BFW Inc.

JUNE 17, 2021

Operating room inventory and equipment account for nearly 60% of total hospital costs alone. However, cost is just one factor worth considering when you’re looking to improve hospital efficiency. Let’s take a deeper look at the relationship between hospital performance, equipment, and processes.

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Incision

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Less familiar teams have been associated with longer postoperative hospitalization in both cardiac and orthopedic surgery [ 12 , 13 ]. vs 10.0%), longer operative times, and a longer hospital stay. Surgical managers are frequently required to form ad hoc teams with members who do not work consistently together.

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Incision

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Barriers to Consistency Despite the superior performance of more familiar teams, hospital infrastructures can create significant logistical challenges to forming consistent and familiar teams — routinely bringing unfamiliar professionals together to fill rotas and maintain services. The Future for Surgical Teams?

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