The Anesthesia Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

That said, there remains work to be done to properly embrace multidisciplinary collaboration, eliminate ICU delirium and examine our outcome metrics and the support patients and their relatives are provided well beyond discharge from hospital. The associated editorial from Bicket et al. This new pilot RCT from Chuan et al.

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MEDITEK

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The operating room is an overwhelming, busy place, especially when the overarching goal is to save lives. 3 As an operating room manager, you know firsthand how challenging it is to run an OR, but throw in some inadequate surgical equipment, and your entire OR can shut down. 1 This is staggering.

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Ahead of a visit to the hospital for a surgical procedure, patients often have plenty of questions about what to expect — and can be plenty nervous. These virtual teammates can have natural, human-like conversations with patients, answer a wide range of questions and provide supporting guidance prior to preadmission appointments at hospitals.

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Ed Mariano

MAY 29, 2023

We also had the President of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr. Jason Lok, and Dr. John Fiadjoe, Executive Vice Chair of Anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital and Director of the American Board of Anesthesiology, joining us at the conference. Michael Champeau! The task force is on track to launch the new website by June.

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walkerproject

JANUARY 16, 2021

From regional hospital to outpatient centre – escape to the front or rescue in the greatest need? What is equally clear: from a hospital’s point of view, a certain size is an advantage in this process. Depending on the situation of a regional hospital, highly different reasons can justify an outpatient health centre.

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MEDITEK

JANUARY 26, 2022

With so many options for premium operating tables, you may find it challenging to select a surgical table for your hospital. However, the operating tables market is growing and will reach US $1,043.41 With this forecasted growth rate, you need to know how to quickly find the best surgical tables for your operating room (OR).

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Picis

JUNE 17, 2024

Another source of anxiety can be the lack of clear communication between patients and healthcare providers. Digital communication streamlines the process and ensures patients clearly understand pre-surgical instructions and expectations. No more waiting on hold or navigating endless phone menus.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

APRIL 29, 2024

Oftentimes, patient selection is equally as important, if not more important, than operative ability. Building a referral pattern As a community-based cardiothoracic surgeon, many of our patients present as urgent or emergent inpatient referrals from within the hospital setting. Don’t underestimate the power of a phone call!

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2024

This creates a problem for both hospitals and surgeons. For hospitals, this reluctance to take call represents a problem because it makes recruitment more difficult, and after surgeons are recruited, they may be dissatisfied. During recruitment, surgeons represent an increase in patient volume and revenue for the hospital.

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Picis

JANUARY 15, 2024

Gone are the days of walking past hospital walls lined with whiteboards, littered with scribbles about patient updates. Evolving Past the Whiteboard and Going Digital Whiteboards, once ubiquitous in hospitals, served as the primary tool for communicating patient information and updates.

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SpecialtyCare

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To improve SPD efficiency, effective management tools need to be implemented, including training and error tracking, tray optimization, and increased communication and collaboration between the SPD and the OR. Error tracking is another key area where many hospitals fall short in SPD management.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JUNE 4, 2024

Yet, with a single minute in the OR costing as much as $120, ASCs, hospital outpatient departments (HOPD), and ORs regularly waste much more than that. Start and End With Communication Communication is far and away the most crucial element in successful pre-anesthesia testing processes. Do it again. Wait another minute.

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Picis

APRIL 8, 2024

The key is finding the balance between optimizing operating room utilization and maintaining staff well-being. This unpredictability leads to a constantly changing schedule, which can result in either underutilized or overbooked operating rooms.

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American Surgical Professionals

AUGUST 1, 2014

Pruitt accepts new role as VP of Operations, TX American Surgical Professionals | Houston, TX – Effective August 1, 2014, Kirk Pruitt, Regional Manager-Beaumont TX has assumed the additional leadership responsibilities for the operations in the remainder Texas.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The cardiovascular perfusionist operates a heart-lung machine, which temporarily takes over the role of these vital organs, allowing the surgeon to perform delicate operations on a non-beating heart. Hospitals and surgical centers rely on perfusionists to support their cardiac surgery teams.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 10, 2024

Feldstein, Dr. Coussons, and Schommer discussed what it looks like to achieve best practice in a robotics program and how hospitals can redeem the capital they spend on robotics, especially in relation to efficiency, cost savings, and patient safety. Another critical question for hospital administrations is the size of their robotic fleet.

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Somnia

MAY 31, 2024

Anesthesia departments are crucial to the success of operating rooms (ORs). Lookout for: A trend toward severe post-operative nausea and vomiting. Ineffective Leadership Strong on-site leadership in the anesthesia department ensures peak clinical, operational, and fiscal performance, resulting in high stakeholder satisfaction.

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anesthesia EMR software is a driving force behind this change, heralding an era that gives clinicians more time with the patient, and helps improve operations. Furthermore, it enhances communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals, leading to better coordination and, ultimately, positive patient outcomes.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Anesthesiologists at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. What do you do? How do you feel about all this? A lot can go wrong. In fact, it does.

