Great ideas for your OR

Simple steps to head off confusion about patients' insurance coverage.

Ideas That Work: HIPAA; Keep the Schedule Confidential

Is your staff prepared to swing into action to save a patient's life?

Painkillers are often not the answer to post-surgical pain.

By targeting our most vulnerable patients, we dramatically reduced SSIs.

Things only a surgical nurse would understand and appreciate.

Anesthetists share the ingredients to their multimodal approach to 3 painful surgeries.

The future is bright for procedures that lower intraocular pressure.

"Door Buster" Cards Help Save Lives

Skin Prep Pop Quiz. Test your knowledge on best practices for preventing surgical site infections.

Product News. Great ideas for your OR.

3 Tips for Total Hip Efficiency. Keys to success with same-day hip replacements.

Behind Closed Doors: Laugh a Little. Life in the OR can be funny - even when it's not meant to be.

What's New in Upper GI. The latest scope add-ons let gastroenterologists see and do more.

Ideas That Work: Help New Staff Track Their Progress

Business Advisor: Add-On Cases: Friend or Foe? You should always make room for one more case.

Surgical Smoke Nearly Killed Me. An orthopedic surgeon who needed a double lung transplant is on a crusade to warn others about the dangers of plume.

Ideas That Work: Medication Lockbox. Keep Drugs Under Lock and Key in the OR.

You Can't Put a Price on Pupillary Dilation. Don't hesitate to invest in the drugs and devices that make cataract surgery safer and more efficient.