It's time to start collecting patients' pre-op information online. Use technology to rev up pre-admissions.

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

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

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.

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

Thinking of buying a smoke evacuation system? View some of the smoke evacuation systems available.

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.

Several advances provide physicians with better views of more areas of the colon. Read about 5 colonoscopy game-changers.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Handling fluid waste and managing runoff after the Neptune recall.

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