Seeing surgery in a different light. How image enhancement technology improves patient outcomes.

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The evolving business of cataract outsourcing. Companies are doing much more than renting out phacos and techs to run them.

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Create an instant sound system in the OR with this Idea That Works from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Make smoke evacuation second nature with this Idea That Works from Westerville, Ohio.

Let staff jot down the little oversights with this Idea That Works from Spokane, Washington.

Take our medication management quiz. 22 questions on pharmacology principles and safe medication practices.

Coding & Billing: ICD-10-CM external cause codes say it all. These add-on codes add more detail to your claims.

Staffing: How to run a thorough background check. Get to know potential new hires with a careful employee screening.

Let staffers quickly and easily grab needed crash cart supplies with this Idea That Works from Bloomington, Indiana.

Keep track of physicians' preferences with this Idea That Works from Springfield, MO.

Nation's first dual-licensed surgery center opens in Colorado. Inside the little-known CMS ruling that lets ASCs operate as timeshare properties.

Did hospital lack fire safety plan? OR fire reveals N.Y.C. hospital's safety deficit. Lack of prevention plan was "immediate jeopardy situation."

Woman left brain-damaged after gastric surgery blames manufacturer for insufficient surgeon training. The court sided with the company, noting that it met the FDA's requirements.

Who was to blame for unnecessary appendectomy? Radiologist mixes up CT scans, but hospital should take most of the blame, says jury in $6M verdict.

Researchers target the 7 deadliest and most expensive emergency surgeries. Together, they account for more than 80% of deaths and inpatient costs.

FDA Panel: Synthetic Cartilage Implant for Big Toe Should Be Approved. The Cartiva device is used to treat degenerative and post-traumatic arthritis.

No one recognizes retained objects, but judge won't toss negligence case. Two pieces of plastic film found in patient's uterus, but how did they get there?

Standardize your skin prep practices. Get patients, surgeons and staff on board with your pre-op bathing, hair-clipping and skin-antisepsis protocols.