Knowing when to operate is knowing when not to operate. Are you pushing the patient safetyenvelope?

Never stop striving to improve patient throughput and room turnovers. Are your Ors truly efficient?

You can make 'never events' a reality with renewed focus and attention are what's needed.

Price transparency's biggest proponent, Keith Smith, MD, shared his radical plan to revolutionize the healthcare system.

Surgery's best were honored during a celebratory luncheon for OR Excellence Award winners.

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Fill your ORs with the latest crystal clear imaging technologies.

Keep surgeon's cases coming to your facility by providing lunch to surgeons. An Idea that works from a surgery center in Florida.

Stay on top of the great paper chase and conquer physician credentialing with these strategies.

Choose the right tourniquet every time, select a system that's safe and effective.

Color-coded cards for pediatric patients match the Broselow pediatric system. Prepare for unexpected airway issues by using laminated matching cards on IV poles. An Idea that Works from a surgery center in Alabama.

Keep tabs on labs using a schedule board. An Idea that Works from a Medical Center in Idaho.

Killing two blurs with one stone, it might be worth considering combined cataract-glaucoma surgery.

There was plenty of cheer and learning at OR Excellence 2013 in Las Vegas.

Big wheels improve transporation. Avoid struggling while pushing sedated post-op patients in recliner chairs. An Idea that Works from a Surgical Center in Minnesota.

Handling fluid waste and managing runoff after the Neptune recall.

Use sticky notes to flag surgical supplies that are soon to outdate. An Idea that Works from Orange City Area Health System in Iowa.

You might want to kill disruptive physicians, but you can heal them with tough love.

The sooner you can start the next case, the better. Read about the dance of the turnover team and secrets to a speedier room turnover.

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