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Infection Prevention: Improving your antibiotic prescribing. Nurses can prevent antibiotic overuse by becoming stewards.

Editor's Page: fired for fighting for patient safety. Pre-admitting RN says hospital's call quotas jeopardized patient care.

Protect fragile blades with this Idea That Works from Pennsylvania.

The case for IV anti-inflammatories. IV NSAIDs should figure prominently in multimodal pain protocols.

Keep patients' escorts happy with this Idea That Works from California.

Coding & Billing: 6 strategies to get your claims paid correctly. Don't let minor errors in coding, registration or billing trip you up.

Get flashing under control with this Idea That Works from Florida.

Take our blanket warmers quiz. Bonus points if you know the recommended maximum temperature for warming cabinets, and if warmed blankets can burn a patient.

Pearls to prevent cross-contamination. Infection preventionists share their top SSI threats and what you can do to stop them.

Our switch from blue wrap to sterile containers. A busy orthopedic hospital's containerizing conversion.

Clear visibility. Don't let smoke, fog and debris impede your surgeon's view.

Medical Malpractice: suits from slips, trips and falls. What's your liability when a patient takes a tumble at your facility?

Business Advisor: Time to dust off those preference cards. Ensuring they're accurate and up to date pays off in big ways.

Anesthesiologist accused of failing to respond while woman, 29, slipped away. Wrongful death suit also questions how well equipped freestanding surgical centers are to handle emergencies.

7-year study finds Outpatient Total Hips safe, effective. No medical or surgical events were seen as risks.

How did "Never Events" become routine? Ineffective time outs cause 4 wrong-sites within 40 days.

Anesthesiologist faces up to 70 years in prison for billing scheme. The doc submitted claims for procedures performed when he was actually in another state or on his private jet.

Watch the news report: Patients who suffered severe burns from fires during surgery. TV news piece investigates the pain and the lawsuits that followed a rash of surgical fires in Washington, D.C., area.

Are anesthesia opt-outs worth it? Study sees less action in states where physicians don't supervise CRNAs.