Staffing: A spreadsheet that spits out a staffing budget. It gives you an hours-per-case analysis and sets realistic staffing levels.

Coding & billing: Cuts to 2016 colonoscopy rates run deep. The physician work values for the colonoscopy family are cut up to 17%.

Reduce the risk of pressure ulcers. Skin injuries can occur without preventative measures in place.

Ideas that work: collections. Ensure patient payments every time.

The new world of drug compounding. New regulations have improved safety, but some key distinctions are both subtle and important.

5 Ways to make your ORs safe and comfortable. Keep your surgical teams happy and healthy with these ergonomic products.

No more dirty duodenoscopes. Recent superbug outbreaks have hammered home the importance of proper manual cleaning.

Strategies to prevent retained objects. What you can do to ensure that nothing's left behind.

Master of the difficult airway. New devices are making difficult cases safer — and opening the doors to more challenging patients.

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Medical malpractice. Talking your way out of a lawsuit.

Ideas that work: housekeeping. No locker left behind.

Your guide to enzymatic cleaners. A quick introduction to the science behind these bioburden-busters.

Behind closed doors: The power of positive thinking. A little attitude adjustment can turn that frown upside down.

Ideas that work: timeout X2. Pause after you reposition patients.

How would you handle these real-life emergencies? Preparing for the unthinkable in your facility.

Fair and equal pay? As your level of responsibility rises, your paycheck should keep pace.

Editor's page. What a ride it's been for Nurse Nancy Burden.

Ideas that work: waiting room. Our EMR keeps patients' escorts in the loop.

Cutting remarks: Why do patients blow off their surgeries? They don't have a ride home or maybe they're getting cold feet.