Corrosion-free instruments. The keys to preventing spots, stains and pits.

Seal the drape to keep blood out of hair, an Idea That Works from Richmond Heights, Ohio.

The case for standardizing skin preps. The opportunity to reduce infections is just one of several benefits.

Save time and trouble by placing pre-wrapped trays on the case cart. An Idea That Works from Voorhees, New Jersey.

A sharps safety program even OSHA could love. Inspectors lauded our efforts to limit needlesticks and cuts.

Save on guaze with this Idea That Works from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Paying tribute to Dr. Wally Reed, outpatient surgery's true pioneer. The father of ambulatory surgery.

Transition to ICD-10 delayed again. The new coding system got caught up in political wrangling on Capitol Hill.

California surgery centers and physicians are suing insurer United over its weight-loss surgery reimbursement practices.

Could 3D printing revolutionize surgery? Now you can strategize with an exact replica before you operate.

Bug zapper. Room-disinfection robots shoot beams of ultraviolet light to reduce the bacterial count on surfaces you might have missed.

The view from inside. For colonoscopy, good visualization is getting better.

Why 3D still matters. Depth perception brings several advantages to surgical imaging.

Outpatient knee gains momentum. Patients want to go home the day of surgery. Why not let them?

Eyeing the potential of laser cataract surgery. Improved outcomes might lead to more widespread use of the game-changing technology.

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.