The aches and pains of laparoscopy. Minimally invasive surgery can be a major pain in the neck (and back, shoulders and wrists) for your surgeons.

How we negotiated our own bundled payments for total joints. These surgeons saw the coming of same-day joints and value-based payments.

Is it time to serilize endoscopes? A much-needed higher standard may be on the horizon.

Take a closer look at ophthalmic compounded drugs. Here's what you can do to ensure the sterility, potency and purity of the outsourced injections you use in your facility.

Safety: Inside our near-miss wrong-site surgery. Lessons learned from almost implanting the wrong IOL.

Keep your storage room neat and orderly with this Idea That Works.

Thinking of buying ... spinal surgery tables. What to look for if you're adding or expanding spine surgery services.

6 things you might not know about patient warming. A look at the not-so-obvious details of hypothermia prevention.

Staffing: Should you hire new grads or veteran RNs? Pros and cons of hiring nurses with varying degrees of experience.

Editor's page: Are your surgeons suffering in silence? The wear and tear of laparoscopy will take its toll on your doctors.

Reduce the potential of grabbing unsterile instruments with this Idea That Works.

Go green with your blue wrap with these great Ideas That Work.

12 hot new anesthesia products. These devices on display in the American Society of Anesthesiologists exhibit hall could help your anesthesia providers deliver great care.

Sterilize sharp instruments with this Idea That Works to make sterilization more effective.

A drug diverter comes clean. A CRNA's story of how he got away with stealing fentanyl — and how easily someone should have caught him.

Infection prevention: don't define your reprocessors by their failures. Let your sterile processing department prove itself to you.

The big picture on surgical imaging. Are 4K, 3D and image enhancement options worth the investment?

Help your techs keep the cleaning solution at the right temperature with this Idea That Works.

The ratings game. How to score high in health rating systems — and how to defend yourself when you don't score well.

Is your cleaning barely scratching the surface? Tap into the science of surface disinfection to rid your rooms of infection-causing bioburden.