10 things I wish someone had told me about EMRs. Potholes to avoid as you head down the paperless path.

Is forced air warming losing steam? Why some surgical facilities are seeking alternatives for maintaining normothermia.

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Legal update: Double dose of good regulatory news for ASCs. Medicare law promotes pricing transparency and removes EHR penalties.

Should you go all in on laser cataracts? The true cost of adding laser-assisted cataract surgery.

Cutting remarks: The OHIO Rule in the OR. Imagine surgical flow with fewer instrument exchanges.

Business advisor: A master's degree in the business of surgery. Graduate school made me a better leader in the OR and the boardroom.

Staffing: The benefits of build-to-order instrument sets. Unlock hidden efficiencies when you lighten your instrument trays.

Trial to begin for pharmacist linked to deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. Opening arguments set for Monday in trial of Barry Cadden, the owner of the New England Compounding Center.

FDA: Battery-powered mobile medical carts could be a fire hazard. The agency has received reports of explosions, fires, smoking and overheating related to lithium batteries.

Trendelenburg patient's fall leads to long legal battle. Surveillance video contradicts patient's claims, limits damage.

Bring c-arm's imaging power to the bedside. Improved intraoperative imaging is well worth the investment.

Make room in your budget for whole-room disinfection. Mobile robots hunt down and destroy even the hardiest of multidrug-resistant organisms.

Think outside the box to pump up your purchasing power. Q&A with Thomas Lubotsky, BBA, MHA, FACHE, value-based expert and supply management mastermind.

Can you put a price on the best views in surgery? 4K video is the clear choice for forward-thinking facilities.

Find value in value analysis. Cost-justifying new purchases is essential in today's surgical economy.

The nose knows: Stop staph where it lurks. For a small cost, nasal decolonization can pack a big punch in the fight against SSIs.

Orthopedic robots pay for themselves. Outpatient joint replacement business is booming thanks to new opportunities and better outcomes.

$1.2 Million awarded in anesthesia death. Anesthesiologist says it was a pre-existing blood clot -- not his off-target nerve block -- that caused patient's death.

In rare move, FDA bans powdered gloves. Agency says powdered gloves present an unreasonable health risk to medical professionals and their patients.