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Ideas That Work: Innovative ideas. Repurposed supplies get a second life.

GERD treatments move forward, but will you get paid? The new CPT code is here, but you may have to battle with payers.

Post-op pain in 2016. Our reader survey shows continued migration from opioids, toward multimodal.

Squeaky clean surgical instruments. Pearls and pointers from a sterile processing department that disinfects tens of thousands of trays a year.

Out of the closet and into the cloud. Tips for cloud computing success.

Practical pearls for surface disinfection. Deploy the proper cleaning agents to eradicate infective agents on your surfaces.

Reduce your radiation exposure. Don't ignore the very real threats of what you can't see.

Remind surgeons to sign and date documents with this Idea That Works from Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Avoid frustration for surgeons and patients with this Idea That Works from Vineland, New Jersey.

Reduce the risk of potential back and spine injuries with this Idea That Works from Garden City, New York.

Why settle for unsafe airway management? Video laryngoscopes turn challenging intubations into routine procedures.

Behind Closed Doors: Surgical nursing is more than a job. It defines us, which makes the prospect of stepping down so scary.

Anesthesia Alert: A new nerve block for posterior knee pain. The "iPACK" controls pain in the back of the knee after arthroplasty.

Patient claims surgeon wrongly shared her before-and-after plastic surgery pictures. A local news station placed black bars over the patient's breasts and pelvic area — but identified the woman by name when it aired her photos.

Texas docs court CMS for OK to expand. Population needs dictate which physician-owned hospitals can build on.

A checklist is only as effective as team using it. To reap its safety benefits, you've got to use your checklist right.

The speakers are set for OR Excellence 2016. Find out why you'll absolutely love this meeting.

Stryker acquires pre-op wipe maker Sage Products. Sage makes disposable products that help prevent infections and hospital-acquired conditions.

Hospital fined $86K for retained object can't figure how it got there. The left-behind towel was never intended for internal use.