Nominate your facility for a 2016 OR Excellence Award. Seven winners will be our guests at this year's conference, where they'll be recognized and celebrated.

Uncovering the real root cause of mistakes. It takes good detective work to get to the bottom of adverse events.

Every 1/2 second counts: A victim's perspective on patient safety. He lost his wife in a car accident and his toddler son days later to a medication error.

25 creative ways to cut costs. Small, smart choices can add up to big savings if you think outside the box.

So, you want to add Outpatient Total Joints? Learn the ins and outs of building a world-class program from the team that's already done it.

Make your fcility a high reliability organization. Implement standardized, evidence-based practices to boost efficiency and patient safety.

UnitedHealthcare accused of withholding payments to Indiana ASCs. The insurer says it's merely recouping past overpayments.

ACS improves its Surgical Risk Calculator. The popular online tool will be modified later this year to become even more accurate.

When small hospitals outperform big hospitals. Study shows several common procedures performed at rural facilities are safer and less expensive.

A cataract surgeon can't be blamed for failure of anesthesia providers, jury finds. Suit was brought by patient who moved twice during cataract surgery, causing complications.

California out-of-network ASCs granted $9.5 million settlement in United Healthcare underpayment case.

Joan Rivers's family settles malpractice suit. Joan Rivers's docs accept blame, agree to pay "substantial" amount. Anesthesiologist's notes detailed the chaotic series of events that preceded Ms. Rivers's death.

IMQ to survey Medicare- and Medicaid-deemed surgical centers. The Institute for Medical Quality can now survey ASCs treating Medicare patients to ensure CMS regulatory compliance.

Video surveillance captures anesthesiologist removing drug vials, but also exposes many female patients. Doc says other videos would clear him; hospital says it can't compromise "vulnerable, exposed" patients

iOS app coming soon for cataract surgeons. Bausch + Lomb, IBM putting data at docs' fingertips.

FDA: Custom Ultrasonics' AER OK to use for some endoscopes, but not duodenoscopes. The agency cancels its recall on the washers linked to the superbug outbreak, saying they can remain in the field for limited use.

Organize your policies like your accreditor does with this Idea That Works from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Fixing our broken pre-admission process. We met our goal of 100% chart readiness by 6 p.m. on the night before surgery.

In search of the perfect hernia repair. The latest mesh options and fixation techniques are making surgery safer and more efficient.

Legal Update: Mini surgical construction boom ahead? Physician-owned hospitals might soon be able to add more beds.