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

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

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

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.

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.

Is prolonged fasting hurting your patients? Our survey found that most surgical facilities routinely instruct patients to fast for excessively long pre-op periods

Legal Update: Tapping into the self-insured employer market. Direct contracts with employers cut out insurance's middleman.

Get the most out of your Malignant Hyperthermia drills. 11 tips to help make sure you're prepared for the worst.

How do you manage fluid waste? Readers reveal what it takes to keep OR floors dry during the messiest procedures.

Make assembling instruments sets easy and efficient with this Idea That Works from Minnesota.

Thinking of Buying ... A C-arm. Streamlined design and digital data have improved imaging.

Protect fragile blades with this Idea That Works from Pennsylvania.

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

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

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.

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

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