Are you ready for the Tournament of Champions? Test your knowledge of all things surgical in our fun, informative game-show format.

You're going to love OR Excellence. Fast facts about surgery's friendliest conference and the gorgeous resort.

Ethical decision-making during a disaster. Do you agree with the life-and-death choice made by the medical staff of one New Orleans hospital in the desperate days after Hurricane Katrina?

Join the price transparency revolution. Are you ready to post your prices online? Your patients are watching and waiting.

Fear: The hidden killer. Being afraid to speak up cripples communication, prevents teamwork and leads to tragic results.

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.

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

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

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.

Handling tough anesthesia cases. Obesity, sleep apnea and PONV are the enemies. Are your anesthetists ready to take them on?

See cool new toys for your orthopods. After seeing dozens of innovative tools and instruments on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' exhibit hall floor, these are the ones that really stood out.

Seeing surgery in a different light. How image enhancement technology improves patient outcomes.

Take our medication management quiz. 22 questions on pharmacology principles and safe medication practices.

Let staff jot down the little oversights with this Idea That Works from Spokane, Washington.