You will want to check out Healthcare Purchasing News for a great article about Operating Room systems.  They are talking about OR workflow optimization carving order from chaos.
All Surgical Services (Perioperative Services) people involved in the work flow of the Operating Room should read this article.
It covers intuitive systems to help improve patient safety and meet quality goals, provide comprehensive utilization data analysis and bench-marking capabilities, increase throughput and case volumes and improve physician, staff and patient satisfaction.  See the whole article at http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2014-02/1402-OR-Scheduling.html