Jury: Surgical gowns didn't protect as promised. Evidence shows Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health deliberately misled customers about the impermeability of MicroCool surgical gowns.

6 lessons our (near miss) medication error taught us. Injecting a patient with local anesthetic instead of contrast dye was a blessing in disguise.

12 things you didn't know about airway emergencies. They can be difficult to predict and frightening to manage. Here's what you need to keep in mind.

Safety starts at the top. Leadership is the first key to prevention.

Safe patient positioning: A photo essay. A pictorial depicting proper techniques to ensure surgical access and patient safety.

Legal update: It's not easy to deep-six deadwood docs. Forcing out lower-producing physician-owners is fraught with risk.

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Infection prevention: 3 surgical attire battles worth fighting for. Breaks in these safe attire practices could harm patients.

How do you dispose of fluid medical waste? Three facilities discuss their choice of liquid waste management.

Get IVs started in less time with this Idea That Works from Palo Alto, California.

Coding & billing: 3 places to look for hidden revenue. You're likely to find income stashed away in these unexpected places.

Staffing: Avoid career burnout. 3 steps to improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

Keep cords organized with this Idea That Works from Waltham, Mass.

Improve ADR performance with this Idea That Works from Flowood, Miss.

Double-gloving a hole in one? How we convinced our surgeons and staff to double-glove.

Simplify and streamline your pre-admissions process and get staff involved with this Idea That Works from Dublin, Ohio.

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Your options for managing small pupils. The list of devices and drugs for pupillary dilation and maintenance is growing.

Endoscope reprocessing gone wrong. Recent outbreaks shine light on the dirty truth about the scope cleaning practices at facilities across the country.