Intravenous innovations. Start IVs with vein-finding technology and safety catheters.

Multimodal's multiple benefits. There are plenty of ways to reduce opioid use when controlling post-op pain.

Making sense of cloud computing. The cloud can mobilize your facility, but keep your surgeons and staff on the same page.

Better than high definition? Ultra HD is poised to become the latest technology that revolutionizes what surgeons see.

The FDA has issued a recall of McKesson's Anesthesia Care, a web-based data management system.

A New York court has dismissed a tech's lawsuit that her supervisor assaulted her while checking if she was wearing artificial fingernails.

Berchtold pays $3.6M to settle whistleblower case. Sales rep could see jail time for overcharging Army hospital for surgical tables.

Anesthesiologist mistakenly administers fatal dose of lidocaine. Death is blamed on medication mix-up.

Ontario Study: Checklists may not improve patient outcomes. Study finds no "measureable improvements" in surgical safety records.

Relax patients and free them of fear with this Idea That Works from Beverly Hills, California.

Ask the Etiquette Doctor: Help! I don't know which dinner roll is mine. Good table manners make a favorable impression. Think 'BMW.'

Upgrades to imaging, instruments and intraoperative monitoring improve outpatient outcomes. The backbones to successful spine.

New pediatric surgery standards have been issued. Facilities will be categorized based on advanced resources and certified caregivers.

Try this cost-effective irrigation alternative to BSS. An Idea That Works from Carlsbad, California.

Implement this time saving tip with color coded charts. An Idea That Works from Racine, Wisconsin.

This quick and easy idea gives you a way to mask surgical orders. An Idea That Works from Phoenix, Arizona.

Cutting Remarks: Don't you just hate confusing post-op orders? The clearer that I can make my discharge instructions, the better.

Save time and money by replacing rolled sheets with saline bags for shoulder rolls. An Idea That Works from Warren, Ohio.

Stop chatter during counts using this polite phrase. An Idea That Works from Venice, Florida.

Managing radiation exposure in the OR. 5 steps to safe C-arm use.