Ideas That Work: No Sweat; Tracking OR Humidity Levels

5 Innovations in Infection Prevention; To defeat the infectious invaders on the front lines of surgical care, you have to fight dirty.

Boost Your Patients' Dietary Health Before Surgery; Use a simple checklist to screen for malnourishment.

The Quest for Faster Room Turnover; 9 steps for more efficient room setup and teardown.

Ideas That Work: Pamper Your Staff; /issues/2018/06/ideas-that-work-pamper-your-staff

Who's Handling Your Patient Satisfaction Surveys? The postponement of the OAS CAHPS program shouldn't delay your search for a CMS-approved vendor.

Patient Education Is Key to Reducing Opioids; When patients are involved in their recovery, they need less pain medication.

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Is It Time to Replace Your C-arm? The newest machines represent a phenomenal improvement.

Behind Closed Doors: Do You Recognize These Disney Villains? These animated characters are probably acting out in your ORs.

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5 Ways to Standardize Skin Prepping Practices; Applying preps the same way every time eliminates the variables that increase infection risk.

On the Move; Handoff Tool Improves Speed and Safety

Prevent Pressure Ulcers; 7 practical pearls to protect your patients' skin.

Coding & Billing; Will You Be Reimbursed for High-Priced Drugs?

A Look Inside Low-Temp Sterilization; 6 points to keep in mind about reprocessing heat-sensitive instruments.

Stop the Spread of MRSA; Nasal decolonization is a practical way to lower infection risks.

Scratch Beneath the Surface; Audit the effectiveness of OR cleaning by taking a big-picture view of the entire process.

Infection Prevention; Rewriting the Rules of Cataract Reprocessing

Patient Warming Stops SSIs Cold; Maintaining normothermia promotes wound healing and helps reduce infection risks.