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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

New Jersey medical authorities are investigating the incidence of and issuing alerts on unlicensed cosmetic surgery providers after 6 women suffered...

Rotator Cuff Repair Restores Strength, Not Function

Rotator cuff surgery may restore a patient's normal shoulder strength, but mobility issues persist in the repaired joint, according to researchers a...

Do Patients Expect Too Much From Joint Replacement?

Even with a thorough pre-op education program, more than two-thirds of joint replacement patients don't share the expectations that their surgeons d...


	Archive > November, 2009	Vol. X, No. 11

FEATURES

The ASC Industry's Extreme Makeover

Can a new lobbying committee backed by corporate partners create a new image for ambulatory surgery centers?

Building My Dream Scope Reprocessor

5 features that would improve how we care for our flexible endoscopes.

9 Tips for Smarter Equipment Purchasing

There are deals out there, if you know how to grab them.

How We Found the Right Lithotripter Service

5 questions you need to ask before you hire an outsourcing company.

On Trial: Ophthalmic Microscopes

We put the latest scopes to the test.

7 Infection Prevention Tips for Cataract Surgery

A little attention to detail goes a long way toward preventing endophthalmitis, TASS and other post-op complications.

A Guide to Fluid Waste Disposal

Dumping and solidifying are easy. Closed systems are faster and safer.

Materials That Help Reduce Pressure Injuries

The latest in devices and materialsthat redistribute pressure to prevent tissue damage.

Simple Strategies to Automate 5 Critical Functions

Getting the most from your facility management software.

What Do You Know About Products Treated With Antimicrobials?

Test your knowledge about device-related infections and the antimicrobial coatings that can help prevent them.

Thinking of Buying...High-definition Displays

5 questions to ask to get a clearer picture of HD.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Pleasing Your Surgeons

Letters & E-mails

Where's the eye protection?

This Just In

CMS Clarifies Flash Sterilization Guidelines

Ideas That Work

Interviewing for the Right Attitude

Surgical Snapshots

Our readers weigh in on buying surgeons lunch, watching their weight and taking vacation.

Legal Update

Take Caution With Leased Employees

Medical Malpractice

When in Doubt, Write It Out

Business Advisor

How Does Your Business Office Rate?

Coding & Billing

Keep Out of the OIG's Crosshairs in 2010

OR Excellence

See why Outpatient Surgery's inaugural meeting in San Francisco was such a huge success.

Infection Prevention

5 Trouble Spots in the Endo Suite

Anesthesia Alert

Remove the Road Blocks to Regional Success

Product News

Steam sterilization, hernia repair, a quicker cure for malignant hyperthermia and more.

Behind Closed Doors

Are You Superstitious?

November 2009

Advertisers in this Issue

Access MediQuip, ACE Medical Equipment Inc., Advance Medical Designs, Advanced Sterilization Products, American Optisurgical, Angiotech, Ascent Healthcare Solutions, ASCOA, Aspen Surgical Products, B. Braun Medical, Bemis Healthcare, Biodex Medical Systems, Biologics, Cardinal Health, Carl Zeiss Meditec, ConMed Linvatec, Cygnus Medical, Dornoch Medical Systems, Flagship Surgical, Gramercy Anesthesia Services, HealthMark Partners, LLC, MD Technologies, Medispec, MediVators, Micro-Scientific Industries, NDS Surgical Imaging, Nonin Medical, Pentax Medical Company, Phillips Medical Systems, Prescott's, Professional Disposables Int'l, R and C Medical Billing, Soma Technology, Sony, Specialty Billing Solutions, Symmetry Medical, United Medical System, VHA