Heavy duty: Are you prepared to treat the rising population of obese patients?

Keep your laryngoscope blades from disappearing with this Idea That Works from Seattle Children's Hospital.

Cutting remarks: Wanna get away? Vacations do wonders for your soul. Why don't we take more of them?

Three-fourths of your colleagues polled, would not let a patient go home unaccompanied. Would you?

Don't stack equipment on carts. See why this is an idea that doesn't work.

The future of anesthesia. Our experts weigh in on the innovations, attitudes and practices they see down the road.

Can you speed up your reprocessing department? You can't cut corners or skip steps, but automation can help you get sets back to the OR sooner.

Business advisor: Get patients to pay in full on the day of surgery. Collect deductibles and co-pays before you wheel patients back.

Ideas that work: Innovative ideas. Make time for face time with your team.

Letters & e-mail: Readers in a flap over surgeons in skullcaps.

Coding & billing: Are you leaving money on the table? Conduct an in-house claims audit to find out.

Hitting the sweet spot with reposable instruments. Reusable-disposable tools can improve quality and efficiency while also saving money.

Doubling down on cataract surgery. Same-day bilateral procedures are shaping up to be the next evolution in eye care.

Orchestrating the sights and sounds of surgery. Video integration lets all the different types of equipment in the OR work together in concert.

Can you pass our surface disinfection quiz? 20 questions to test your infection prevention insight.

Check out these 4 tips for keeping phones out of the OR.

Editor's Page: An administrator's work is never done. The days are never dull when you must be an expert in everything.

Keep your staff in the loop with this Idea That Works from Dakota Eye Surgery Center.

Medical malpractice: Yes, patients can directly sue your facility. Under corporate negligence, you owe patients these 4 distinct duties.

Stay on top of post-op complications with this Idea That Works from Surgicare of Oradell.