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2008 Showcase Stocking Stuffer Contest

Regular subscribers to Outpatient Surgery Magazine can learn about new surgical products and earn chances to win great prizes, including an Apple iP...

Hospitals Starting to See Economic Slump's Effects

Some hospitals are reporting a decline in patient admissions for elective procedures as American consumers look for ways to cut or delay unnecessary...

C. diff Infections More Common Than Previously Believed

More than one out of 100 hospital patients is infected with or colonized by Clostridium difficile, a prevalence that's at least 6.5 times greater th...


	Archive > July 2004	Vol. V, No. 7

FEATURES

What Kind of Patient-tracking System Is for You?

Big or small, these devices and software can help you enhance patient flow.

10 Software Advances You Need to Know About

Here's a look at new applications designed to automate many of your center's business and clinical functions.

From the Show Floor: New Technologies In Minimally Invasive Surgery

A report from the SAGES show floor.

7 Ways to Warm Your Patients Without Inflaming Your Staff

How to adopt patient-warming technologies in your facility (without having to raise the thermostat).

Pros and Cons of Office Endoscopy

When office endoscopy is the best (or only) choice, here are some important considerations.

5 Ways to Improve Your Inventory Management

Learn five easy steps to save on your surgical supplies.

Surgical Table Selection: Getting it Right the First Time

Versatility, durability and high weight capacity top the list of must-have features.

Thinking of Buying...

A Surgical Boom

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Shakedown in New Jersey

This Just In

New Jersey Set to Tax ASCs

Ideas That Work

Pearls for Picking the Proper PONV Agent

Staffing

An Incentive Plan Where Everyone Gains

Legal Update

Docs Who Badmouth Each Other Court Trouble

Coding & Billing

Equipment Economics

Ask The Experts

Stay in the Hospital or Move to the ASC?

Safety

Preventing Sharps Injuries After the Case

Infection Prevention

Expanding Options for Low-temperature Sterilization

Product News

Speed Healing with Cold Therapy

Site Visit

Patient Satisfaction Surveys That Get Results

My Turn

RNs Should Not Administer Propofol

July 2004