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On the Cover
It's time to shake off your holi-
day hangover and refocus on
becoming a better leader,
improving patient care and
packing your ORs with profitable
cases. Let's kick off the new
year with our annual salary sur-
vey, the much-anticipated peek
at the paychecks of your peers.
Compare your pay with what
other surgical leaders earn and
decide if what you make reflects
your significant influence on
how much your facility spends
on capital equipment and which
products end up in your ORs.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
Photo by Andre Flewellen
Photography
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8 Editor's Page
#MeTooMedicine Exposes
Sexual Abuse in Surgery
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
12 Ideas That Work
• Sign language limits OR traffic
• Vertical storage cures cramped quarters
• Marbles keep instrument sets intact
19 Business Advisor
Surgery That Comes With a Warranty
Brielle Gregory | Associate Editor
26 Infection Prevention
Can Your Instrument Program Pass This Test?
Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CIS, CHL
31 Legal Update
Medicare Shifts Its Stance on Total Knees
Lisa Lucido and Jennifer Skeels
104 Thinking of Buying …
Rigid Sealed Containers
Here's why many facilities are
moving away from blue wrap.
Erinta Betarello-Hemerka, MBA
112 Product News
115 Behind Closed Doors
Oh, the Places I've Gone
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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