September 2007 Table of Contents A Focus on Fibroids Minimally invasive procedures offer safe and effective alternatives to hysterectomy for treating menorrhagia. Anesthesia Alert When Nerve Blocks Wear Off Behind Closed Doors Pick Your Poison Booms Done Right Plenty of OR managers have gone bust with their booms. Don't you be next. Here's advice for a successful installation. Can GI Pass Its Toughest Test? Find out what endo centers must do to survive Medicare payment cuts. Coding & Billing Foot Surgery Coding Q&A Editor's Page What Did GI Do to Deserve This? How To Become a Latex-safe Facility Building a culture of latex safety requires identification, evaluation and education. How to Make Laparoscopy More Ergonomic Tips to ease the strain and pain of minimally invasive surgery. Ideas That Work Improved FNA specimen collection Infection Prevention Can You Find What's Wrong With These Pictures? Is It Time to Upgrade Your Ophthalmic Microscope? A look at the features that can improve the efficiency of today's new scopes. Keys to Maintaining Your Steam Autoclave Paying attention to the little things will keep your steam sterilizer running effectively, load after load. Letters & E-mails Billing for implants Make the Switch to Safety Scalpels How to tap into the power to change surgeon behaviors. This Just In CMS releases Stark Phase III regulations Product News Getting Strict With Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing QI Studies That Work The keys to developing and implementing successful quality improvement programs. Safety How to Create a Useful Safety Manual Staffing Rumor Has It That Gossip Is a Problem Thinking of Buying...Electrosurgery Safety Devices How to prevent internal thermal injuries during laparoscopic surgery. Update on Sinus Balloon Surgery This new procedure could dramatically ease the recovery period for sinusitis sufferers. DID YOU SEE THIS?
