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

Exciting advances in ophthalmic laser therapy. Taking a closer look at laser treatments for floaters, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Time to add bariatric surgery? Weight-loss surgery can be your gain.

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.

4 game-changing advances in surgical video. New technology is providing stunning clarity and a whole lot more.

Staff Safety: Standing up for surgical smoke safety. The staff at Dosher Memorial Hospital banded together to protect themselves — and surgeons — from the dangers of toxic plumes.

Pain Control: When total joint patients want to kick up their heels. At Houston Physicians' Hospital, a multifaceted initiative has dramatically improved pain scores and recoveries.

Know when a bay is cleaned and ready for a patient with this Idea That Works from Texas.

Staffing: 7 Simple staff appreciation ideas. Easy, low-cost ways to let your team know you value them.

Environmental Stewardship: How to become a green machine. Environmentally conscious Deaconess Hospital finds value in a recycling program aimed at "doing what's right."

Thinking of Buying ... Video laryngoscopes. For intubations, a new standard of care is within sight.

Behind Closed Doors: You Might Work in the OR If ... - Outpatient Surg

Keep people from entering a restricted area with this Idea That Works from Mass.

Use this Idea That Works to let staff know the patient isn't ready for the OR yet.

Safety: Are You Ready for a Disaster? - Outpatient Surgery Magazine -

Reduce medication errors with this Idea That Works from New York.

Feds: Sightpath lured eye surgeons with luxury trips for nearly a decade. Mobile cataract surgery outsourcing firm allegedly took ophthalmologists on luxury skiing vacations and high-end fishing, golfing and hunting trips to persuade them to use its servi

Anatomy of a scam: materials manager and his accomplice allegedly bilked facility into buying supplies it never received. Two men, including the ASC's former materials manager, have been indicted on multiple counts of fraud for allegedly scheming $1

Jury Clears GI Doc of Negligence in Colon Cancer Suit. A jury found David Vastola, DO, not negligent in performing a 2011 colonoscopy on a patient who 18 months later presented with terminal colon cancer.