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3 cleaning tasks you should absolutely automate. Give your staff a break with these labor-saving technologies.

Ideas That Work: 28-Day calendar. Know when multi-use vials expire at a glance. Save time on calculating expiration dates with this Idea That Works from Newport Beach, California.

Infection Prevention: A superbug meets its unlikely match. Well-designed mass e-mails helped curb Acinetobacter baumannii.

Cutting Remarks: Recovery room blues. Things don't always go as planned in PACU.

Tips for greening the operating room. Sensible steps you can take today to shrink your carbon footprint.

Safety: Managing patients on blood thinners. Limiting bleeding risks demands a personalized approach.

Ideas That Work: Color coding. Binder clips on curtains convey a lot. Color coded clips on curtains convey patient status with this Idea that Works from Baxter, Minnesota.

Ideas That Work: Transfer tip. Keep patients' arms free from harm. Secure arms when transfering a patient from stretcher to the OR table with this Idea That Works from San Antonio, Texas.

Ideas That Work: Informed choices. Show them the costs. Keep costs per case down with this Idea that Works from Tampa, Florida.

Editor's Page: Staying upright in the OR. Fallproof your operating rooms before another person hits the deck.