Know when your patient is ready for surgery with a simple addition to your schedule board and this idea that works from Sumter, South Carolina.

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Avoid sliding during surgery with these comfortable, washable, breathable swiming shoes. An Idea That Works from Flint, Michigan.

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Update multiple anesthesia providers with a dry erase board and this Idea That Works from Maryville, Tennessee.

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Avoid these 5 anesthesia tests.

Surveyor Says ... Dings that might surprise you. Our annual look at accreditors' odd and unusual dings.

Positioned for progress. Tables and attachments are making procedures safer and more efficient.

Hands, wrists & elbows. How your ortho service line can benefit from upper-extremity procedures.

Advances in Arthroscopy. Technological innovations and state-of-the-art tools have dramatically improved joint surgery.

Get the upper hand on orthopedic pain. 5 strategies to manage post-surgical pain in your ortho patients.

Power tool preferences. Keep these factors in mind when equipping your surgeons.

ABC's of ortho navigation systems. Is computer-assisted surgery for you?

C-Arm essentials: Recent advances provide greater flexibility, precision and clarity.

To eliminate SSIs, we went back to square one. The way we'd always done things wasn't good enough.

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Anesthesia Alert: Why starve and dehydrate your patients? You are if you're forcing them to fast from midnight.

Use sticker dots to track costly supplies with this Idea that Works from Sunset Hills, Missouri.

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