The case for standardizing skin preps. The opportunity to reduce infections is just one of several benefits.

How to create a latex-safe facility. Rather than trying to rid your facility of latex, treat all your staff and patients as if they have a latex allergy.

What's new in ENT navigation systems? These GPS-like devices help surgeons navigate through the nose using a 3D map created from CT scans.

Make anesthesia masks less scary for kids with this Idea that Works from Portland, Oregon.

Avoid bottlenecks in post-op with this Idea That Works from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Seal the drape to keep blood out of hair, an Idea That Works from Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Paying tribute to Dr. Wally Reed, outpatient surgery's true pioneer. The father of ambulatory surgery.

Relax patients and free them of fear with this Idea That Works from Beverly Hills, California.

Ask the Etiquette Doctor: Help! I don't know which dinner roll is mine. Good table manners make a favorable impression. Think 'BMW.'

This quick and easy idea gives you a way to mask surgical orders. An Idea That Works from Phoenix, Arizona.

Upgrades to imaging, instruments and intraoperative monitoring improve outpatient outcomes. The backbones to successful spine.

The easy way to add laser cataracts. Cataract outsourcing companies will bring the femtosecond laser to you.

Try this cost-effective irrigation alternative to BSS. An Idea That Works from Carlsbad, California.

Implement this time saving tip with color coded charts. An Idea That Works from Racine, Wisconsin.

Stop chatter during counts using this polite phrase. An Idea That Works from Venice, Florida.

Save time and money by replacing rolled sheets with saline bags for shoulder rolls. An Idea That Works from Warren, Ohio.

Behind Closed Doors: Traveler in a tundra state. And you thought your ORs were cold?

A surgery center is doing 40-minute hip replacements and sending patients home in 3 hours with remarkable results. Yes, you can do same-day hips.

Managing radiation exposure in the OR. 5 steps to safe C-arm use.

Cutting Remarks: Don't you just hate confusing post-op orders? The clearer that I can make my discharge instructions, the better.