See the best new products in ophthalmology. Our cataract surgeon's nominations for the hottest products on display in the ASCRS exhibit hall.

Safety: What good are surgical safety checklists? They're effective only if your team uses them -- and uses them properly.

Legal update: Are you hip to HIPAA? Ignorance is no defense when it comes to protected health information.

Let's get serious about sharps safety. I'm on a quest to eliminate cuts and needlesticks from the OR. Are you ready to join me?

Ideas That Work:??? Signs of the Times Improve Hand Hygiene - Outpatie

Guaranteed delivery of sterilized sets. Our crosscheck program verifies that wrapped and rigid instrument trays arrive in the OR ready for use.

Avoid product trial headaches with this Idea That Works from Montgomery, Ala.

Get pants over a bulky bandaged foot with this Idea That Works from Oradell, New Jersey.

Behind closed doors: Slight exaggerations. Surgical sayings that stretch the truth just a bit.

Collect from self pay clients with this Idea That Works from Baton Rouge, La.

Editor's page: Opening up about a threat that closed down an ASC. 'I have a gun and I'm coming to shoot up the place, so be ready.'

Cut down on the opioid prescriptions with this Idea That Works from Beverly Hills, Calif.

Don't be a stranger to the scope room. Because there's a lot you don't know about endoscope reprocessing.

Infection prevention: Our "Scrub the Hub" campaign. Brushing up on IV hub and port disinfection.

The courage to speak up. Will your staff stick up for your patients when they sense trouble in the OR?

Avoid complications in cataract surgery. How to steer clear of common, but preventable, post-operative adverse events.

Partial to uni knees. What's fueling the growing demand for unicompartmental knee replacement?

The newest entries in minimally invasive surgery. The SAGES exhibit hall was a showcase for innovative GI and endoscopic products.

The changing face of chronic pain management. The opioid epidemic is forcing pain physicians to put down their prescription pad and embrace interventional pain treatments.

Use this Idea That Works to ensure dopamine is infused properly from Middletown, Conn.