Legal Update: Surgical Hospitals Stripped of Hospital Status; Medicare targeting facilities that don't keep enough patients overnight.

Anesthesia Alert: Surviving the Anesthesia Drug Shortages; Key injectable opioids and local anesthetics are nowhere to be found.

Ideas That Work: Pediatrics; Mask Bubble Blower Reduces Anxiety for Kids

Ideas That Work: Cataract Comfort; Removing Face Drapes Doesn't Have to Hurt

Ideas That Work: No Sweat; Tracking OR Humidity Levels

Ideas That Work: Remember to Wash Your Hands; When Everyone's a Hand Hygiene Spy

Bone Up On Bone Grafts; A breakdown of the materials that help build bones back up.

Thinking of Buying: Pre-sterilized Implants and Procedural Kits; Surgery-ready implants and disposable instrument sets in a box.

4 Questions to Ask About Prefilled Syringes; Here's what a compounding pharmacy consultant would want to know.

Ideas That Work: Perpetual Inventory; It Pays to Know When Drugs Are Set to Expire

Boost Your Patients' Dietary Health Before Surgery; Use a simple checklist to screen for malnourishment.

The Quest for Faster Room Turnover; 9 steps for more efficient room setup and teardown.

5 Innovations in Infection Prevention; To defeat the infectious invaders on the front lines of surgical care, you have to fight dirty.

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Is It Time to Replace Your C-arm? The newest machines represent a phenomenal improvement.

Behind Closed Doors: Do You Recognize These Disney Villains? These animated characters are probably acting out in your ORs.

Patient Education Is Key to Reducing Opioids; When patients are involved in their recovery, they need less pain medication.

Who's Handling Your Patient Satisfaction Surveys? The postponement of the OAS CAHPS program shouldn't delay your search for a CMS-approved vendor.

Ideas That Work: Pamper Your Staff; /issues/2018/06/ideas-that-work-pamper-your-staff

Local Anesthetic Toxicity; Keep Your Lipid Emulsions Close.