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Editor's Page
Out of Office
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
10 Ideas That Work
• COVID-friendly staff education
• Info-packed mug shots
• Food-filled "Policy Parties"
16 Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Listen and Learn
Skyra Rideaux and Elsa Dimitriadis
18 Infection Prevention
Focus on Enforcing PPE Protocols
Chris Hunt, MBA, MS, BSN, RN, CSSM
56 Business Advisor
Stay Current to Control Supply Costs
Johannon Olson, RN, MBA
58 Anesthesia Alert
Keeping Pace With Change
Roxanne McMurray, DNP, APRN, CRNA
60 Safety
Create Your Own Count Board
Jillian Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR
62 Regulatory Affairs
CMS Adds Total Hips to ASC-approved List
Darci Nagorski
64 Product News
67 Advertiser Index
68 Behind Closed Doors
Decidedly Different
Paula Watkins, RN
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