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DEPARTMENTS
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Editor's Page
Back to School
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
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Letters & E-mails
Ideas That Work
• Hand hygiene made easy
• Cartoons calm kids
• Reserved parking in pre-op and PACU
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Staffing
In Search of the Perfect OR Nurse
Stacy Gober, RN, BSN
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Legal Update
What's Weighing on the Minds of Your Docs?
John Fanburg, JD, and Dean Wang, JD
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Coding & Billing
Late-Breaking Changes to Coding Guidelines
Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS
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Business Advisor
Capitalize or Expense That New ENT Scope?
Stephen Earnhart
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Infection Prevention
How We Slashed Our Colorectal SSIs
Kevin Driscoll, CRNA
132 Thinking of Buying … Safety Sharps
A system for selecting safety devices that your
surgeons will use.
Beverly Kirchner, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC
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Protect Patients With Piercings
David Vidra, CLPN, WCC, MA
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155 Cutting Remarks
Hanging Out at the Scrub Sink
John D. Kelly IV, MD
158 Behind Closed Doors
A Christmas List for the OR
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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