Ideas that work: secure endotracheal tubes with dental floss. Tie dental floss around a tooth.

Innovations in surgical imaging. National experts discuss the eye-popping images on display in today's ORs and what surgery might look like in the near future.

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.

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

Ideas that work: collections. Ensure patient payments every time.

Reduce the risk of pressure ulcers. Skin injuries can occur without preventative measures in place.

Ideas that work: scrub sink bins. Remind staffers to don protective eyewear.

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What eye docs want in a laser cataract system. If you're in the market for a laser cataract platform, here's what to look for.

Ideas that work: timeout X2. Pause after you reposition patients.

How would you handle these real-life emergencies? Preparing for the unthinkable in your facility.

Editor's page. What a ride it's been for Nurse Nancy Burden.

Fair and equal pay? As your level of responsibility rises, your paycheck should keep pace.

Cutting remarks: Why do patients blow off their surgeries? They don't have a ride home or maybe they're getting cold feet.

Ideas that work: waiting room. Our EMR keeps patients' escorts in the loop.

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

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

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