Get docs to stop and talk by keeping your office stocked with treats. An Idea that Works from Fredericksburg, Va.

Up-front rules can sidestep trouble down the road. What's in your employee manual?

California Nights - travel nursing is an opportunity to learn.

Our salary survey finds why so many of you are unhappy in your jobs.

Place labels on the front of patients charts to indicate the removal time. An Idea that Works from Dallas Texas.

There are 50 or so steps involved in cleaning an instrument tray. We set out on a quest to eliminate as many those steps as possible. From the OR to central sterile and back again.

Wouldn't it be nice to visualize the vessels beneath the skin? Thinking of buying vein-finding technology?

There are many ways to prevent hypothermia. How do you warm your patients?

The Case for Image-Guided ENT - Surgical Visualization - January, 2014

Precise control of the light's brightness and beam - when and where they need it. Is this what your surgeons want in headlights?

Better exposure translates to faster and safer surgery. Give surgeons the access they need.

Imaging advances and improved access ease surgeons' burdens. Laparoscopic visualization makes a leap forward.

Imagine seeing images at 4 times the resolution of today's high-definition video displays. Ultra high definition is coming to the OR.

Don't let smoke, fog or debris impede laparoscopic procedures. Check out these 3 simple ways to clear the view.

Many of today's hernia meshes have a lower risk of adhesion and infection than their heavyweight, unwieldy predecessors. Prevent infection after hernia surgery.

Keep electrodes from drying out by keeping opened packages of electrodes in one of those plastic containers with snap-on lids. An Idea that Works from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.

Keep straws secure from floating up and falling out of the spout using the pop top. An Idea that Works from North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove.

Letters & E-mails - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - December, 2013

Collecting co-pays doesn't have to be a painful process. Settle up before surgery.

Quickly notify your turnover team that a room is ready for them by using a beeper. An Idea that Works from Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center.