Table of Contents: DEPARTMENTS
10 Editor's Page
Objects of Desire
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
14 Ideas That Work
• Avoid clear liquid mix-ups
• Free babysitting helps out staff in a pinch
• No-trip Crocs
26 Surgeons' Lounge
• A Cheap Way to Clean Duodenoscopes
• Put the "Thriller" Back Into Committee Meetings
30 Medical Malpractice
Sedation, Sexual Assault and Surgical Centers
William W. Landess, CRNA, MS, JD
34 Coding & Billing
Thinking About Going Out-of-Network?
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
38 Legal Update
Give Disruptive Docs the Boot
Mark F. Weiss, JD
130 Thinking of Buying …
Ophthalmic Lasers
Expanded patient care can be profitable care.
Steve Sheppard, CPA, COE
140 Staffing
Manning the Fort Effectively
Leslie Mattson, RN, BSHM
142 Product News
145 Cutting Remarks
Tall Tales From the OR
John D. Kelly IV, MD
148 Behind Closed Doors
The Irritating Things Our Colleagues Do
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR