FEATURES
42 COVER STORY
Is Your Turnover Team
Fast Enough?
Secrets to getting your
ORs ready a few minutes
sooner.
Dan O’Connor | Editor-in-Chief
53 Surveyor Says …
Dings that Might Surprise You
Our annual look at accreditors’ odd and unusual dings.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
60 Premium Cataract Surgery Finds Its Place
A sizeable number of patients are paying out of pocket for upgrades. But cost is a limiting factor, facility managers say.
Outpatient Surgery Editors
7 Cool New Products
For Your GI Docs
Advances on display at Digestive Disease Week focused on improving adenoma detection rates.
Seth A. Gross, MD
82 Is There a Hole in
Your Warming Strategy?
Perioperative hypothermia is more common than you might realize. Find out why end-of-surgery temperatures don’t tell the whole story.
Daniel I. Sessler, MD
88 The Bottom-Line Benefits of Using EMRs
Improved documentation can dramatically increase case volume and surgical revenues.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
94 Time for a Clean Break
from Your Old Washers?
Experts weigh in on some
key factors to consider.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
100 7 Steps to Safer
Endoscope Reprocessing
Are your techs cleaning
your scopes the right way?
Frank Chapman, MBA