Down the drain or direct to drain? Our search for a simple, safe and cost-effective solution for fluid waste disposal.

Use this Idea That Works when you have a coughing patient.

Tools for difficult colonoscopies. Help your doctors see more clearly and move more easily through the colon with the latest scopes and add-ons.

A new kind of gender bias for female surgeons. Study says the backlash women receive following surgical errors far exceeds what male surgeons experience.

Is it time to serilize endoscopes? A much-needed higher standard may be on the horizon.

Take a closer look at ophthalmic compounded drugs. Here's what you can do to ensure the sterility, potency and purity of the outsourced injections you use in your facility.

Safety: Inside our near-miss wrong-site surgery. Lessons learned from almost implanting the wrong IOL.

Keep your storage room neat and orderly with this Idea That Works.

Sterilize sharp instruments with this Idea That Works to make sterilization more effective.

A drug diverter comes clean. A CRNA's story of how he got away with stealing fentanyl — and how easily someone should have caught him.

Is your cleaning barely scratching the surface? Tap into the science of surface disinfection to rid your rooms of infection-causing bioburden.

The ratings game. How to score high in health rating systems — and how to defend yourself when you don't score well.

The big picture on surgical imaging. Are 4K, 3D and image enhancement options worth the investment?

Help your techs keep the cleaning solution at the right temperature with this Idea That Works.

Infection prevention: don't define your reprocessors by their failures. Let your sterile processing department prove itself to you.

Staffing: Should you hire new grads or veteran RNs? Pros and cons of hiring nurses with varying degrees of experience.

6 things you might not know about patient warming. A look at the not-so-obvious details of hypothermia prevention.

Editor's page: Are your surgeons suffering in silence? The wear and tear of laparoscopy will take its toll on your doctors.

Deadly DVT: Man dies from pulmonary embolism following leg tendon surgery. Lawsuit: Doctors and physical therapists should have recognized the man suffered a pulmonary embolism following surgery to repair a torn leg tendon.

Thinking of buying ... spinal surgery tables. What to look for if you're adding or expanding spine surgery services.