4 hot trends in sinus surgery. Top docs reveal how and where procedures will be performed in the not-too-distant future.

Stretcher-chairs for safer patient handling. Ready to transform your facility into a no-lift, no-transfer environment?

How safe are your patients? Our survey shows you have a long way to go to provide the level of quality and safety that your patients deserve.

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Innovative Ideas: Make patients' escorts feel at home.

Reduce turnover time with this Idea That Works from Houston, Texas.

San Diego hospital sued over secret videos of exposed female patients. The videos came to light as a result of alleged effort to foil drug diversion.

Potential doomsday mcr-1 gene found in first U.S. patient. The mutant gene resists all known antibiotics and can easily be passed between bacteria.

Patient Wakes Up, Makes Death Threats to Connecticut Surgery Center Staff. Police say she hit and punched staff members, yelled "I'm one of those bad people!"

Bair Hugger target of suit claiming it caused deadly infection. Manufacturer blames rival and opportunistic lawyers, insists warming device is safe.

Substance abuse in surgery. Providers with alcohol and drug problems put themselves, and their patients, at risk.

Patient Safety: 54 years of progress ... or stasis? Leadership and culture change are needed to turn the tide.

Avoid infection control disasters. Expert-led workshop tackles hot-button issues in SSI prevention.

You're going to love OR Excellence. Fast facts about surgery's friendliest conference and the gorgeous resort.

Nominate your facility for a 2016 OR Excellence Award. Seven winners will be our guests at this year's conference, where they'll be recognized and celebrated.

Fear: The hidden killer. Being afraid to speak up cripples communication, prevents teamwork and leads to tragic results.

Uncovering the real root cause of mistakes. It takes good detective work to get to the bottom of adverse events.

Join the price transparency revolution. Are you ready to post your prices online? Your patients are watching and waiting.

Make your fcility a high reliability organization. Implement standardized, evidence-based practices to boost efficiency and patient safety.

Ethical decision-making during a disaster. Do you agree with the life-and-death choice made by the medical staff of one New Orleans hospital in the desperate days after Hurricane Katrina?