The Calm Before the Surgery; A look at all-natural alternatives therapies that relax patients.

Ideas That Work: OR Construction; Welcome to Cardboard City

Ideas That Work: Sight, Sound, + Speech; Let Seniors Wear Their Hearing Aids and Glasses to the OR

Have You Tried EMRs Lately?; Going paperless isn't as painful as you might think. No, really.

Legal Update: Dueling ASC Ownership Models; Can traditional ASC management companies compete with today's PPMs?

Thinking of Buying... Whole-Room Disinfection Systems; Your options for attacking bacteria that survive manual cleaning.

The Queen of Hernia Repairs; I specialize in treating patients with hernia-related complications.

Ideas That Work: Laundry Duty; Tips for Laundering Your Own Linens

Anesthesia Alert: Cancellations Aren't Always Anesthesia's Fault; When a case is postponed, there's often plenty of blame to go around.

Shopping for a Compounding Pharmacy: Ask these 5 key questions to find the right drug supplier.

Infection Prevention: Are You Opening the Door to SSIs? Simple steps to reduce OR foot traffic - a preventable infection risk.

2018 Cataract Survey: What's Hot and What's Not; Readers weigh in on new eye surgery technology, new drugs, new procedures and more.

Is That Scope Clean? Verify It; Now you can confirm that reprocessed scopes have no residual contamination or damage that could harbor future microbes.

Lawsuit: When PACU Lights Dimmed, Doc Asked Wife to Hold Penlight on Her Husband's Leaking JP Drain; Woman claims the sight of the oozing incision caused her to faint and fall, fracturing her distal fibula and tearing a ligament.

On Point: The Changing Landscape of Orthopedics

Robotic Knee Replacements Ramping Up; Now's the time to invest in optimizing implant placement and attracting new patients to your ORs.

Keeper of the Bundle; Tips for succeeding with orthopedic bundled payment models.

Infection-Free Joint Replacements: 7 ways to prevent SSIs from developing in incisions and implants.

The Inside Scoop on Same-Day Hip Success; The Inside Scoop on Same-Day Hip Success

Advances in Orthopedic Anesthesia: New ideas are emerging for managing post-op pain and enhancing recoveries.