Ideas That Work: Stay Organized. Don't Lose Your Instruments - or Your Marbles.

Can Your Instrument Program Pass This Test? You should be able to answer "yes" to these 5 questions.

What's New in Cataract Extraction Technology. New devices and tweaks to current ones aim to make cataract surgery so easy even a reporter can do it.

Joint Commission Has Zero Tolerance for Poor Hand Hygiene. Surveyors will cite facilities if they observe a single caregiver failing to wash her hands appropriately during direct patient contact.

Legal Update: Medicare Shifts Its Stance on Total Knees. CMS will cover TKA in hospital outpatient departments, but not in ASCs.

How Far Will Single-Use Instruments Go? On-demand, one-and-done disposable devices can relieve your instrument backlogs — and you don't have to reprocess them.

Clean Your Shoes Before You Enter the OR

Ideas That Work: The Cure for Cramped Quarters

Ideas That Work: Manual Communication. Sign Language Limits OR Traffic.

#MeTooMedicine Exposes Sexual Abuse in Surgery. A nurse stands up to a powerful surgeon and health system.

Tips for Safer Trendelenburg Positioning. Keep patients safe and secure during head-down tilting positions during surgery.

Surgery That Comes With a Warranty. Ensuring successful outcomes could be good for business.

Thinking of Buying... Rigid Sealed Containers. Here's why many facilities are moving away from blue wrap.

Behind Closed Doors: Oh, the Places I've Gone. I've seen and heard a lot during my 38 years in the OR.

Ideas That Work: The Beauty of a Suggestion Box.

Select the Right Compounding Pharmacy. Be sure you're working with a pharmacy that shares your commitment to keeping patients safe.

Catch DVT If You Can. Deep vein thrombosis is completely treatable if caught in time, but the symptoms aren't always easy to spot.

Ideas That Work: Pre-Op Check. Flag Patients Not Yet Ready for Surgery.

No More No-Shows. Tips to prevent cancelled cases and empty ORs.

Kentucky Plastic Surgeon Arrested for Allegedly Arriving at Hospital Intoxicated. The doctor has been barred from practicing at the hospital and was charged with public intoxication.