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Legal Update: Be smart about smartphone use. Mitigate the legal risks of cell phones in your facility.

2017 OR Excellence awards. For these 7 winners, a commitment to going beyond the "call of duty" is in their DNA.

Are those stethoscopes clean? You may be ignoring this common source of pathogens.

Editor's Page: FDA's forced air letter seems a little forced. The FDA recommends you continue using 3M's forced-arm warmers.

Secrets to speedy OR turnover times. How to turn rooms over safely and efficiently.

This Idea That Works from Maryland, will help eliminate danger to staff and risk of infection when checking blood sugar.

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Deep dive into VTE prevention. Match prophylaxis to patient-specific risks to guard against clot formation.

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Patient Satisfaction: Hired to exceed expectations. For the staff of Mackinac Straits Health System Surgery Center, going "above and beyond" is part of the job.

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Coding & billing: 10 revenue-cycle mistakes to avoid. These blunders could endanger more than just your reimbursements.