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Silence squeaky wheels with this Idea That Works from Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Reimbursement Roundup: Billing technicality could cost group of surgeons millions. You won't believe why United Healthcare is asking these docs to repay facility fees.

Infection Prevention: To prevent infection, first assess the risk. To prevail, you need to know your enemies and know yourself.

New angles in glaucoma treatment. Minimally invasive approaches can have a major impact.

Check out this Passport to Surgery, an Idea That Works from from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Cutting Remarks: Lessons from my favorite nurse. After 27 years of marriage, Dr. Kelly's wife is still his greatest teacher.

The Surgeons' Lounge: Antibiotic prophylaxis. When's it best to administer antibiotics?

The Surgeons' Lounge: Surgeon scribe. Surgeon's book blasts the big business of surgery.

Safely contain stray cords with this Idea That Works from Centralia, Mo.

All tissue banks are not the same. 3 steps to ensure your grafts are safe and effective.

Surgical Fire Q&A: "Even though most surgical fires last only about 4 or 5 seconds," says fire safety expert Mark Bruley, CCE, "they change lives."

Choose the right headlight. Surgeons shed light on the details that matter most.

Are your room turnovers up to par? Is the need for speed forcing you to make these common mistakes?

Behind Closed Doors: It's a wonderful life. Behind Closed Doors: It's a Wonderful Life

The Surgeons' Lounge: Eye in the sky. Are Cameras in the OR a HIPAA Violation?

Is your sharps safety toolkit complete? The most common sharps injuries -- and what you need to prevent them.

Thinking of Buying ... Automated endoscope reprocessors? AERs make it easier to high-level disinfect your flexible scopes.

Are continuous nerve blocks worth the trouble? The benefits of pain catheters outweigh the drawbacks.

Editor's Page: Oxygen's underrated role in surgical fires. Of the 3 elements of the fire triangle, beware of the one you can't see.