Ideas That Work: Power Pups; Pet Therapy Dogs Work the Waiting Room.

Stay in Constant Communication; Automated text messaging keeps patients engaged and satisfied with their care.

In Search of the Perfect Hernia Mesh; There is no such thing - I know because I went looking for one.

Ideas That Work: Quick and Easy Kid-Friendly Touches

Create the Perfect Cataract Surgery Experience; Pampered patients head home smiling and satisfied with the care they received.

Behind Closed Doors: Practical Jokers; Nothing's more fun than pulling a good prank on your co-workers.

Advances in Image-Guided Sinus Surgery; Enhanced real-time imaging and improved instrumentation tracking let surgeons operate smarter and safer.

Building Trust Between Surgical Teams and Robots; Q&A with Joshua Tyler, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Anesthesia Alert: Cataract Surgeons Giving Anesthesia? Insurer says anesthetists aren't needed for most cataract cases.

Editor's Page; We All Make Mistakes, But Few Talk About Them.

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Ideas That Work: Alternate Your Defibrillator Batteries

Ideas That Work: Stay on Schedule; Give Us This Day Our Daily Huddle

7 Accreditation Standards You Might Now Know Exist; You might be unaware of some of these common deficiencies I cite as a surveyor.

Colon Cancer Doesn't Stand a Chance; Endoscope advances and new diagnostic tools are helping physicians find difficult-to-spot polyps.

Almost Left Behind; Lessons learned from a final count that came up 2 sponges short.

On Point: Give New Technologies a Chance

Get Up to Speed On GERD; An update on minimally invasive treatments designed to turn down the burn of acid reflux.

What's New in Anesthesia and Pain Control; The quest for speedier and safer fast-on, fast-off.

Staffing: Help Tomorrow's OR Leaders With Their Capes; Take the next generation of surgical superheroes under your wing