Financial Management: This ENT center sees strength in numbers. The Surgery Center of Fort Wayne, Ind., takes a team approach to purging unnecessary costs.

Can you pass our electrosurgery quiz. Find out how much your surgeons and staff know about the science of surgical energy.

Editor's Page: FDA's forced air letter seems a little forced. The FDA recommends you continue using 3M's forced-arm warmers.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Legal Update: Be smart about smartphone use. Mitigate the legal risks of cell phones in your facility.

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.

2017 OR Excellence awards. For these 7 winners, a commitment to going beyond the "call of duty" is in their DNA.

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

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

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

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