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Data-Driven OR Management

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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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Rural hospitals contend with challenging opportunities

OR Manager

Rural hospitals in the US have been facing a prolonged, multifaceted crisis. The literature presents several reasons for why healthcare facilities in rural areas struggle, including shrinking budgets, rising More » The post Rural hospitals contend with challenging opportunities appeared first on OR Manager.

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State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings

OR Manager

In 2020, more than a decade after the World Health Organization (WHO) started advocating that every hospital More » The post State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings appeared first on OR Manager. Consider the surgical safety checklist.

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Surface disinfection: How to play your cards right with UVC light

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Approximately one in 31 hospital patients has at least one infection on any given day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In surgical settings, the risk is even higher, with up More » The post Surface disinfection: How to play your cards right with UVC light appeared first on OR Manager.

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Why nurse travelers are more friends than foes

OR Manager

Many are quick to blame travelers for the poor state of hospital finances. However, isn’t there a difference between a traveler in the OR—an interim staff member in the hospital’s profit center—and an More » The post Why nurse travelers are more friends than foes appeared first on OR Manager.

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On-demand staffing reduces costs, boosts efficiency

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However, some hospital systems are gradually reclaiming control over their budgets by finding ways More » The post On-demand staffing reduces costs, boosts efficiency appeared first on OR Manager. For many healthcare facilities, operational costs are steadily rising, and no clearcut solution is in sight.

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Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy

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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