Letters & E-mails: Don't text and operate. Pain-free surgery. Evidence-based practice. The "Karwoski Calculator."

Motivate your doctors with a chance to win a gift card. An Idea that Works from Ukiah, California.

Stay up to date with Outpatient Surgery Magazine with these simple steps from our Suregons' Lounge.

Ensure all critical SCIP data is entered the day of surgery with this Idea that Works from Houston, Texas.

Behind Closed Doors: Sis boom bah. Every surgical team needs cheerleaders.

Try this simple, fun contest to get staff thinking about the cost of surgical supplies with this Idea that Works from Delray Beach, Florida.

Attack the distracted doctoring problem head on with distraction free tablets.

New options for ophthalmic surgery. Keeping an eye out for innovation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery conference.

Stop tripping on bed cords with the Utility Guardian, a simple bracket that Dr. Bacon invented.

The latest in laparoscopic surgery. There were plenty of innovative devices on display in the exhibit hall at this year's SAGES conference.

Product News: A cool solution to warm work environments. An upper GI scope that does it all. Portable exam boot upgrades tables in seconds.

The OR of the future. It's about people and technology bringing out the best in each other.

ditor's Page: The dangers of competing on cost. ASCs should be happy to remain the low-cost alternative to hospitals.

Double the functionality of large plastic garbage bags and save money with this Idea that Works from Gaylord, Michigan.

Cutting Remarks: Cut costs, not corners. Shaving expenses in the OR can be a hard pill to swallow.

Handling heavier patients. 7 products you need to care for today's larger patients.

Pre-positioning cataract surgery patients saves time. An Idea that Works from Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

Can you pass our immediate-use steam sterilization quiz? Do's and don'ts for when you need that item right away.

Put DVT prevention into practice. Evidence-based strategies will help you circumvent the clot.

Safety: Can you trust your compounding lab? How to evaluate the companies that compound sterile drugs.