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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 > January 2005	Vol. VI, No. 1

FEATURES

See What Your Colleagues Are Making

Our 2nd annual salary survey examines what managers and their staffs earn in hospitals and ASCs.

Trends in Post-Operative Pain Control

A look at four factors that have shaped the way we treat acute pain.

5 Steps to Reduce Red Bag Waste Costs

Our experts share practical advice for minimizing your biohazardous waste.

Why Not Repair Your Own Scopes?

Our in-house repair program has been kind to our budget and all but eliminated the time our scopes are out of commission.

Turning an OR into a Gold Room

Something special happened when this hospital designated a single operating room to be a model of production and efficiency.

Negotiate Your Way to Lower Supply Costs

I save my facility thousands of dollars a year by beating sales reps at their own game. So can you.

Thinking of Buying...Surgical Gowns

Although the comfort is what clinicians notice first, look for a gown with an equally impressive protection level.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Shaking the Stereotypes

All Shares Are Not Created Equal

Coding & Billing

What the New CPTs Mean for ASCs

Hospital OR Monitor

Safety

Safe Minimally Invasive Surgery

Infection Prevention

Handling Equipment on Loan

Product News

Products for Cleaner Endoscopy

Medical Malpractice Quiz

The Questionable Allergy

January 2005