Legal update: It's not easy to deep-six deadwood docs. Forcing out lower-producing physician-owners is fraught with risk.

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6 lessons our (near miss) medication error taught us. Injecting a patient with local anesthetic instead of contrast dye was a blessing in disguise.

12 things you didn't know about airway emergencies. They can be difficult to predict and frightening to manage. Here's what you need to keep in mind.

Safe patient positioning: A photo essay. A pictorial depicting proper techniques to ensure surgical access and patient safety.

How do you dispose of fluid medical waste? Three facilities discuss their choice of liquid waste management.

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Coding & billing: 3 places to look for hidden revenue. You're likely to find income stashed away in these unexpected places.

Staffing: Avoid career burnout. 3 steps to improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

Keep cords organized with this Idea That Works from Waltham, Mass.

Double-gloving a hole in one? How we convinced our surgeons and staff to double-glove.

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Simplify and streamline your pre-admissions process and get staff involved with this Idea That Works from Dublin, Ohio.

Your options for managing small pupils. The list of devices and drugs for pupillary dilation and maintenance is growing.

What's new in surgical lights? Shining a light on the innovations for illuminating the surgical field.

Are surgeons fueling the opioid epidemic? If surgeons are "unwittingly enablers of addiction, abuse and overdosage," how should they manage post-op pain?