8 questions on the rules that protect your staff. Get the point of sharps safety.

Most readers we surveyed tout accreditation benefits, with a few caveats. How do you really feel about accreditation?

Have you automated these 5 areas yet? These folks only wish they'd done it sooner.

Recycle blue wrap to line storage shelves. An Idea that Works from Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Take a photo of loaner sets to prove the condition they were in when you received them by using an inexpensive digital camera. An Idea that Works from Midtown Surgery Center.

Could any of these 10 labeling and storage accidents waiting to happen, be lurking in your facility?

Thinking of Buying ... Retina Accessories for Ophthalmic Microscopes, get the big picture for posterior segment surgery.

A surgical songbook for the holiday season. See Paula Watkins's Christmas carols for OR Nurses.

Sell your soon-to-expire supplies to another surgical center if you are unable to use it in time. An Idea that Works from Marion Eye Specialists Surgery Center.

Robotic cleaners give an extra layer of surface disinfection.

We walked the aisles with your OR efficiency in mind at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting. Here are 15 cool, new products for anesthesia.

Save a few minutes by bagging case supplies for the day. An Idea that Works from Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Avoid the Ambu bag with this quick fix for dropped Oxygen saturation. An Idea that Works from Atlanta, Ga.

Keep electrodes from drying out by keeping opened packages of electrodes in one of those plastic containers with snap-on lids. An Idea that Works from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.

Hand-held sculpting tool lets surgeons precisely resurface bone. Robotic-Assisted partial knee replacement tools.

These ideas and innovations are improving the efficiency and safety of the most minimally invasive laparoscopy.

Use photos to remind staff how to set the table. An Idea that Works from Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Shortcuts and slip-ups are more common than you might think. Endoscope reprocessing's dirty little secrets revealed.

Reduce heat and energy expenses by insulating your boiler room. An Idea that Works from University Pointe Surgical Hospital.

There's a time and a place for rapid-cycle steam sterilization.