GERD treatments move forward, but will you get paid? The new CPT code is here, but you may have to battle with payers.

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Editor's Page: cures for creaky knees. Can new techniques restore battered knees to like-new condition?

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Safety: How safe are your medication practices? Reduce the risk of errors by reinforcing these 6 practice improvements.

Avoid lethal failure while delivering oxygen and/or medicine to surgical patients with this Idea That Works from Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

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Coding & Billing: Do your surgeons and coders work in sync? Tips to get your docs engaged with the business side of surgery.

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Behind Closed Doors: Surgical nursing is more than a job. It defines us, which makes the prospect of stepping down so scary.

Why settle for unsafe airway management? Video laryngoscopes turn challenging intubations into routine procedures.

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Avoid frustration for surgeons and patients with this Idea That Works from Vineland, New Jersey.

Remind surgeons to sign and date documents with this Idea That Works from Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Cutting Remarks: Just play it cool like The Fonz. You gots to chill when things go wrong in the OR.

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Anesthesia Alert: A new nerve block for posterior knee pain. The "iPACK" controls pain in the back of the knee after arthroplasty.

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