Strategies to prevent retained objects. What you can do to ensure that nothing's left behind.

Ideas that work: ergonomics. Elevate your kick bucket.

Ideas that work: secure endotracheal tubes with dental floss. Tie dental floss around a tooth.

Innovations in surgical imaging. National experts discuss the eye-popping images on display in today's ORs and what surgery might look like in the near future.

Ideas that work: innovative ideas. Get their attention for wrong-site prevention.

Thinking of buying ... smoke evacuators. Today's innovative devices evacuate surgical smoke right at the source.

Staffing: A spreadsheet that spits out a staffing budget. It gives you an hours-per-case analysis and sets realistic staffing levels.

The new world of drug compounding. New regulations have improved safety, but some key distinctions are both subtle and important.

Coding & billing: Cuts to 2016 colonoscopy rates run deep. The physician work values for the colonoscopy family are cut up to 17%.

Reduce the risk of pressure ulcers. Skin injuries can occur without preventative measures in place.

Ideas that work: collections. Ensure patient payments every time.

Troubled times for endoscope reprocessing. Your cleaning and disinfection practices have never been under greater scrutiny.

Keep pediatric patients as content and anxiety-free with this Idea That Works from Florida.

Coding & Billing: Are you leaving money on the table? Here's how to overcome 4 common revenue challenges.

Ready for retina? Rising reimbursements and tech advances make outpatient retina surgery a profitable possibility.

Take better care of your surgical instruments. Tips for extending the lives of your delicate and expensive tools.

Keep track of everything you need to know about your endoscope reprocessing with this Idea That Works from Hudson, Florida.

10 products to boost your fight against SSIs. Consider these new innovations and old standbys to enhance your infection control strategy.

Ask the experts: Should you add mini-laparoscopy? Top surgeons share their thoughts on the tiny tools and whether the technique is worth adding.

The case for biologic hernia repair. Though more costly, is there evidence that using biologic mesh results in lower infection and recurrence rates?