Satisfaction Guaranteed; 6 patient-pleasing ideas you can implement today.

The Calm Before the Surgery; A look at all-natural alternatives therapies that relax patients.

Ideas That Work: Sight, Sound, + Speech; Let Seniors Wear Their Hearing Aids and Glasses to the OR

Ideas That Work: OR Construction; Welcome to Cardboard City

The Queen of Hernia Repairs; I specialize in treating patients with hernia-related complications.

Ideas That Work: Laundry Duty; Tips for Laundering Your Own Linens

Have You Tried EMRs Lately?; Going paperless isn't as painful as you might think. No, really.

Thinking of Buying... Whole-Room Disinfection Systems; Your options for attacking bacteria that survive manual cleaning.

Legal Update: Dueling ASC Ownership Models; Can traditional ASC management companies compete with today's PPMs?

Is That Scope Clean? Verify It; Now you can confirm that reprocessed scopes have no residual contamination or damage that could harbor future microbes.

Anesthesia Alert: Cancellations Aren't Always Anesthesia's Fault; When a case is postponed, there's often plenty of blame to go around.

Shopping for a Compounding Pharmacy: Ask these 5 key questions to find the right drug supplier.

Behind Closed Doors: Amusing Musings; Questions answered and answers questioned about life in the OR.

Infection Prevention: Are You Opening the Door to SSIs? Simple steps to reduce OR foot traffic - a preventable infection risk.

2018 Cataract Survey: What's Hot and What's Not; Readers weigh in on new eye surgery technology, new drugs, new procedures and more.

Map Out Surgery With a 3D Organ Reconstruction; A patient created a life-sized model of his diseased colon for his surgeon to see.

Can You Pass This Decontamination Quiz? See how well you know all that your reprocessing techs need to know.

Why Look at the Ceiling: Walking into the OR Helps Reduce Anxiety

Hydrocolloid Dressing; Prevent IV Hub Pressure Ulcers

Behind Closed Doors; Only an OR Nurse Would Understand