Act swiftly and assertively to stop trouble as soon as it starts. Put problem employees in their place.

A nurse was fatally stabbed at a Texas ASC.

Should you add robotics, femtosecond laser cataract surgery and spine? Adding new technology and procedures, what you should look for.

Enforce screening guidelines to keep the surgical schedule on track. Start every case on time.

Generating momentum is key to achieving life's goals.

Pay attention to OR Ergonomics. Laparoscopic surgery can be a nightmare for surgeons.

Psychiatrist Kent Neff, MD, explains how to face off with a good surgeon gone bad. Learn how to defuse disruptive doctors.

Moving cases along is the biggest key to growing the bottom line. Make your ortho center sing with efficiency.

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

You're likely in harm's way if you're billing and collecting for your anesthesia providers. Can facilities really profit from anesthesia services?

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

See what makes OR Excellence surgery's can't-miss conference.

How would you have fared in the OR Excellence Tournament of Champions?

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

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

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

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.

In court, the medical record is the care rendered. How to survive a medical malpractice suit.

Personal electronic devices are distracting from patient care. Learn to fight the 'gizmo addiction' in your facility.