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The anesthesia staffing crisis: How we got here, what hospitals can do

OR Manager

Last November, two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly had to cancel several hundred procedures—nearly all nonemergency surgeries—due to a shortage of anesthesia providers.

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Data-Driven OR Management

Caresyntax

The challenges for operating room (OR) managers are universal: improving surgical workflow efficiency while providing high-quality, reliable, safe patient care. They monitor from the time the patient arrives at the hospital for surgery until the time that they have a nurse assigned to them.

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What to Look for When Hiring Anesthesia Consulting Services

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

Are your surgical services struggling to contain inflated anesthesia costs? If any of that sounds familiar, you may benefit from anesthesia consulting services. Here, we’ll call out the essentials you should look for in an anesthesia consultant. Anesthesia services don’t exist in a vacuum.

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No construction required—AI uncovers system-wide capacity

OR Manager

Amid rising demand for surgical procedures, improving perioperative operations is a pressing priority for any hospital. For a system serving one of the fastest-growing counties in the US, it becomes an More » The post No construction required—AI uncovers system-wide capacity appeared first on OR Manager.

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Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy

OR Manager

million times per year in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings as well as ambulatory surgery More » The post Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy appeared first on OR Manager. Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is one of the most common procedures in the US. Performed more than 17.1

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Hot Leader Spotlight-Surgical Services Leader #137319

HealthLinx: Surgical Services

Managed Numerous ORs Simultaneously Managed the perioperative anesthesia flow of units covering 13 ORs within the Main Hospital OR. Managed Outpatient Surgery Center with 4 OR rooms and 3 ENDO rooms through all phases of care. Included in OR management is the oversight of 72 staff members in these areas.

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Maximizing Operating Room Efficiency

Concordia Anesthesiology

In almost every hospital the OR is the “lion”, bringing in the largest share of revenue (as much as 70%) - and eating up a large share (an estimated 40%) of a hospital’s total expenses. OR managers can minimize tardiness by having every patient’s medical records available and complete before the case start time.