Get Up to Speed On GERD; An update on minimally invasive treatments designed to turn down the burn of acid reflux.

Almost Left Behind; Lessons learned from a final count that came up 2 sponges short.

What's New in Anesthesia and Pain Control; The quest for speedier and safer fast-on, fast-off.

Staffing: Help Tomorrow's OR Leaders With Their Capes; Take the next generation of surgical superheroes under your wing

The Ink Must Go Where the Knife Will Cut; There'll be less wrong-site surgery if your surgeons cut through their initials.

Ideas That Work: Try This Tip on Your Tough IV Starts

Ideas That Work: Drawer-to-Arm Phenomenon; Does That Injection Come With an Infection?

A Credit Card Without Interest for Medical Expenses; Your patients benefit when you help them finance their rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Your facility does, too.

Ideas That Work: Hooping It Up; March Madness Brought Our Team Together.

Rev Up Your Reprocessing Room; 8 exciting high-tech advances on the horizon for your facility's instrument hub.

When Is BMI Too High? Using body mass index to predict operative risk.

5 Difference-Making Tools for Total Joints; Investing in these innovations could push your program to the next level.

Taking Their Last Breath; What if frontline staff demanded smoke-free ORs?

6 Hot Trends in Medication Safety; Add these technologies to protect your patients and staff from drug-related harm.

Ideas That Work: 5 Ways to Survive the Fentanyl Shortage

Stay in Constant Communication; Automated text messaging keeps patients engaged and satisfied with their care.

Ideas That Work: Power Pups; Pet Therapy Dogs Work the Waiting Room.

In Search of the Perfect Hernia Mesh; There is no such thing - I know because I went looking for one.

Ideas That Work: Quick and Easy Kid-Friendly Touches

Behind Closed Doors: Practical Jokers; Nothing's more fun than pulling a good prank on your co-workers.