February 2008 Table of Contents 10 Things the OR Should Know About Central Sterile How two pressure-cooker departments can work together more effectively. 4 Ways to Get What You Need from High-Def Advice if you're considering upgrading to high-definition imaging. Anesthesia Alert Inside the Revised PONV Guidelines Behind Closed Doors The Games People Play Block Scheduling Diplomacy A 3-step plan to keep your ORs busy - and your surgeons happy. Business Advisor Get Your Creativity Juices Flowing Coding & Billing Documenting Vitrectomy and Retinal Detachment Repair Editor's Page The Promise of Natural Orifice Surgery How We Standardized Our Ortho Skin Prepping Practices The benefits are many when everyone in the OR understands the rationale behind your skin prep routine. Ideas That Work Word Play It's Good To Be Frugal A collection of our readers' best cost-saving ideas. Legal Update When Can You Act on Sexual Harassment? Letters & E-mails Making Stretcher Tables Work in Your Facility Tips to maximize the impact stretcher tables have on OR performance. Medical Malpractice How to Lower Your Liability Premiums This Just In Path Lab Reading Between the Lines in the Pathology Report Points of Entry Is natural orifice surgery the wave of the future? Product News Turn Your OR Table Into a Spinal Table Safety What Dangers Are Lurking Outside Your Walls? Slight of Hand? When it comes to selecting gloves, rubs and scrubs, be sure to pamper the hands that care for your patients. Staffing Fall In Love All Over Again Thinking of Buying...Consciousness Monitoring Devices Case mix, concerns and convenient information drive your decision. What Can Your GI Services Learn from Toyota? Plenty, when it comes to dramatically improving efficiencies. What's New in Endoscope Technology 5 developments that may dramatically improvethe way physicians perform colonoscopies. DID YOU SEE THIS?
