us

By focusing on the numbers that really mattered, this hospital reduced turnover times and maximized OR use.

If You're Thinking of Buying...Supralaryngeal Airway Devices

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DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

The Trouble with Office Surgery

This Just In

Inside the Morphine Overdose Deaths of Two Boys

Letters & Emails

For Women, Sexual Harassment Is a Two-way Street

Ideas That Work

Make It Easy to Find the Right Drug

Staffing

Does Managing During Turmoil Have to Be Traumatic?

Legal Update

The Art of the Physician-Hospital Joint Venture

Coding & Billing

Dealing with Denied or Partially Paid Claims

Safety

Protecting Your Staff from Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposure

Product News

Another Way to Prevent OR Fires?

Infection Prevention

Designing Your Facility with Sterility in Mind

My Turn

Why I'm Glad I Chose Office-Based Surgery

March 2004