Patient Safety: Priority One Protecting Patients; Houston Physicians' Hospital is committed to optimizing patient safety.

Staffing: 4 Tips for Dealing With Chronic Complainers; Don't minimize the potential damage from staff negativity.

Patient Satisfaction: Up Close and Unscripted; Staff at Bayfront Health Spring Hill encouraged to be themselves with patients.

Business Advisor: Unlock Your Equipment's Hidden Expiration Date; Know years in advance when you'll need to replace big-ticket items.

Environmental Stewardship: Blue Is the New Green; The team at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center has found many innovative uses for blue wrap - both in and out of the OR.

Infection Prevention: The Instrument Whisperer Has Spoken; Tips on dealing with instrument repair and maintenance.

Pain Control: Cruising Down the ERAS Pathway; Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital likes the way the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program handles its patients' pain.

Ideas That Work: Mark Breast Tumors With RFID Tags

Ideas That Work:Emergency Preparedness;Fire Evacuation Drills (Not) for Dummies

Safety: How Many Pain Pills Do Patients Really Need; match the number of opioids to the procedure to stop overprescribing.

A Closer Look at Image Enhancement Technology;Help your surgeons see the sharper clarity, contrast and detail they've been missing.

Ideas That Work: Shelf Storage; Never Misplace a Pathology Specimen

Ideas That Work: Stay on Schedule; Dry Erase Board Keeps You Uber-Organized

Keep Your Nose Clean: What's your nasal decolonization strategy?

Ideas That Work: Turnover; Don't Clean Until the Patient Leaves the Room

Satisfaction Guaranteed; 6 patient-pleasing ideas you can implement today.

The Calm Before the Surgery; A look at all-natural alternatives therapies that relax patients.

Ideas That Work: Sight, Sound, + Speech; Let Seniors Wear Their Hearing Aids and Glasses to the OR

Ideas That Work: OR Construction; Welcome to Cardboard City

The Queen of Hernia Repairs; I specialize in treating patients with hernia-related complications.