Have you checked out EMRs lately? Today's systems are more useful — and more user-friendly — than ever.

Welcome to surgery's inflection point. Today's technological advancements are transforming surgical care.

Ready for autonomous surgical robots? Q&A with Peter C. Kim, MD, surgical innovator and developer of robotic surgery's next big thing.

A smarter approach to post-op pain management. The newest infusion pumps offer high-tech solutions to surgery's age-old problem.

Study finds mobile app follow-ups as effective as in-person visits. Breast reconstruction patients loved the convenience of mobile app-based follow-up, and were no more prone to complications.

Compounding pharmacy owner Barry Cadden acquitted of murder. Jurors delivered a mixed a verdict today in the trial of the former president of the New England Compounding Center.

Another Patient Death Raises Question: Is Gluteal Fat Grafting Safe? Ranika Hall, a 25-year-old Missouri woman, died last week after undergoing the procedure -- also known as the Brazilian butt lift -- at a Florida surgery center.

Help reduce infusion errors with this Idea That Works from Plymouth Meeting, PA.

Make sure nothing's left behind in a patient. Define the roles and responsibilities each team member has in the counting process.

Hand hygiene for tour nose. Nasal decolonization gave our existing infection control protocols a boost -- without using antibiotics.

Can we eradicate Endophthalmitis? 7 preventive measures to guard against this rare but sight-threatening complication.

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Behind closed doors: The case of the missing probe. Nurses pocket things for safe keeping, not to steal and sell.

Here is an easy way to divert the flow of fluid from the primary bag to the rider. This Idea That Works is from Corona del Mar, CA.

Editor's page: A CRNA's story of addiction and recovery. 'We must grant each other permission to save each other.'

Pre-warming: The key to preventing hypothermia? How soon you start warming patients could determine how quickly they're discharged from PACU.

Provide your OR team with reminders of sharps safety with this Idea That Works from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Anesthesia alert: One simple trick to preempt post-op pain. The magic of a 50 mg dissociative dose of ketamine just before incision.

Create a culture of safety. You know you have one when every member of the surgical team feels comfortable speaking up whenever she sees a potentially unsafe situation.

Clear up confusion over covered and non-covered services with this Idea That Works from Garden City, New York.