Understanding your implant options. What you need to know before sifting through the countless versions of hip and knee hardware.

5 ways to control post-op pain. Effective pain management will set your joint replacement program apart.

Who are the best candidates for same-day joints? Set a foundation for success by selecting suitable patients.

Ideas that work: hand-eye coordination. Operation board game sharpens lap-assisting skills.

Surgery center's coat drive an overwhelming success. Family violence shelter benefits from community's generosity.

5 Ways to make your ORs safe and comfortable. Keep your surgical teams happy and healthy with these ergonomic products.

No more dirty duodenoscopes. Recent superbug outbreaks have hammered home the importance of proper manual cleaning.

Master of the difficult airway. New devices are making difficult cases safer — and opening the doors to more challenging patients.

Ideas that work: housekeeping. No locker left behind.

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Medical malpractice. Talking your way out of a lawsuit.

Behind closed doors: The power of positive thinking. A little attitude adjustment can turn that frown upside down.

Your guide to enzymatic cleaners. A quick introduction to the science behind these bioburden-busters.

Strategies to prevent retained objects. What you can do to ensure that nothing's left behind.

The new world of drug compounding. New regulations have improved safety, but some key distinctions are both subtle and important.

Ideas that work: ergonomics. Elevate your kick bucket.

Staffing: A spreadsheet that spits out a staffing budget. It gives you an hours-per-case analysis and sets realistic staffing levels.

Thinking of buying ... smoke evacuators. Today's innovative devices evacuate surgical smoke right at the source.

Ideas that work: innovative ideas. Get their attention for wrong-site prevention.

Coding & billing: Cuts to 2016 colonoscopy rates run deep. The physician work values for the colonoscopy family are cut up to 17%.