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38 COVER STORY
A Drug Diverter Comes Clean
A CRNA's story of how he got away with stealing fentanyl
— and how easily someone should have caught him.
Rodrigo Garcia, APN, MBA, MSN, CRNA, ACIT
52 The Ratings Game
How to score high in health rating systems — and
how to defend yourself when you don't score well.
Anna Merriman | Associate Editor
Brielle Gregory | Associate Editor
60 12 Hot New Anesthesia Products
These devices on display in the American Society
of Anesthesiologists exhibit hall could help your
anesthesia providers deliver great care.
Gregory Hickman, MD
80 Take a Closer Look at
Ophthalmic Compounded Drugs
Here's what you can do to ensure the sterility,
potency and purity of the outsourced injections
you use in your facility.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
88 4 Keys to Prevent Patient Falls
Keep your patients from taking a tumble.
Brielle Gregory | Associate Editor
92 How We Negotiated Our Own
Bundled Payments for Total Joints
These surgeons saw the coming of same-day
joints and value-based payments.
Stephen Lucey, MD
102 6 Things You Might Not Know
About Patient Warming
A look at the not-so-obvious details
of hypothermia prevention.
Brielle Gregory | Associate Editor
109 The Aches and Pains of Laparoscopy
Minimally invasive surgery can be a major pain in the
neck (and back, shoulders and wrists) for your surgeons.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
115 The Big Picture on Surgical Imaging
Are 4K, 3D and image enhancement
options worth the investment?
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
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