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10 Editor's Page
Does Forced-Air Warming Increase SSI Risk?
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
16 Ideas That Work
• Orange is the new color of sterile processing
• Firefighters make great hires
• 6 solutions that are sure
to keep your schedule moving
26 Coding & Billing
Fight Back Against Rejected Claims
Elizabeth Lemoine, JD
32 Legal Update
Are You Paying Your Medical Director Fairly?
John D. Fanburg, JD, and Lani M. Dornfeld, JD
36 Anesthesia Alert
Putting 3 Anesthesia Dogmas to Sleep
Mike MacKinnon, CRNA
40 Safety
Keys to Smooth Patient Handoffs
Pegi Wasserman, RN, BSN
176 Thinking of Buying …
Flexible GI Endoscope
Image quality and scope handling
make the difference.
Samir Parikh, MD, FACS, FASCRS
184 Product News
193 Cutting Remarks
Lessons Learned From India
John D. Kelly IV, MD
195 Behind Closed Doors
Are You Afraid of the OR?
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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D E P A R T M E N T S
C O N T E N T S
139 Pointers for Preventing
Cataract Surgery Infections
Some basic precautions can
limit the risk of post-op trouble.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
146 5 Keys to Safer Spine Surgery
As you take on complex spine cases,
here's how to prevent common complications.
Nitin Khanna, MD
154 Which Anesthesia
Machine Is Right for You?
Choose like an expert, based on these 13 factors.
Michael A. Olympio, MD
164 3 Key Debates in
Same-Day Knee Replacement
Experts discuss the roles of robotics, vendor reps
and anesthesia in the outpatient evolution.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
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