Thumbs Up On OR Integration; The systems are pricey and sometimes unreliable, but overall, facility managers love them.

Ideas That Work: Hard Stop; OR Call Button Solves Safety Concerns

The Ergonomics of Sharps Safety; Small adjustments to posture and positioning in the OR cut down on injuries from suture needles and scalpels.

6 Secrets to Success With Laser Cataract Surgery; Expert advice if you're thinking of adopting the femtosecond laser.

The Soul of a Surgical Safety Checklist; What started as steps on a static piece of paper is now a digital tool that enhances patient safety.

Legal Update: Surgical Hospitals Stripped of Hospital Status; Medicare targeting facilities that don't keep enough patients overnight.

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Behind Closed Doors: Do You Recognize These Disney Villains? These animated characters are probably acting out in your ORs.

Is It Time to Replace Your C-arm? The newest machines represent a phenomenal improvement.

Rhode Island's surgical nurses will soon be smoke-free in their ORs.

Combat Biofilm; Tips to prevent bacteria's slimy fortress from forming on your instruments.

Wrap Less with 3-ply

Get Reprocessing Right With Every Tool, Every Time; Q&A with Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL, instrument care expert and sterile processing podcaster.

6 Steps to Successful Continuous Nerve Blocks; Simple pointers to increase patient — and surgeon — satisfaction.

Badge of Honor; Wear Your Mission Statement.

Is There Anything a Surgical Display Can't Display? You can project cartoons and consents onto today's OR screens.

On Point; No More Excuses

Lose the Lanyard; The Attraction to Magnetic Name Tags.

Make the Switch to Rigid Sterilization Containers; Do away with blue wrap for reprocessing high-volume instrument sets.

Behind Closed Doors; Can You Spot the Site Marking?