A surgeon's behavior in the operating room affects patient outcomes, health-care costs, medical errors and patient- and staff-satisfaction, an expert argues in a new commentary.

But there are “fantastic privacy issues” with cameras in operating rooms, not only with patients but also with doctors and staffers, according to Bruce A. Cranner, a medical malpractice ...

Torrance Memorial said a surgeon had asked the medical-device representative present in the operating room to take a photo for clinical purposes.

Patient safety experts have developed checklists to address the most frequently occurring operating room crises and tested their effectiveness, according to an AORN report and an abstract of the study ...

This article covers six best practices to ensure a hospital operating room is running smoothly and efficiently.

The use of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist in the operating room considerably lowers the risks of surgery, according to a new study.

PP 2 Lite is a cost-effective, simplified, OR-focused option featuring the full array of patient safety and throughput benefits with faster implementation, utilizing same-day data and analytics to ...

Officials with Concord Hospital say staff responsible for placing a camera in the women’s locker room have been identified and are facing “swift disciplinary action, up to and including termination,” ...