Most readers we surveyed tout accreditation benefits, with a few caveats. How do you really feel about accreditation?

Recycle blue wrap to line storage shelves. An Idea that Works from Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

A surgical songbook for the holiday season. See Paula Watkins's Christmas carols for OR Nurses.

Could any of these 10 labeling and storage accidents waiting to happen, be lurking in your facility?

Thinking of Buying ... Retina Accessories for Ophthalmic Microscopes, get the big picture for posterior segment surgery.

Take a photo of loaner sets to prove the condition they were in when you received them by using an inexpensive digital camera. An Idea that Works from Midtown Surgery Center.

We walked the aisles with your OR efficiency in mind at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting. Here are 15 cool, new products for anesthesia.

Save a few minutes by bagging case supplies for the day. An Idea that Works from Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Freedom of choice not always a good thing. Can we have reliability with so much variability?

Here are 5 operating room regulations that just don't make sense. Take those rules and shove them.

The quest for products that protect your skin as well as they prevent infection.

There's a time and a place for rapid-cycle steam sterilization.

The OIG rejects another attempt to extort anesthesia fees. Anesthesia's profits are off-limits.

Act swiftly and assertively to stop trouble as soon as it starts. Put problem employees in their place.

A nurse was fatally stabbed at a Texas ASC.

Should you add robotics, femtosecond laser cataract surgery and spine? Adding new technology and procedures, what you should look for.

Enforce screening guidelines to keep the surgical schedule on track. Start every case on time.

Pay attention to OR Ergonomics. Laparoscopic surgery can be a nightmare for surgeons.

Generating momentum is key to achieving life's goals.

Psychiatrist Kent Neff, MD, explains how to face off with a good surgeon gone bad. Learn how to defuse disruptive doctors.