Perfect your pre-admission process. Advice for starting every patient experience on the right foot.

Ideas That Work: Transfer tip. Keep patients' arms free from harm. Secure arms when transfering a patient from stretcher to the OR table with this Idea That Works from San Antonio, Texas.

Ideas That Work: Informed choices. Show them the costs. Keep costs per case down with this Idea that Works from Tampa, Florida.

Thinking of Buying ... Fluid warming systems? Maintain normothermia from the inside out.

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The business of outpatient spine. It's an attractive option when you can manage all the pieces.

Ideas That Work: Pediatric pulse ox. Let kids wear PJs for surgery. Keep a pediatric patients comfortable during surgery with this Idea That Works from Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Ideas That Work: Division of labor. Mailboxes make tasks fairer and easier. Use mailboxes to make tasks fairer and easier with this Idea That Works from Corinth, Mississippi.

About my error. The orthopedic surgeon talks about his wrong procedure in order to share the lessons learned.

Ideas That Work: Potty training. Postcard for post-op constipation. Cut down on post-op constipation complaints with this Idea That Works from Salisbury, Maryland.

Shedding light on surgery. Dr. Makary explores how transparency would improve patient care.

Revitalizing your relationships with anesthesia providers. They should be an integral part of your team.

Shouldn't you be doing outpatient total joints? Our special pre-conference session will show you that same-day total joint surgery is now within your reach.

OR Excellence heads to the Big Easy! Join us in October for jazz, jambalaya and jaunts down Bourbon Street.

About my error. An orthopod talks candidly about wrong-site surgery

You can't make this stuff up. Two seasoned pros share the lessons learned from surgery's head-scratchers.

Marriage and Medicine: A match made in... Can you excel in your career and have happily-ever-after, too?

Snapshots of the speakers and sessions on tap for OR Excellence 2014. Here's what we have in store for you at our fabulous, fun-filled fall conference.

No texting during time outs! Eliminate electronic distractions from the surgical environment.

Competency is your center's currency. Your staff is qualified, but is it excelling?