When Richard and Miranda are looking at the new equipment, he mentions Dr. Chalikonda at the Cleveland Clinic. He is referring to Sricharan Chalikonda, General Surgeon.
Liza Weil, who guest stars in this episode as Alison Clark, is part of the main cast of Shonda Rhimes's "How to get away with Murder". Shonda Rhimes is the creator of this show.
Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Here's to the Future" is a song by Non REM.