Talking Points: 7 must-ask questions in any negotiation. How to come out on top in your daily deal-making.

How long before video laryngoscopy is the new standard of care? With their consistently clear airway views, they make difficult intubations routine.

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Get patients to pay up. High-deductible plans put patients on the hook for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. It's now your job to collect it.

Don't put phones before patients. Surgical safety group promotes cautious perioperative use of electronic gadgets.

Anesthesia Alert: IV Ibuprofen before surgery speeds recovery. Study: It pays to modulate the body's stress response to surgery.

Infection Prevention: No mercy for MRSA. Our new protocol has all but stamped out this superbug.

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Medical Malpractice: Learning from a fatal medication error. Prevent a medication mix-up at your facility through careful inspection.

Products on display at AORN. Thumbnail sketches of a few new products that caught our eye.

Business Advisor: 5 supply-saving solutions. Reducing case costs frees up funds for investing in the future.

Safety: Run down fire risk before every case. Fires are preventable if the OR team is aware of the risks.

Cutting Remarks: Here's what happened in Vegas. 40,000 orthopedic surgeons descended on Sin City.

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Looking to accessorize your table? Today's newest patient positioning attachments add versatility to any surface.

Oldest practicing nurse turns 90. See co-workers celebrate the indomitable SeeSee Rigney.

Third-party implant billing company ceased operations last week. You'll have to look elsewhere for your orthopedic and spinal implants.

Woman receives $50K from hospital after falling off OR table. The patient was left "severely and permanently injured" after falling and hitting her head.

Florida hospital sued over body part disposal. Patient whose amputated leg was discovered in the garbage cites emotional distress.

Clinic manager in hep C outbreak given 366-day sentence. She helped defraud Medicare, private insurers out of millions.