Cutting Remarks: It's a mad dash when I overbook. I'll do anything to avoid the 5 o'clock witching hour.

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Editor's Page: Hostility: healthcare's huge cultural problem. It's truly sad when your reward for sharing is petty lateral violence.

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How we beat pressure ulcers. The 7 things we did to lower our skin injury rate.

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From Hollywood to health care: 3D, HD and 4K are revolutionizing surgical visualization.

Improve the view for your ENT docs. Image-guided technology increases their confidence and enhances case efficiency.

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The death of Joan Rivers: What went wrong???Lessons learned from an endoscopy that was anything but routine.

Legal Update: Is it safe to say you're sorry? Communicating adverse outcomes can be complicated.

7 ways to use smartphones and tablets in the OR. Your crash course on using mobile devices at your facility.

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