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The Surgicalist Group

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Our rigorous surgeon on-boarding process focuses on optimizing patient care based on the unique needs of the hospital and improving utilization and efficiency as patients move through the facility. Findings Our model, when compared to traditional surgical staffing, has shown up a 130% increase in operative surgical case capture from the ED.

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The Surgicalist Group

JULY 29, 2020

Intended as a temporary solution, hospitals engage locum tenens for general surgery call coverage when their current call model cannot meet hospital’s demands. This can lead to tension, lack of professional respect, decreased patient retention, and poor intra-hospital coordination, ultimately decreasing efficiencies.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

Ascension Saint Thomas Health Improves Performance through Better Medical Record Management KCummings Fri, 03/29/2024 - 08:54 Overview In the fast-paced environment of healthcare, hospitals face significant challenges related to medical records. A key obstacle was the time it took to address missing paperwork.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the internet as “an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world.” Every hospital operating room is equipped with a computer connected to the internet. Love it or hate it, the EMR is here to stay.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ambulatory Surgery Centers have a significant strategic advantage compared to traditional hospital settings. From lower costs for patients and payors to higher earning potential for surgeons and lower operating costs for investors, ASCs are attractive to every stakeholder.

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American Surgical Professionals

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to the World of Patient-Centered Healthcare The transition to different healthcare delivery models is already underway, as evidenced by the 500+ ACOs currently operating and hundreds of pilots in the test phase. Furthermore, successful relationships demand dialogue and good communication in order to ensure understanding.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 19, 2017

Some were academic professors, some were trainees at a university, and some were community anesthesiologists either in my group or in other anesthesia companies. We’re entering an era of metrics for physicians, in which the government and hospital systems will collect data to monitor quality and performance. Stick up for yourself.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The operating room is no stranger to me and is a place I enjoy spending my time for work.” I focus on] maintaining a good relationship with the staff because I communicate with them regularly and work alongside them all day. I was surprised that we were able to travel and help hospitals and patients, not just in the city we’re from.”

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 12, 2024

As a trusted partner to hospitals across the United States, SpecialtyCare offers a wide range of career paths in healthcare that provide meaningful work, professional development, and competitive benefits. You’ll be working with professionals who value communication and cooperation. Why Choose SpecialtyCare for your Medical Career?

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Caresyntax

MARCH 12, 2024

We needed a better way of communicating that did not rely on the fax machine or phone calls,” she says. “We We wanted to make sure that operating rooms did not sit empty, especially when somebody released their scheduled time,” she said. Keep communicating “If you think you can just roll this out, you can’t,” she says.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 28, 2024

While 43% worked in an academic medical center, 35% worked in a community hospital, 11% worked in a city/county hospital, and 6% worked solely in an ambulatory surgery center. The establishment of a successful preoperative evaluation clinic requires commitment, collaboration, and support from several hospital disciplines.”

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JULY 9, 2024

In today’s fierce talent market, retention is a core concern for hospitals and ORs. As a result, ORs and hospitals are paying for it. In fact, the onboarding program’s success is hampered from the start if your hospital doesn’t develop a preboarding program. For hospitals and ASCs, a one-year nurse turnover is unsustainable.

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The Surgical Tech Student

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This ENT doctor is also still fairly new, so he didn’t have a card because he hadn’t done one at our hospital yet. So, I had to use my communication skills to ask him what he would need, etc., Our hospital has a coffee shop & it’s so good. We only do so many cases at my hospital.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

The root cause was traced to a change in the pharmacy department's process, which extended the discontinuation time based on the next scheduled post-operative dose. The hospital discovered that pre-operative order sets, previously acceptable for post-operative antibiotic administration, were causing extended discontinuation times.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 7, 2024

Perfusionists operate the heart-lung machine and other technologies to maintain the patient’s blood flow and oxygen levels. SpecialtyCare is the largest provider of perfusion services in the United States, supporting more than 1,100 hospitals and participating in over 130,000 surgeries annually. Why Choose SpecialtyCare ?

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The Anesthesia Blog

AUGUST 20, 2023

They provide data from 1631 patients in 107 centres and find that complications occur in 1 in 5 postpartum patients following hospital discharge, with 5% of these requiring readmission (Fig. Persistent use was more common in patients who were exposed pre-operatively, and minimally invasive surgical approaches were protective.

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Incision

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many of us have seen problems caused by a lack of communication between different parts of an organization. We organize our work according to what tasks fall under what teams, based on the traditional structures of hospitals and training programs. Part of the phrase's popularity surely comes from the commonality of what it describes.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

In an operating room, the CRNA administers the anesthesia according to the predetermined plan and monitors the patient’s vitals in order to adjust levels as needed. They collaborate with the other medical professionals during the procedure to assess progress and communicate the appropriate next steps.

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