Infections on the decline, but risks persist. Q&A with Dale W. Bratzler, DO, MPH, a national healthcare quality leader and SSI prevention expert.

Can you pass this surface disinfection quiz? Test your knowledge on the best way to keep your ORs clean and free from infection.

What's your double-gloving policy? Our survey shows that while double-gloving is catching on, there's still work to be done.

Putting patient warming into practice. Are your efforts to prevent hypothermia effective or just compliant?

Can you spell SSI with IUSS? Yes, but only if you do it backwards. Here's how to get immediate-use steam sterilization right.

Get straight on skin prepping. Pre-op antisepsis is hardly complex, but questions remain.

The lowdown on low-temp sterilization. Take the time to ensure your delicate items are reprocessed correctly.

Do you wear your scrubs home? Cleaning surgical attire in your washing machine puts patients and family members at risk.

Keeps patient throughput smooth with this Idea That Works.

Elimnate clear liquid mix ups with this Idea That Works.

Legal update: Give Disruptive Docs the Boot - Outpatient Surgery Magaz

5 steps to safer sharps handling. These precautions limit risks of sticks and cuts.

Thinking of buying ... ophthalmic lasers. Expanded patient care can be profitable care.

Coding & Billing: Thinking about going out-of-network? Larger reimbursements are yours for the taking, but at what costs?

This Idea That Works gives you a simple way to prompt your surgical team to conduct patient safety checks.

Surgeons' Lounge: toothbrush trick. A cheap way to clean your duodenoscopes

Surgeons' Lounge: Do you leave your facility in your scrubs?

Make patient flow easier and more efficient with this Idea That Works.

The case for fluid warming. It's an underused and highly effective way to maintain normothermia.

Where there's smoke ... there's progress. We're using education to clear the air in our ORs.