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post-op visit or archive them. It's easy to tag photos, noting a meniscus tear or pointing to the pathology of concern in the documentation. • Remote consults. Surgeons can communicate to other surgeons for consultation purposes. Intraoperatively, the web-based systems have the ability to contact a referring physician or other specialty sur- geon for intraoperative consultation, enhancing patient care and out- comes. • Scheduling. With some of the integration systems, the video moni- tors within the room can also be viewed from a central station, letting the nurses running the schedule see how the procedure is progress- ing. With large OR departments, the charge nurse or board runner is similar to an air traffic controller, always watching the status of the ORs to make sure to avoid cancellations and delays. The video moni- toring is helpful to know which room may be closing at the end of a procedure or one where the patient is just entering the room and starting a case by simply looking at a monitor that shows what's going on in multiple ORs. • Crowd control. As an academic teaching center, it's not unusual for additional OR personnel to be in the OR for procedures. With enhanced monitoring capabilities, they can stand farther away from the OR field, which is optimal for infection prevention. With an integra- tion system attached to a learning center or simulation lab, the image can be routed to a different room for a different learning experience. The case observation via the live video feed to the training lab can reduce the stress of the OR team as well as the learners. Patient safety and infection prevention are key to quality outcomes. We strive to be world class in our performance metrics. • Videoconferencing. We have also participated in virtual continuing education conferencing. During a continuing education seminar last year at a university conference room, filled with more than 100 nurses 7 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6